Category Archives: Public Health and Global Ophthalmology

Virtual Care for Canadian Physicians

Apr 11th, 2020

This playbook was written to help Canadian physicians introduce virtual patient encounters into their daily practices. It is intended to be virtual care platform and vendor agnostic. It focuses on video visits, though phone calls and patient messaging are also categorized as virtual care. While not exhaustive, the playbook covers all key considerations to succeed […]

Canadian Eye and Tissue Bank Operational Status Update

Mar 24th, 2020

March 24, 2020 Province Program Status March 24, 2020 British Columbia The Eye Bank of BC is continuing to recover, albeit at a reduced level. During this time, BC is deferring all respiratory-related deaths and those from ICUs; and will be asking supplemental Med/Soc questions (1. Has the donor been diagnosed with or suspected to […]

Cybersight.org

Jan 30th, 2020

A classic ophthalmology online resource, cybersight.org, recently had a facelift to its website design making it even more user-friendly. I have been a frequent visitor to the website since I was in training because of the plethora of free textbooks, surgical videos, webinars, and online courses. As a division of Orbis, the resources have a […]