Learn core concepts and a framework to approach physician wellness

TYPE: On-demand

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Physician health and wellness is a critical issue that affects all members of a care team, patients and the overall effectiveness of the health system. Organizational factors such as challenging workloads, demanding learning and practice standards, rigid medical culture and complex practice environments all put physicians at a higher risk of experiencing personal and professional dissatisfaction, depression, burnout and suicide. To address these challenges, we must first understand the scope of the problem, including the individual and system drivers of burnout.

This self-led online course is designed for students, medical residents and physicians at all career stages. In this interactive course, you’ll review key concepts of physician wellness, explore organizational factors that drive burnout and review evidence-based findings on the interventions shown to protect against burnout and foster well-being.

EXPECT TO LEARN HOW TO:

• explain the impact of physician burnout in Canada using an evidence-based supporting framework;
• discuss the impact of stigma and medical culture on physician wellness;
• describe the factors that affect professional fulfillment;
• discuss how equity, diversity and inclusion, leadership and professional satisfaction can affect burnout; and
• identify specific strategies to reduce the prevalence of burnout in your learning or work environment.

Forum 2023 de la SCO : Bâtir l’avenir de l’ophtalmologie

Écoutez le point de vue de présentateurs sur les activités de représentation,  l’ophtalmologie au Québec, les pénuries de médicaments et le Congrès annuel et exposition de la SCO.

Objectifs d’apprentissage :

• Comprendre les offres éducatives, les possibilités de développement professionnel et les ressources de la SCO facilement accessibles aux membres.
   
• Intégrer les apprentissages à propos des pénuries de médicaments, des soins oculaires à l’échelle nationale, de l’élargissement du champ d’exercice et de l’accès aux soins oculaires dans la pratique clinique.
   
• Influencer le changement grâce à des occasions de leadership au conseil d’administration ou à l’un des conseils et comités de la SCO.

Date: Thursday February 9, 2023

Time: 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Topic: Endothelial Replacement: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Speaker: Martin Dirisamer

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Date: Friday January 27, 2023

Time: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM (*10:30 AM – 11:30 AM – OPTICS BLOCK EXAM FOR UOFT RESIDENTS ONLY*)

Location: Kensington Gardens – 45 Brunswick Ave., Toronto, M5S 3M3

*Please arrive early to perform at Rapid Antigen Test at the door, or you may perform one at home prior to arriving and take a date/time-stamped picture of your result*

Room: Multi-purpose Room

Topic: Geometric Optics

Speakers: Dr. Michael Wan

Date: Friday January 27, 2023

Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Topic: Low Vision Rehabilitation: Why and How

Speaker: Drs. Markowitz, Nido

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OBJECTIVES:

1. To illustrate vision rehabilitation applications in our service, at the University of Toronto
2. Defining how vision rehabilitation should be practiced in North America – Smart model
3. Multidisciplinary aspect in vision rehabilitation: Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada (VLRC) presentation

Date: Thursday January 26, 2023

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Topic: Fungal keratitis

Speaker: Dr. Joshua Teichman

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OBJECTIVES:

1. Understand the risk factors for fungal keratitis
2. Review the clinical presentations of fungal keratitis
3. Explore the treatment options for fungal keratitis

Videos Now Available for Download

On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 8:00 pm EST, COS presented a webinar entitled LGBTQ2S+ Issues in Ophthalmology: Working Towards Equity.

Dr Michael A. Puente presented this 1.5-hour webinar examining the status of health equity for LGBTQ2S+ patients and professional equity for LGBTQ2S+ ophthalmologists, with a view to creating safe spaces for and allyship with the LGBTQ2S+ community. The lecture was followed by a case-based panel discussion.

Speaker – Dr. Michael A. Puente, Jr. Michael Puente, MD, is an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Colorado and a pediatric ophthalmologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado. He is a co-founder of the LGBTQ+ Interest Group of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and volunteers as a mentor in AAO’s Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring Program. He serves as Vice-Chair of the Advocacy Committee of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) and is a member of the AAPOS Taskforce on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. He has led an advocacy campaign to overturn the United States Food and Drug Administration’s ban on corneal donation by men who have sex with men, working with members of the United States Congress as well as leadership of the American Medical Association, Eye Bank Association of America, and AAO. He has presented on LGBTQ+ issues in

The full webinar video is available for download here.

If you would like to view specific topics from the video, please see the titles and links for download below:

1. Sex
2. Sexual Orientation
3. Safe Space Part 1
4. Safe Space Part 2
5. Microaggressions
6. LGBTQ2S+
7. Intersectionality
8. Implicit Bias
9. Gender
10. Two Spirit
11. Allyship

This is a talk organized by the Council of Canadian Ophthalmology Residents about comprehensive ophthalmology opportunities for residents. Presented on Saturday Jan 14 2023.

Speakers: Dr. Wei Sim (Current PGY-5 at uOttawa, Incoming Glaucoma Fellow at Queen’s) Dr. Etienne Benard-Seguin (Current PGY-5 at U of Calgary, Incoming Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellow at Emory University) Dr. Miso Gostimir (Residency at Western, Current Oculoplastic/Orbital Surgery and Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellow at Wills Eye Hospital)

Video is now available for download

This is a talk organized by the Council of Canadian Ophthalmology Residents about comprehensive ophthalmology opportunities for residents. Presented on Sunday Dec 18 2022.

Speakers: Dr. Jason Kwok (Residency at University of Toronto Class of 2022, Comprehensive practice in Toronto) Dr. Grace Qiao (Residency at University of British Columbia Class of 2022, Comprehensive practice in Vancouver)

Video is now available for download