06 December 2013

PHILADELPHIA: WILLS EYE HOSPITAL : FREE CME

Wills Eye Knowledge Portal www.willseyeonline.org Wills Eye Knowledge Portal Free Registration. Free CME. Sign Up Here! Experience Wills Eye education online at www.willseyeonline.org Learn from top doctors at Wills Eye Institute. Experience web-based medical education. Earn CME credits from world-renowned experts. ---------------------------------- CME Courses Strabismus Disorders 0.5 AMA PRA Credit Strabismus is a common condition in children, occurring in about 4% of children in the United States. If untreated, strabismus can lead to untreatable visual compromise once the child is grown. The treatments for strabismus have evolved with scientific studies. Given the potential to minimize a lifetime of sub-optimal vision, physicians should be aware and up-to-date on this topic as significant practice gaps exist in awareness of strabismus disorders. ------------------------------------ ALL CME COURSES ON THE WILLS EYE KNOWLEDGE PORTAL ARE FREE! ------------------------------------ Wills Eye 39th Annual Ophthalmology Review Course March 1-5, 2014 A comprehensive review of the basic principles and recent advances in ophthalmology for Residents and Fellows. Information: (215) 440-3169 Wills Eye 65th Annual Conference March 6-8, 2014 Philadelphia, PA willsconference.org This is a three day conference designed for comprehensive ophthalmologists, specialists, and allied health personnel. The conference will review clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to eye problems related to all ophthalmic sub-specialties. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook View our videos on YouTube December 2013 Corneal Trauma, Abrasions, Chemical Burns, Perforating Trauma Presenter: Kristin Hammersmith, MD Dr. Hammersmith is an assistant surgeon on the Cornea Service and Director of the Cornea Fellowship Program at Wills Eye Hospital. She is also an instructor at the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Hammersmith interests include severe ocular surface diseases such as dry eye, blepharitis, ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, chemical burns, and the potential of limbal cell transplantation to help patients with these conditions. Central Retinal Venous Obstruction Presenter: Joseph I. Maguire, MD Dr. Maguire is an attending surgeon on the Retina Service at Wills Eye Hospital and an associate professor of ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University. He is a past Retina Service President and Scientific Director of the Eye Reseach Institute (ERI). He is currently a principal investigator in the VEGF-trap clinical trial and the National Institutes of Health sponsored AREDS 2, and has been clinical co-investigator in several completed and ongoing clinical trials evaluating novel treatments for diabetic retinopathy and AMD. Low Vision 101: Custom Refractions, Prisms, and Optics; and Low Vision 201: Rehabilitation Presenter: Scott Edmonds, OD Dr. Edmonds is Co-Director of the Low Vision and Contact Lens Service at Wills Eye Hospital. He has written and lectured extensively on clinical topics of post operative care, low vision, contact lenses, and ocular diseases as well as management topics of managed care and medicare. Dr. Edmonds has been recognized as Optometrist of the year by the Philadelphia Optometric Society, the Chester-Delaware Optometric Society, and Pennsylvania Optometric Association. IOP Variation: Should It Affect Our Management of Glaucoma? Presenter: L. Jay Katz, MD, FACS Dr. Katz is the director of the glaucoma service at the Wills Eye Hospital and professor of ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University. He has published more than 160 articles in peer reviewed journals and has authored, coauthored, or edited more than 30 books and book chapters. He has received numerous awards including the Physicians Recognition Award from the American Medical Association and an Honor award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Katz has been an investigator in several landmark multicenter trials. Additional Highlights: Importance of Adherence and Quality of Life in People Under Glaucoma Treatment George L. Spaeth, MD Introduction to Ocular Pathology Ralph C. Eagle, MD Biopsy Techniques Edward H. Bedrossian, MD Contemporary Management of Retinal Detachment Repair Gaurav K. Shah, MD Herpetic Disease of the Anterior Segment Brad Feldman, MD Visiting Professor Lectures and Cases Joshua R. Ehrlich, MD; Timothy V. Johnson, MD; Jared D. Peterson, MD Chiefs' Rounds Anthony W. Farah, MD; Nina Ni, MD; Michael S. Ehrlich, MD; Kristin M. DiDomenico, MD; Blair K. Armstrong, MD