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Science of Eye Disease Seminar Series

Description

  • Seminars will be given quarterly.
  • A social will precede the seminar from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m., hors d'oeuvres and soft drinks will be served.
  • The seminar will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The last 15 minutes of the hour will be reserved for discussion (6:15-6:45 p.m.).
  • Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits will be given for all ophthalmologists.


Purpose

  • To communicate/discuss the scientific basis for a specific eye disease or condition.
  • To catalyze physician/research scientist interactions.
  • To stimulate discussions that will better shape future research.
  • To promote interactions with researchers on main campus and at medical school.
  • To provide cutting-edge information to scientific and medical community members.


Seminar Format

  • Seminars will be presented by at least two persons: a clinician and a basic scientist. The inclusion of residents, fellows, and graduate students as participants in presentations is encouraged.
  • Presenters are encouraged to summarize current therapies and bodies of scientific knowledge that pertain to the specific eye disease or condition.
  • Presenters will describe the limitations of current therapies and gaps of scientific knowledge about the disease or condition.
  • Presenters will describe their research/clinical approach and results.
  • Future directions of therapy and research will serve as a foundation for discussions.

 

Past Seminar


Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science

Science of Eye Disease Seminar Series
and
Jorge Rodríguez, MD, MPH Memorial Lecture

with Guest Lecturer

Marc Lieberman, MD

Professor, Ophthalmology
University of California-San Francisco

"Visioning Tibet"


Friday, June 15, 2007
4:00 p.m. to 6:20 p.m.

Four Points by Sheraton Conference Center
1900 E. Speedway Blvd. (corner of Campell Avenue)

 

Objectives:   This seminar is designed to:

  1. Describe the past and current state of ophthalmological care in Tibet.
  2. Describe the history and development of the Tibet Vision Project.
  3. Describe how the Tibetan Vision Project sustains the high-quality surgical care delivered in intensive, free-of-charge eye camp settings in remote areas of Tibet.
  4. Discuss collaboration with other non-governmental organizations in re-training surgical eye teams to maximize the training experience of local medical and surgical teams.
  5. Discuss the participation of the Tibet Vision Project in local and national eye care conference venues. This encourages the visibility of Tibetan colleagues and progressively involves them in planning their own future for ophthalmic care for their communities.

In addition to the lecture, the Department will showcase ongoing research by faculty, residents, and students, which will increase the awareness of current ophthalmic research being performed at the University of Arizona Department of Ophthalmology. These poster presentations are designed to: (1) provide cutting-edge information to scientific and medical community members, and (2) stimulate discussions that will better shape future research.

 

4:00-5:00 p.m.     Poster Presentations

    Benjamin Bakall, MD, PhD
    Junoh Choi
    Candice Clifford-Donaldson, MPH
    Velma Dobson, PhD

Katie Garvey, OD
Erin Harvey, PhD
Dawn Messer, OD

Joseph M. Miller, MD, MPH
J. Daniel Twelker, OD, PhD
Roxana Ursea, MD

5:00-6:20 p.m.     Guest Lecturer

    Marc Lieberman, MD

"Visioning Tibet"

 

We look forward to the presentations and hope that scientific
and medical community members will join us.
       

If you have any questions about the Science of Eye Disease Seminar Series,
contact Dr. W. Daniel Stamer at 626-7767.

Sponsored by
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
at the Arizona Health Sciences Center

The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center designated this educational activity for a maximum of 2.25 AMA/PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.