Fridays at the University Ophthalmology Day – March 4, 2022

This session will be presented in a format consistent with UM policies and Public Health regulations as determined closer to session date.

March 4, 2022 – Ophthalmology Day

Agenda

8:20   Opening remarks

8:30   How to advocate for eye patients – Dr Jennifer Rahman

8:50   Who’s Who in Manitoba Eyecare delivery- Dr John van der Zweep

9:20   Best Practice Management of Conjunctivitis – Dr John van der Zweep

9:50   Don’t be Stumped by the Eyelid Bump  – Dr Matthew Lee-Wing

10:20  Macular degeneration and glaucoma: A debate with the experts –  Dr Josh Manusow and Dr Raageen Kanjee

11:20 – Stretch Break

11:50   Looking through a child’s eyes – Dr Michael Richards

12:20   Help! There is a fish hook in my eye! – Dr Matthew Lee-Wing

12:50   Everything you ever wanted to know about cataracts – Dr Gdih Gdih

1:20     Closing Remarks

Objectives

• Recognize how eye care is organized in Manitoba and how to get your patient seen by the right eye care provider (Health Advocate, Collaborator)
• Diagnose and treat a red eye (Medical Expert)
• Differentiate between common benign and malignant eyelid lesions (Medical Expert)
• Compare and contrast common blinding eye diseases of the elderly with regards to presentation, pathogenesis, prognosis, and treatment. (Medical Expert, Communicator)
• Recognize essential components of the pediatric eye exam and diagnoses (Medical Expert)
• Discuss the management of ocular trauma in the community (Medical Expert, Communicator, Health Advocate)
• Describe cataracts and the goals of modern cataract surgery (Medical Expert, Leader, Scholar)

Download the printable Ophthalmology Agenda

Registration

Physicians: $175
Other health professionals: $75
Residents/students: $30

This event is available via livestream. You will be emailed connection information prior to the event.

Only paid registrants can receive credits and access speakers’ presentations post-event.

Study Credits

This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for up to 4.5 Mainpro+ credits.

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for a maximum of 4.5 hours.

Participants should only claim credit for the actual number of hours attended.

The University of Manitoba CPD Medicine Program is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME).

Per CPD Medicine policy, the department requires any refund or cancelation request to be submitted in writing up to 14 days before an event. A $50 administrative fee will be withheld to cover transaction and administrative costs. Refund or cancelation requests made less than 14 days before an event may be considered on a case-by-case basis