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Johane Robitaille, MD

Participates in 3 items

Dr. Johane Robitaille, a Pediatric Ophthalmologist at the IWK Health Centre and Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Dalhousie University since 1997, earned her medical degree from McGill University in 1989. Following her Ophthalmology residency at l’Université Laval, she completed fellowships in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Neuro-ophthalmology in Iowa, and Ocular Genetics at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore. With cross-appointments in Pediatrics and Pathology at Dalhousie, she focuses on hereditary eye disorders in children, particularly familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR), and other developmental retinal vascular diseases including retinopathy of prematurity. Dr. Robitaille has built a significant FEVR patient database, leading to the discovery of novel FEVR genes and their molecular connections to related conditions. As the founder and Director of the Centre for Genomics Enhanced Medicine (CGEM), she champions genomics research in the Maritimes. An outdoor enthusiast, she enjoys hiking, sailing, skiing and karate in her leisure time.

 

Financial disclosure: Dr. Robitaille has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:

1. Novartis

2. CIHR, Genome Canada

3. Treatment for familial exudative vitreoretinopathy and other forms of blindness (Patent)

Sessions in which Johane Robitaille, MD participates

Friday 10 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM | 30 minutes
Allied Health

Saturday 11 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
4:20 PM
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM | 5 minutes
Paediatric Ophthalmology

Sessions in which Johane Robitaille, MD attends

Thursday 9 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)

Friday 10 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
6:30 AM
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Women in Ophthalmology

Inspiring women will share their vision with us. You will discover where their contagious enthusiasm might lead you. Let them transform you by their presence and powerful energy.  Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Learn through multifaceted career examplesDiscuss professional pearls and personal accomplishments of high achieversExplore mentorship with women ophthalmologists ...

Saturday 11 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 2 hours
Current Concepts

Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Review latest techniques in corneal transplantation and when certain techniques would be most appropriateReview management strategies to treat non-healing corneal woundsDefine the signs and symptoms of Limbal Stem Cell DeficiencyDescribe the treatment modalities currently in use to treat&n...