Canadian Society of Ophthalmic Medical Personnel

Sunday 16 June 2013, 0755-1630
Lachine/Lasalle

Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Understand and discuss the development of the eye.
  • Understand the challenges in dealing with VRE and MRSA.
  • Understand the various problems with cosmetic contact lenses.
  • Understand and discuss the pupil evaluation.
  • Understand the medical ethics and legal implications of working in a medical practice.
  • Understand and describe the most common eye deviations.
  • Understand the most common neoplasms of the eye.
  • Discuss the various radiation plaque therapies for ocular melanomas.
  • Understand and list the various OCT technologies on the market.
  • Participate in a diagnostic review of various pathologies.

Guest
William H. Ehlers, MD 		Moderators
Gordon Carter
Marc Lafontaine

0755Welcome and introduction to Annual CE Day
Marc Lafontaine, Gordon Carter
0800Development of the eye. Common problems
Donna Bong
0845Bacteria, viral, fungal disease. How to protect yourself
Vikram Lekhi, MD, Gordon Carter
0930Mail order and costume lenses: possible complications seen
William H. Ehlers, MD
1015Break
1030The pupil. How to evaluate. What can go wrong?
William H. Ehlers, MD
1115Medical ethics. Why we should care?
Jaspreet Grewal
1200Lunch
1300Tips on evaluating patients with deviations: understanding basic deviations
Fennell-Al Sayed
1345Neoplasms. What they are? What we see in ophthalmology?
Hatem Krema, MD
1430Plaque treatments. What they are done for? How it is done?
Hatem Krema, MD
1500Break
1515OCT: different technologies
Delan Jinapriya, MD
1545Ophthalmic fun facts and trivia
Carla Barbary, Gordon Carter, Marc Lafontaine, Craig Simms

7.0 JCAHPO "A" credits pending.


William Ehlers, MD