Canadian Society for International and Public Health Ophthalmology

Monday, 17 June 2013, 1330-1500
Verdun

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

  • Identify new insights into global blindness and updated strategies towards its elimination.
  • Understand challenges in preventing glaucoma blindness in Africa.
  • " Recount strategies to improve the quality of cataract surgery in low income hospitals.
  • Describe the national landscape and future projections of ophthalmology manpower in Canada.

Guest
Robert Lindfield MB ChB MSc MRCOphth FFPH 		Moderator
Simon Holland

1330Vision 2020 - Progress report and relevance in high income settings
Robert Lindfield
1350Discussion
1355The global burden of visual difficulty
Ellen E. Freeman, Marie-Hélène Roy-Gagnon, Elodie Samson, Slim Haddad, Marie-Josée Aubin, Claudia Vela, Maria Victoria Zunzunegui
1403Discussion
1405Quality of cataract surgery in low income hospitals
Robert Lindfield
1417Discussion
1420Health Human Resources Projections for Ophthalmology in Canada
Lorne D. Bellan, Yvonne M. Buys, Lynda Buske
1428Discussion
1430The current landscape of ophthalmology manpower in Canada
Yvonne M. Buys, Lorne Bellan, Lynda Buske, Susan Wang
1438Discussion
1440Power analysis and type II errors in recent ophthalmology research
Zainab Khan, C. Jordan Milko, Ayaz K. Kurji, Munir Iqbal, Karim Rahim, David Almeida
1448Discussion
1450Reduced social participation among seniors with non refractive vision problems and glaucoma
Yaping Jin, Elizabeth Badley, Monique Gignac, Yvonne M. Buys, Kednapa Thavorn, Graham E. Trope
1458Discussion
1500The challenge of glaucoma in Africa
Robert Lindfield
1512Discussion

Robert Lindfield
Robert Lindfield MB ChB, MSc, MRCOphth, FFPH