International Eye Care
Theme:
Allied Health
What:
Talk | Exposé
Part of:
When:
2:30 PM, Friday 1 Jun 2018
(30 minutes)
Breaks:
Break 03:00 PM to 03:45 PM (45 minutes)
Where:
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building)
- Room 716 B
How:
This
course will review the epidemiology, etiology, and nature of retinopathy of
prematurity (ROP) in an international context. It will show how some
jurisdictions have very effectively used allied health personnel to drastically
reduce the risk of avoidable blindness from ROP. Finally, it will discuss how
we can learn from their example and partner to provide better care for at-risk
infants and their families.