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Danica R. Kindrachuk MD

Participates in 1 Session

Sessions in which Danica R. Kindrachuk MD participates

Friday 16 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
4:25 PM
4:25 PM - 4:30 PM | 5 minutes

Authors: Danica R. Kindrachuk Author Disclosures: Danica Kindrachuk: None Abstract Body: Purpose: To examine and educate on the scope of domestic violence injuries in ophthalmology, to examine its prevalence, to delineate ophthalmology’s key role in detection and advocacy, and to discuss efficacy of interventions.   

Sessions in which Danica R. Kindrachuk MD attends

Thursday 15 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
6:00 PM
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour

Please join us for a glass of cheer and help us celebrate the 2023 COS Annual Meeting and Exhibition. This event is a great opportunity to network with our international speakers, special guests, sponsors, and exhibitors. Renew old acquaintances and make new friends with colleagues from across Canada.

Friday 16 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:30 AM
8:32 AM - 8:42 AM | 10 minutes
Keynote SpeakerOculoplastics
8:45 AM
8:47 AM - 8:57 AM | 10 minutes
Keynote SpeakerNeuro-ophthalmology
10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 10:48 AM | 3 minutes

Authors: Lindsay Ong‐Tone, Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region.Author Disclosures: Lindsay Ong‐Tone: None Abstract Body: Purpose: This will be the fifteenth annual survey on the practice patterns of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) members in cataract surgery. Study Design: Web basedMethods: This su...

10:45 AM - 10:57 AM | 12 minutes
Keynote SpeakerRetina

Diana V. Do, MD

Keynote speaker
10:55 AM
10:58 AM - 11:08 AM | 10 minutes
Keynote SpeakerCataract
11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:05 AM | 5 minutes

Authors: Isabela Martins Melo1, Aditya Bansal1, Sumana Naidu2, Paola Oquendo1, Hesham Hamli1, Wei Wei Lee1, Rajeev Muni1.  1St Michaels Hospital, 2University of Toronto.Author Disclosures: I. Martins Melo:   None.  A. Bansal:   None.  S. Naidu:   None.  P. Oquen...

11:05 AM
11:08 AM - 11:13 AM | 5 minutes

Authors: Aditya Bansal1, Sumana C. Naidu1, JAMES M. Kohler2, Shilpa In3, Garima Garima3, Priyanka A. Mahendrakar3, Himanshu Kashyap3, Samara B. Marafon1, Pradeep Susavar4, Muna Bhende3, Edwin H. Ryan5, Rajeev Muni1.  1St Michael's Hospital, 2VitreoRetinal Surgery in Minneapolis, USA, 3Sankara Nethralaya,

11:15 AM
11:16 AM - 11:21 AM | 5 minutes

Authors: Sumana C. Naidu , Josh Herman, Isabela Martins Melo, Milena Cioana, Mariam Mohammed Issa, Hesham Hamli, Rajeev H. Muni.  University of Toronto.Author Disclosures: S.C. Naidu:   None.  J. Herman:   None.  I. Martins Melo:   None.  M. Cioana:   None.  M. Mohammed Issa:   None.&nbs...

11:25 AM
11:35 AM
11:39 AM - 11:46 AM | 7 minutes

 Authors: Hamza Inayat, Saerom Youn, Lulu Bursztyn. Western University.Author Disclosures: Hamza Inayat: None Saerom Youn: None Lulu Bursztyn: NoneAbstract Body: Purpose: Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) is the gold standard for diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA), but is invasive, may miss pathological findings and is performed by a limite...

1:40 PM
1:44 PM - 1:51 PM | 7 minutes

Authors: David Plemel 1, Wendy Ming2, Karim Punja2.  1University of Calgary & University of British Columbia, 2University of Calgary.Author Disclosures:  D. Plemel:  None.  W. Ming:  None.  K. Punja:   Membership on advisory boards or speakers’ bureaus; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Alcon Canada Inc,...

2:05 PM
2:06 PM - 2:09 PM | 3 minutes

Authors: Ali Salimi1, Raageen Kanjee2, Marko Popovic3, Cindy Hutnik4, Iqbal Ike Ahmed3, Hady Saheb1. 1McGill University, 2University of Manitoba, 3University of Toronto, 4Ivey Eye Institute, Western University.Author Disclosures:   A. Salimi:  None.  R. Kanjee:  None.  

