Symposium for Young Ophthalmologists: Intro into Practice: Residents’ guide for personal growth
This session will feature an array of tips and tricks that every resident should know for thriving in residency while getting on the road for professional success.
Our panel of speakers will explore topics such as resiliency and wellness, mentorship and lessons learned for personal and professional growth, along with experiential exercises led by physician-chaplain Dr. Agnes Wong. Our speakers will also reflect on the important considerations and “things they wish they knew” when choosing a specialty or job, starting up a clinic or running a rural ophthalmology practice. Lastly, we have a diverse panel dedicated to discussions for setting healthy financial habits early in career followed by an interactive small group session demystifying the nitty-gritty of billing.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Integrate resiliency and wellness in everyday practice
- Develop tools for personal and professional growth
- Set healthy financial habits early in practice
CanMEDS Roles: Leader, Professional, Communicator
Registration
Advance registration is required.
Registration is open to: young ophthalmologists and residents
Max. 100 participants
Fee: $20
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Sub Sessions
- Introduction
- Moderator Dr. Maryam Eslami
- 5 minutes | 12:00 PM -12:05 PM Part of: Symposium for Young Ophthalmologists: Intro into Practice: Residents’ guide for personal growth
- Talk | Exposé
- Alain P. Rousseau 2023 Award Presentation
- Moderator Dr. Maryam Eslami
- 5 minutes | 12:05 PM -12:10 PM Part of: Symposium for Young Ophthalmologists: Intro into Practice: Residents’ guide for personal growth
- CCOR Resident Leadership Award
- Moderator Dr. Maryam Eslami
- 5 minutes | 12:10 PM -12:15 PM Part of: Symposium for Young Ophthalmologists: Intro into Practice: Residents’ guide for personal growth
- Cultivating a beginner's mind to meet the challenges in medicine: Experiential exercises
- Speaker Dr. Agnes Wong MD, PhD, FRCSC
- 45 minutes | 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Part of: Symposium for Young Ophthalmologists: Intro into Practice: Residents’ guide for personal growth
- Talk | Exposé
- Advocacy in Ophthalmology: Past, Present and Future
- Speaker Dr. Vivian Hill
- 30 minutes | 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Part of: Symposium for Young Ophthalmologists: Intro into Practice: Residents’ guide for personal growth
- Talk | Exposé
- The world is your oyster
- Speaker Dr. Annie Moreau
- 30 minutes | 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Part of: Symposium for Young Ophthalmologists: Intro into Practice: Residents’ guide for personal growth
- Talk | Exposé
- Things I know now that I wish I knew then
- Panelist Dr. Maryam Eslami | Panelist Michael Nguyen | Panelist Dr. Francois Kirouac
- 30 minutes | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Part of: Symposium for Young Ophthalmologists: Intro into Practice: Residents’ guide for personal growth
- Panel | Table ronde
- Coffee Break
- 30 minutes | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Part of: Symposium for Young Ophthalmologists: Intro into Practice: Residents’ guide for personal growth
- Break | Pause
- Private Banking, ETFs, and Insurance Policies: Strategies for reaching goals while avoiding pitfalls in surgeon finance
- Speaker Adam Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC
- 30 minutes | 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Part of: Symposium for Young Ophthalmologists: Intro into Practice: Residents’ guide for personal growth
- Talk | Exposé
- Billing breakout session
- Speaker Dominique Massicotte | Speaker Dr. Amandeep Rai, MD, FRCSC | Speaker Adam Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC
- 30 minutes | 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Part of: Symposium for Young Ophthalmologists: Intro into Practice: Residents’ guide for personal growth
- Workshop | Atelier
- Break
- Québec City Convention Centre - Exhibition Hall Foyer | Foyer de la salle d'exposition
- 45 minutes | 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Part of: Symposium for Young Ophthalmologists: Intro into Practice: Residents’ guide for personal growth
- Break | Pause
- YO! So you want to open an office? Practical tips I wish I knew from Day 1
- Speaker Paul Harasymowycz
- 30 minutes | 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Part of: Symposium for Young Ophthalmologists: Intro into Practice: Residents’ guide for personal growth
- Talk | Exposé
- Practicing Ophthalmology in Northern Ontario
- Speaker Vishaal Bhambhwani (Northern Ontario School of Medicine & Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada)
- 30 minutes | 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Part of: Symposium for Young Ophthalmologists: Intro into Practice: Residents’ guide for personal growth
- Talk | Exposé