STC: Social Eye Care: Meeting the Needs of the Vulnerable Populations in Canada
Despite universal health care in Canada, significant disparities, including risk factors, access to healthcare, morbidity, and mortality, continue in vulnerable populations. The underlying causes of these health disparities are associated with social, economic, cultural and political inequities. You want to get involved locally to provide eye care to those who most need it but don’t know where to start? Join an interactive discussion on how to take impactful and socially responsible actions to promote access and provision of eye care to vulnerable groups. We will review how to assess eye care needs and integrate appropriate approaches to bridge eye health gaps.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Assess the eye care needs of various vulnerable groups in Canada
- Describe the challenges and the components necessary for impactful community-based initiatives
- Integrate values and culturally sensitive approaches to promote eye health in vulnerable populations
CanMEDS Roles: Communicator, Collaborator, Manager, Health Advocate, Professional
Registration
Advance registration is required.
Registration is open to: Any physicians, allied health practitioners, fellows, residents, and medical students with an interest in public health and social eye care
Max. 30 participants
Fee: $50
Sub Sessions
- Introduction
- Speaker Dr. Marie-Josée Aubin | Speaker Myrna Lichter
- 5 minutes | 10:45 AM -10:50 AM Part of: STC: Social Eye Care: Meeting the Needs of the Vulnerable Populations in Canada
- Talk | Exposé
- Remote communities : The Eye Van
- Speaker Steve A. Arshinoff, MD MD
- 5 minutes | 10:50 AM -10:55 AM Part of: STC: Social Eye Care: Meeting the Needs of the Vulnerable Populations in Canada
- Talk | Exposé
- Urban project
- Speaker Dr. Sohel Somani
- 5 minutes | 10:55 AM -11:00 AM Part of: STC: Social Eye Care: Meeting the Needs of the Vulnerable Populations in Canada
- Talk | Exposé
- Delivering Eye care to COVID-19 homeless population
- Speaker Yuri V. Chaban
- 12 hours 5 minutes | 11:00 AM -11:05 PM Part of: STC: Social Eye Care: Meeting the Needs of the Vulnerable Populations in Canada
- Talk | Exposé
- Homeless and carceral populations in Montreal
- Speaker Benoît Tousignant MD
- 12 hours 5 minutes | 11:05 AM -11:10 PM Part of: STC: Social Eye Care: Meeting the Needs of the Vulnerable Populations in Canada
- Talk | Exposé
- Group discussion with panel
- Moderator Dr. Marie-Josée Aubin
- 15 minutes | 11:10 AM -11:25 AM Part of: STC: Social Eye Care: Meeting the Needs of the Vulnerable Populations in Canada
- Legal issues
- Speaker Julian Falconer
- 5 minutes | 11:25 AM -11:30 AM Part of: STC: Social Eye Care: Meeting the Needs of the Vulnerable Populations in Canada
- Indigenous children
- Speaker Helen Dimaras (The Hospital For Sick Children (SickKids) and The University of Toronto) | Speaker Justin Kritzinger
- 5 minutes | 11:30 AM -11:35 AM Part of: STC: Social Eye Care: Meeting the Needs of the Vulnerable Populations in Canada
- Remote indigenous populations : Outreach work with the Innus and Inuit populations
- Speaker Benoît Tousignant MD
- 5 minutes | 11:35 AM -11:40 AM Part of: STC: Social Eye Care: Meeting the Needs of the Vulnerable Populations in Canada
- Group discussion with panel
- Moderator Myrna Lichter
- 20 minutes | 11:40 AM -12:00 PM Part of: STC: Social Eye Care: Meeting the Needs of the Vulnerable Populations in Canada
- Q&A and pre/post test review
- Moderator Myrna Lichter | Moderator Dr. Marie-Josée Aubin
- 10 minutes | 12:00 PM -12:10 PM Part of: STC: Social Eye Care: Meeting the Needs of the Vulnerable Populations in Canada
- Concluding remarks
- Moderator Dr. Marie-Josée Aubin | Moderator Myrna Lichter
- 5 minutes | 12:10 PM -12:15 PM Part of: STC: Social Eye Care: Meeting the Needs of the Vulnerable Populations in Canada