2:25 PM
2:26 PM - 2:33 PM | 7 minutes

 Authors: Jim Shen Chu Xie1, Laura Donaldson1, Edward Margolin2. 1McMaster University, 2University of Toronto.Author Disclosures: Jim Xie: None Laura Donaldson: None Edward Margolin: NoneAbstract Body: Purpose: Monitoring patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) who have optic atrophy ma...

2:40 PM
2:40 PM - 2:47 PM | 7 minutes

 Authors: Amir R. Vosoughi1, Irina Sverdlichenko2, Edward Margolin3, Jonathan Micieli3. 1Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, 2Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 3Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto.Author Disclosures: Amir Vosoughi: None Irina Sverdlichenko: None Edward Margol...

3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 3:57 PM | 12 minutes
Keynote SpeakerRetina

Diana V. Do, MD

Keynote speaker
3:45 PM - 3:52 PM | 7 minutes

Authors: Jeremy T. Moreau , Etienne Benard-Seguin, David Plemel, Michael Ashenhurst, Ezekiel Weis, Femida Kherani, Karim Punja, Andrew Ting, Fiona Costello.  University of Calgary.Author Disclosures: J.T. Moreau:  None.  E. Benard-Seguin:  None.  D. Plemel:  None.  M. Ashenhurst:  None.  E. Weis:  None.  F. Kherani:&nbsp...

3:50 PM
3:52 PM - 3:59 PM | 7 minutes

Authors: Michael Balas 1, Navdeep Nijhawan2, Nancy A. Tucker2, Dan D. DeAngelis2, Harmeet S. Gill2, John T. Harvey3, James H. Oestreicher2, Elizabeth Bradley4, Michael T. Yen5, Amina I. Malik6, John Nguyen7, Albert Y. Wu8, Kimberly P. Cockerham Peele8, Cameron B. Nabavi9, Ahsen Hussain10, Ezekiel Weis11

4:15 PM
4:16 PM - 4:21 PM | 5 minutes

Authors: Andrei-Alexandru Szigiato  , Sandeep Singh, Margaret Mills, Kimberly Baynes, Sumit Sharma, Careen Lowder, Peter Kaiser, Sunil Srivastava.  Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic.Author Disclosures: A. Szigiato:   None.  S. Singh:   None.  M. Mills:   None.  K. Baynes:   None.  S. Sharma:&nb...

4:20 PM
4:24 PM - 4:36 PM | 12 minutes
Keynote SpeakerRetina

Saturday 17 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
8:40 AM
8:44 AM - 8:54 AM | 10 minutes
Keynote SpeakerPaediatric Ophthalmology
8:50 AM
8:54 AM - 9:04 AM | 10 minutes
Keynote SpeakerPublic Health and Global Ophthalmology
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 1 hour

PRC Committee Meeting Artisan Room Hilton Hotel

9:05 AM
9:09 AM - 9:19 AM | 10 minutes
Keynote SpeakerCataract
9:15 AM
9:19 AM - 9:29 AM | 10 minutes
Keynote SpeakerCataract
11:50 AM
1:35 PM
1:35 PM - 1:38 PM | 3 minutes
Ron Jans Clinical Cornea Research Award

Authors: Asim Ali 1, Ramez Barbara1, Sina Khalili2, Kamiar Mireskandari1.  1Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, 2Hospital for Sick Children.Author Disclosures: A. Ali:   Any direct financial payments including receipt of honoraria; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Santen Inc.. Any direct financial ...

1:55 PM
1:57 PM - 2:00 PM | 3 minutes

Authors: Sarah Moussa 1, Maya Tong2, Marie-Claude Robert2, Mona Harissi-Dagher2, Sajjad Ahmad3, Samir Jabbour2.  1McGill University, 2University of Montréal, 3Moorfields Eye Hospital.Author Disclosures: S. Moussa:  None.  M. Tong:   None.  

