Education - American Academy of Ophthalmology

Holistic Review of Residency Applicants: How Do We Achieve Success?

Feb 03, 2022

This symposium for medical educators who participate in resident or fellow selection discusses the upcoming changes to the USMLE Step 1 to help ophthalmology innovate as we look to improve equity in our profession and create an improved matching process. Tangible strategies and evidence-based techniques of holisitic review that you can implement in your program are discussed, giving educators up-to-date strategies for finding the best candidates without relying on the USMLE Step 1.

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1 General AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

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Incorporating Research Findings Into Clinical Practice

Jan 27, 2022

On completing the course, participants should be able to evaluate whether and how to introduce emerging science into their clinic and discover how practice standards are established

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1 General AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

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Dx This Live Fall 2021

Dec 02, 2021

On completing this activity, the ophthalmologist should be able to identify gaps in care and target areas for clinical practice assessment and improvement across the subspecialty spectrum in ophthalmology, as well as describe and implement current information on diagnosis and management of ophthalmic problems encountered in everyday practice.

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1.75 General AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

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Dx This Live Winter 2021

Feb 12, 2021

On completing this activity, the ophthalmologist should be able to identify gaps in care and target areas for clinical practice assessment and improvement across the subspecialty spectrum in ophthalmology, as well as describe and implement current information on diagnosis and management of ophthalmic problems encountered in everyday practice.

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2 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

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Core Ophthalmic Knowledge for Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus

Feb 08, 2021

This course covers information on diagnosis and management of ophthalmic problems encountered in everyday practice in Core Ophthalmic Knowledge for Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus. Core ophthalmic knowledge is defined as necessary clinical knowledge expected of all ophthalmologists regardless of practice emphasis area.

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2 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

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Glaucoma Drainage Devices

Jul 15, 2019 By Jason A. Goldsmith, MD; Brock J. Alonzo, MD

This course focuses on the drainage devices that are most commonly used to treat glaucoma: the Ahmed, Baerveldt, Krupin, and Molteno. An overview of the function and design of the devices is accompanied by a discussion of their use and surgical installation.

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Intimate Partner Violence

May 27, 2019 By Ali R. Cohen, BS; Lynette M. Renner, PhD, MSW; Thomas J. Clark, MD; and Erin M. Shriver, MD FACS

This online course on intimate partner violence (IPV) looks at this important, yet underappreciated, etiology of ocular and orbital trauma.

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Patient-Doctor Communication in Ophthalmology

Jan 02, 2019 By Mary Lou Jackson, MD, FRCS

This online course on patient-doctor communication includes scenarios to offer guidance and advice based on the core competencies of ACGME, which advocates for communications that are compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health.

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Athletic Eye Injuries and Appropriate Protection

Dec 26, 2018 By Paul F. Vinger, MD

This course reviews the nature of sports eye injuries, the types of protection available to guard against them, sports for those who have had eye surgery or disease, and guidelines for writing effective sports eyewear prescriptions.

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Vision Rehabilitation: Legal Blindness, Hallucinations, Scotomas

May 21, 2018 By Mary Lou Jackson, MD; Janet S. Sunness, MD; Rebecca K. Morgan, MD

Learn to manage patients whose vision loss cannot be reversed with surgery or medical treatment. The course covers how to determine legal blindness, differentiate Charles Bonnet syndrome from other diseases, and identify patients who may have encircling scotomata.

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1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

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Ergonomics Best Practices

Sep 18, 2016 By American Academy of Ophthalmology, Ergonomics Task Force

This online course reviews ergonomic risk factors in the clinic, operating room, and situations unique to ophthalmologists that lead to musculoskeletal stress.

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