Reducing Risk and Revamping Best Practices in Retinal Disease Management

My Session Status

When:

10:45 AM, Saturday 15 Jun 2019 (1 hour 30 minutes)

Breaks:

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall 12:15 PM to 01:30 PM (1 hour 15 minutes)

Where:

Québec City Convention Centre - Room 204 B | Salle 204 B

Theme:

Retina

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Describe the clinical management of infectious endophthalmitis and integrate evidence-based best practices for risk mitigation
Compare the structural and functional differences in outcomes after different types of retinal detachment repair
Describe the appropriate management of various cataract surgery complications and integrate prophylactic strategies for at-risk patients

CANMEDS ROLES: Medical Expert, Scholar

Amin Kherani MD

Moderator

Tara McCannel MD, PhD

Participant

Arif Samad

Moderator

Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS, FASRS

Participant

Sub Sessions

There's more to know about post-injection endopthalmitis

10:45 AM - 10:55 AM | 10 minutes

Retina

Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS, FASRS

Participant

Q & A

10:55 AM - 11:00 AM | 5 minutes

Endophthalmitis rates following alcohol-based chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine antisepsis for intravitreal injections

11:00 AM - 11:07 AM | 7 minutes

Retina

Authors: C. Maya Tong, Marvi K. Cheema, Uriel Rubin, Bo Bao, Samir Nazarali, Steven R. J. Lapere, Rizwan Somani, Matthew T. S. Tennant Author Disclosure Block: C. Tong: None. M.K. Cheema: None. U. Rubin: None. B. Bao: None. S. Nazarali: None. S.R.J. Lapere: None. R. Somani: None. M.T.S....

Dr. Maya Tong

Participant

Q & A

11:07 AM - 11:10 AM | 3 minutes

27 gauge vitrectomy: Is it any better for the Canadian environment?

11:10 AM - 11:17 AM | 7 minutes

Retina

Author Block: Amin Kherani, Julia Farah, Robert Gizicki, Geoff Williams Author Disclosure Block: A. Kherani: None. J. Farah: None. R. Gizicki: None. G. Williams: None. Abstract Body: Purpose: To report early experiences of Canadian vitreoretinal ...

Amin Kherani MD

Participant

Q & A

11:17 AM - 11:20 AM | 3 minutes

Determining the risk factors for the development of epiretinal membranes in patients presenting with and following repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

11:20 AM - 11:27 AM | 7 minutes

Retina

Authors: Harrish Nithianandan, Avner Hostovsky, Rajeev Muni, Bernard Hurley, Peter J. Kertes Author Disclosure Block: H. Nithianandan: None. A. Hostovsky: None. R. Muni: None. B. Hurley: None. P.J. Kertes: None. Abstract Body: Pu...