Moving from Mission to Impact in Global Eye Health

My Session Status

When:

10:45, Sunday 3 Jun 2018 (1 hour 30 minutes)

Breaks:

Lunch 12:15 PM to 01:30 PM (1 hour 15 minutes)

Where:

Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building) - Room 714 A

Theme:

Public Health and Global Ophthalmology

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

Apply a framework for understanding barriers to access in low- and mid-income countries
Integrate global health into your clinical career in ophthalmology

CANMEDS ROLES: Health Advocate, Leader

Dr. Hunter Cherwek MD

Participant

Simon P. Holland BSc, MD

Moderator

Vivian Yin MD, MPH

Moderator

Sub Sessions

Introduction to session

10:45 - 10:50 | 5 minutes

Simon P. Holland BSc, MD

Participant

Unmet eye care needs among a Syrian adult refugee population

10:50 - 10:58 | 8 minutes

Hot Topic

Tarek A. Bin Yameen MD

Participant

Interventions to improve gender equity in eye care in low-middle income countries: A systematic review

10:58 - 11:06 | 8 minutes

Gareth A. Mercer MD

Participant

Global ophthalmology – What every ophthalmologist needs to know

11:06 - 11:26 | 20 minutes

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Hunter Cherwek MD

Participant

Q&A

11:26 - 11:36 | 10 minutes

Community & Home Eye Screening Services (CHESS)

11:36 - 11:44 | 8 minutes

Authors: Chee-Chew Yip, Nigel Kendrick Tan, Sweet Fun Wong Author Disclosure Block: C. Yip: None. N. Kendrick Tan: None. S. Wong: None. Abstract Body: Purpose: Regular mass eye screenings do not reach out to all in the community especially the elderly, uneducated and frail. Community and Home Screening Service (CHESS) aims to provide First-level Community Eye Screening (FiLCES)...

Chee Chew Yip MD

Participant

Building a career to include global ophthalmology