Canadian Society of Ophthalmic Medical Personnel

Annual Continuing Education Day

Objectives

• Understand basic UBM techniques
• Review the diagnostic test involved in the glaucoma clinic
• Gain understanding of the illumination techniques used by Ophthalmic Medical Personnel for a slit lamp exam
• Understand the various diagnostic duties of Ophthalmic Medical Personnel within the clinical practice
• Learn current trends in corneal therapeutic surgical techniques
• Understand optic nerve hypoplasia and the implications of stem cell transplantation
• Gain understanding of ophthalmic ultrasound (A & B scan) through didactic lecture and hands-on workshop
• Understand the technical role of Ophthalmic Medical Personnel within the retina clinic

Moderator
Gordon Carter

Saturday, June 20
Pier 7 & 8, 0755�1630

0755	Welcome & introduction to Annual CE Day Marc Lafontaine, Gordon Carter
0800	Glaucoma diagnostics Carla Barbery
0900	Slit lamp techniques Camille Desrochers
0930	Break
1000	Ultrasound: Applications and case presentations Ryan Steinke
1100	DSAEK and collagen cross-linking Ahmed Al Ghoul
1200	Lunch
1300	Stem cell transplant is not a treatment for optic nerve hypoplasia: Building a bridge between hope and reason Pat Wyse
1400	Introduction to ultrasound A scan-biometry Craig Simms
1500	Break
1530	Tsunami of retinal referrals post Avastin Allan Berger

Sunday, June 21
Pier 3, 0800�1200

0800	B-scan workshop � getting started Immersion A scan
0900	Immersion A Scan Workshop B Scan Workshop
1000	Slit lamp workshop Retinoscopy
1100	Retinoscopy Slit lamp workshop

A special thanks to Innova Medical for providing the equipment.