2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM | 20 minutes
Keynote SpeakerPaediatric Ophthalmology

Michael Brodsky, MD

Keynote speaker
2:31 PM - 2:45 PM | 14 minutes
Keynote SpeakerCorneaAward Winner

Bruce Jackson Lecture

Vishal Jhanji, MD

Keynote speaker
2:40 PM
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM | 5 minutes

 Authors: Hady Saheb1, Paul Harasymowycz2, Kahina Matougui3, Bijah Shah-Manek4. 1McGill University, 2Université de Montréal, 3Abbvie Corporation, 4Noesis Healthcare Technologies. Author Disclosures: H. Saheb: Any direct financial payments including receipt of honoraria; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Alcon, Abbvie, Bausch, ...

3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Self-assessment Program (SAP)

 This course will have 2 aims: 1) to allow participants to review the principles of ocular trauma and discuss cases and receive feedback.  2) To review literature and interventions on domestic violence as it pertains to ophthalmology, where many of these injuries originate, and strategies for the ophthalmologist to become more aware of and comfortable disc...

Sunday 18 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
6:30 AM
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Women in OphthalmologySymposium

 An inspiring full Professor at the National School of Public Administration, Marie-Soleil Tremblay, will share her vision with us. You will discover where her contagious enthusiasm might lead you. Let her transform you, sharing tools for better communication with authorities. WIO is now open for men. Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:How to strategically address health politicians

8:00 AM
8:02 AM - 8:12 AM | 10 minutes
Keynote SpeakerWomen in Ophthalmology
8:55 AM
9:25 AM
9:27 AM - 9:37 AM | 10 minutes
Keynote SpeakerUveitis
10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes

New this year at COS 2023 is Ophthalmic Jeopardy!  Join us for a friendly competition of ophthalmic knowledge for both residents and practicing ophthalmologists alike.  We believe that this will be an entertaining and educational event.  The realistic set is sure to inspire your participation in this popular 'answer and question' game. Alex Trebek would be so proud! Registration

10:45 AM - 11:05 AM | 20 minutes
Keynote SpeakerUveitis
10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 10:53 AM | 3 minutes

 Authors: Milena Cioana 1, Sohel Somani1, Eric S. Tam1, Francesca Lee2, Saffire H. Krance3, Amin Hatamnejad4, Hannah H. Chiu1.  1Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 2Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, 3Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, 4Michael G. DeGroote School of Me...

10:53 AM - 11:01 AM | 8 minutes
Keynote SpeakerCornea

Vishal Jhanji, MD

Keynote speaker
10:54 AM - 11:00 AM | 6 minutes
11:15 AM
1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM | 20 minutes
Keynote SpeakerUveitis

Pinar Özdal, MD

Keynote speaker
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes

New this year at COS 2023 is Ophthalmic Jeopardy!  Join us for a friendly competition of ophthalmic knowledge for both residents and practicing ophthalmologists alike.  We believe that this will be an entertaining and educational event.  The realistic set is sure to inspire your participation in this popular 'answer and question' game. Alex Trebek would be so proud! Registration

2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:10 PM | 5 minutes

 Authors: Tina Felfeli1 Natalie Kozlowski2, Felicia Tai3, Jorge R. Georgakopoulos4, Elizabeth Uleryk, Rafael N. Miranda5, 6. 1Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 2Division of Ophthalmology, McMaster University, 3University of Toronto, 4E/M Uleryk Consulting, 5Toronto Health Economics and Technolog...

2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 2:25 PM | 5 minutes

 Authors: Christine E. Ashenhurst 1, Patrick Mitchell2, Michael Y. K. Mak3, Micheal T. Kryshtalskyj2.  1University of Victoria, 2University of Calgary, 3McGill University.Author Disclosures: C.E. Ashenhurst:   None.  P. Mitchell:  None. &n...

2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM | 5 minutes

 Authors: Carol Tadrous , Steven Schendel, Kaivon Vaezi, Kulbir S. Gill, Mahadev Bhalla, Derek Chan, Claudio Perez. University of British Columbia. Author Disclosures: C. Tadrous: None. S. Schendel: Any direct financial payments including receipt of honoraria; Name of for-profit or not-for-profit organization(s); Abbvie, Alcon, Glaukos, Labtician, Thea, Bausch and Lomb. Any direct financial payments...