Dr. Jim Farmer, MD, FRCSC, FRCPC

2023 Planning Committee - Ophthalmic Pathology
Participates in 25 items
Dr. Farmer is an adjunct associate professor of ophthalmology, and pathology and molecular medicine (cross appointment) at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and an assistant professor of laboratory medicine (anatomical pathology) with a cross appointment in ophthalmology at the University of Ottawa. He graduated from the University of Ottawa Medical School and completed his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Ottawa and then a Fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus and pediatric neuro-ophthalmology with Drs. A. Jampolsky, A. Scott, and C. Hoyt at the Smith Kettlewell Institute of Visual Science in San Francisco, California, and the University of California, San Francisco. He completed a residency in anatomical pathology at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, and the University of Ottawa. He is section chair of the Canadian Ophthalmic Pathology Society and a member of the Eastern Ophthalmic Pathology Society based in the United States.


Financial disclosure: Dr. Farmer does not have any affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization.


Sessions in which Dr. Jim Farmer, MD, FRCSC, FRCPC participates

Thursday 31 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:00
Introduction
8:00 - 8:05 | 5 minutes
The "Path" to a Better Clinician
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building) - Room 716 B
8:00 - 17:16 | 9 hours 16 minutes
Pathology

Thursday 13 June, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:00
Welcome and introductory remarks
8:00 - 8:05 | 5 minutes
Ophthalmic Pathology Not to Miss!
Québec City Convention Centre - Room 204 B | Salle 204 B
8:00 - 17:00 | 9 hours
Pathology
8:05
This is what?? Surprises in ophthalmic pathology
8:05 - 8:20 | 15 minutes
Pathology

Thursday 25 June, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:00
The Best in Ophthalmic Pathology and Oncology from Coast to Coast
Vancouver Convention Centre (East Building) - Ballroom B
8:00 - 17:00 | 9 hours
Pathology
Introduction
8:00 - 9:00 | 1 hour
Symposium
14:45
A dissolving problem
Vancouver Convention Centre (East Building) - Ballroom B
14:48 - 15:00 | 12 minutes
Pathology

Friday 26 June, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:00
Current Concepts I
Vancouver Convention Centre (East Building) - Exhibit Hall A
8:00 - 10:00 | 2 hours
Current ConceptsPublic Health and Global OphthalmologyPediatric OphthalmologyAwards

Thursday 24 June, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
11:00
Building a Bridge from the Slide to the Slit Lamp
11:00 - 17:00 | 6 hours
Pathology
Introduction
11:00 - 11:01 | 1 minute
14:50
What goes spindle on the surface of the eye
14:50 - 15:00 | 10 minutes
Pathology

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16:55
Closing remarks
16:55 - 17:00 | 5 minutes

Friday 25 June, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
11:00
Current Concepts I
11:00 - 12:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
Current Concepts

Thursday 9 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
7:00
From The State of the Art to The State of the Pathology
Halifax Convention Centre - 608/609
7:00 - 15:30 | 8 hours 30 minutes
Pathology

Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session participants will be able to:Describe newest advances in detection and treatment of uveal melanomaDifferentiate common and uncommon orbital tumoursDescribe important malig...

13:20
What goes spindle on the surface of the eye
13:20 - 13:30 | 10 minutes
Pathology
13:35
A rare folliculotropic lesion
13:35 - 13:45 | 10 minutes
Pathology
14:30
MYSTERY CASE - KIANOOSH KEYHANIAN
14:30 - 14:40 | 10 minutes
Pathology
14:45
30,000 mg of prednisone later….
14:45 - 14:55 | 10 minutes
Pathology

Friday 10 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
7:00
Current Concepts I
Halifax Convention Centre - C1
7:00 - 9:00 | 2 hours
Current Concepts

Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Determine the ocular conditions associated with obstructive sleep apneaDescribe how racism operates within health care in parallel ways to how racism operates in other settingsProvide a framework for how we can move from supportive statements to anti-racist actionCanMEDS Roles: Medical Expert, Scholar

Thursday 15 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:00
Introduction
Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 A | Salle 308 A
8:00 - 8:05 | 5 minutes
Putting Ophthalmology under the microscope
Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 A | Salle 308 A
8:00 - 17:00 | 9 hours
Pathology

 Admission to this session is included in the full registration fee. If you wish to attend this session as a stand-alone event only, please contact Rita Afeltra at rafeltra@cos-sco.ca to register.

13:15
A picture is worth a second look
Québec City Convention Centre - Room 308 A | Salle 308 A
13:15 - 13:30 | 15 minutes

Friday 16 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
8:00
Current Concepts I
Québec City Convention Centre - Room 306 AB | Salle 306 AB
8:00 - 10:00 | 2 hours
Current Concepts

 Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to:Review how to apply Quality Improvement strategies to improve patient safetyBe familiar with the presentation and histology of hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis, and be able to distinguish it from other conjunctival lesions including conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia.Des...

Saturday 17 June, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
13:30
SAP: What you don’t know can hurt you: Lessons in Ophthalmic Pathology
Québec City Convention Centre - Room 202 | Salle 202
13:30 - 15:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
Self-assessment Program (SAP)Pathology

 This course will identify the essentials of Ocular Pathology and is designed to present participants with essential concepts of pathological processes relevant to the clinical practice of ophthalmology. This self-assessment program will look in depth at a wide variety of common ocular lesions needing proper pathological interpretation. Participants, through clinical scenarios (case studies) will learn the diagnostic advantages and disadvantages of ha...