Recording: Fridays at the University Ophthalmology Day – March 4, 2022

This is a recording of the session presented via livestream on February 11, 2022. This recording is available to paid registrants only. If you registered for the live event, or purchased a ticket here, you can access the recording here.

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

Access to this recording is free if you previously registered for the live session.

Study Credits

This recorded activity is eligible for non-certified Mainpro+ credits and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Section 2: Self-Learning credits. These are self-reporting through the respective Colleges.

For Family Physicians: Up to 5.0 Mainpro+ certified credits are available by completing a CFPC Linking Learning exercise – see the Power Up Your Credits document on the Recording and Resources page of this course.