Optional Session I
To register for this optional session, please select when registering for Curso.
Virtual Eyecare in Times of Uncertainty: A Practical Approach
Date
Monday, October 17, 2022
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Location
MACC 1, 2ND Floor, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport and Convention Center
Course Coordinator and Moderator
Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, MSc, FATA
Executive Director, Virtual Care
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami
Registration Fee: US$25*
Registration fee includes lunch.
*Must be registered for the main event to be able to register for this session.
Course Description
This course focuses on the practical aspects of implementing virtual eyecare services, in a post-pandemic context.
A panel of experts will discuss the opportunities, challenges, and barriers to virtual eyecare, as well as what is the current state of ocular telehealth technologies, and the best practices for the provision of high-quality eye care to all.
At the end of the session, the participants will be able to design a checklist with the 5 basic steps required for implementing virtual eyecare services in this new context.
The main topics covered will include:
1. Introduction: Teleophthalmology, where are we now?
2. What are the current challenges?
3. What strategies can we use to mitigate the challenges?
4. Leveraging off disruptive technologies
5. New delivery modalities for eye care
6. Reaching out to those the need us the most
7. New paradigms in medical education: the metaverse beyond the new normal
Guest Faculty
Alexandre Chater Taleb, MD, PhD
Hospital de Olhos de Aparecida de Goiânia/GO
Goias, Brasil
Kim Grinfeder, PhD
Director of the Interactive Media Program
University of Miami
Miami, Florida
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Faculty
Mohamed Abou Shousha, MD, PhD
Florence Cabot, MD
Alana Lee Grajewski, MD
Carlos E. Mendoza-Santiesteban, MD
Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, MSc, FATA
Natalie Townsend, OD
Sonia H. Yoo, MD
Program
Program is subject to change
| 12:30 pm | Introduction: Teleophthalmology, Where Are We Now? Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, MSc, FATA |
| 12:40 | What Are the Current Challenges? Sonia H. Yoo, MD and Natalie Townsend, OD |
| 12:50 | What Strategies Can We Use to Mitigate the Challenges? Alana L. Grajewski, MD and Carlos E. Mendoza-Santiesteban, MD |
| 1:00 | Levering Off Disruptive Technologies Florence Cabot, MD, and Mohamed Abou Shousha, MD, PhD |
| 1:10 | New Delivery Modalities for Eye Care Alexandre Chater Taleb, MD, PhD |
| 1:20 | Reaching Out to Those that Need Us the Most Alexandre Chater Taleb, MD, PhD |
| 1:30 | New Paradigms in Medical Education: The Metaverse Beyond the New Normal Kim Grenfeder, PhD |
| 1:45 | Questions and Answers |
| 2:00 | Adjourn |