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Agenda

Agenda

 

February 20th

Thursday February 20 2020    
Wet Laboratory: The Accra Beach Hotel and Spa 9am-3pm    
               
     
9am   Opening of Wet Laboratory  
9.30am Techniques in the Neurophthalmology Exam Dr. Barry Skarf
10.30am Applied Neuro-Anatomy with Relevance to KeyNeuro-Ophthalmic Condititions Dr. Naz Raoof
1130am Temporal Artery Surgical Technique Dr .Jasmine Gopwani
     
Noon Lunch on own  
1-2pm Visual Field Testing and Interpretation in the Age of OCT Dr. Barry Skarf
2-3.30pm CT and MRIs in Ophthalmoloogy Prof Jeffrey Hurwitz

February 21st

Friday February 21,2020    
Chair:  Professor Jeffrey Hurwitz  
730am Breakfast and Registration  
     
8am Opening: Mrs. Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland  
     
Chair: Prof. Jeffrey Hurwitz ,  Neuro- Ophthalmology  
     
8.30am Overview of the Neuro- ophtalmology for the Ophthalmologist and the General Practioner  Dr. Michelle Dowell
8.50 AM Optic Neuritis Dr. Jasmine Gopwani
9.10 am Sudden Onset paiful Diplopia Dr. Raoof
9.30 am The “Magic” of OCT:     Retinal Ganglion Cell Imaging can reveal the past and predict the future Dr. Skarf
9.50am Case Presentation Dr. Shravani Mikkilineni
10:00 am Panel Discussion  
10.30 am Coffee Break  
     
     
Chair: Dr. Jasmine Gopwani ,  Ocuoplastics and Paediatric Ophthalmology  
11:00 am Interesting Paediatric Oculoplastics Cases Dr. Anne-Marie Hinds
11.15am  Eyelid Tumours in Oculolplsatics Prof Jeffrey Hurwitz
11.30am Eyelid Tumours in Barbados  Dr. Kim Jebodhsingh
11.45  am Orbital Tumours Prof Jeffrey Hurwitz
12 noon Paediatric Eye Allergies Dr. Anne Marie Hinds
12.15 pm Case Presentation Dr. Shravani Mikkilineni
12.30 pm Case Presentation Dr. Michelle Dowell
12.45 am Panel Discussion  
1:00 pm Lunch  
     
Chair: Dr. Paul Edwards ,  Neuro- Ophthalmology  
2pm Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Dr. Raoof
2.20 PM A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Diplopia:  Is CT or MRI always necessary? Dr. Skarf
2.40pm Updates in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Dr. Jasmine Gopwani
3:00 pm Abnormalities in the Paediatric Pupil Dr. Raoof
3.20pm Involutional Diplopia and the “Sagging Eye Syndrome” Dr. Skarf
3.40 pm Case presentation Dr. Shravani Mikkilineni
3.55pm Case Presentation Dr. Michelle Dowell
4.05pm Panel discussion  
5:00 pm Cocktail Party at Jake's Restaurant  

February 22nd

Saturday  February 22, 2020    
 Chair, Dr. Kim Jebodhsingh: Ophthalmology Development   
8.15 am Teaching and Learning Surgery Part 1 Dr.Nigel Barker
8.35 am From Clinical Medicine to Academics Dr. Rhonda Mcintyre
8.55am Being a New Consultant and  the Development of Ophthalmology Dr. Anne Marie Hinds
9.15 am Teaching and Learning Surgery Part 2 Dr. Nigel Barker
     
     
     
9.30 am Coffee Break  
     
Chair: Dr. Nigel Barker, Retina    
10:00 am Updates in New Therapies For Retinal Diseases Dr. Paul Edwards
10.15am Vitreo- Macular Adhesion  Dr. Ronnie Bhola
10.30 am Diabetic Retinopathy Dr. Kevin Highland
10.45 am Macular Hole Surgery Dr. Ronnie Bhola
11.am Anterior Migration of Ozurdex Implants Dr. Sherwin Benskin
11.15 am Case Presentations Dr. Zahrid Mohammed
11.30 am Panel Discussion  
     
     
12.30 am Lunch  
     
     
 Chair, Dr. Paul Edwards : Cataract Cases and  Panel Discussion  
1.30-1.45pm Paediatric Cataract Dr. Anne -marie Hinds
1.45-3pm Dr. Kevin Highland  
  Dr. Ronnie Bhola  
  Dr. Sherwin Benskin  
  Dr. Zahrid Mohammed  
  Dr. Nigel Barker  
  Dr. Roger Thomas  
     
4:00 pm Closing   
     
     
7.30 Dinner at Pacifika Accra Beach Hotel and Spa  

Meet Our Speakers

The course faculty members have been selected among experts from the Caribbean, U.K, Canada, and the U.S.A.

Dr Jasmine Gopwani
Dr Jasmine Gopwani
Neuro-Ophthalmologist
Dr Jasmine Gopwani
Neuro-Ophthalmologist

Dr Jasmine Gopwani, Consultant Neuro-ophthalmologist, is a graduate of the University of the West Indies Class 2002  and joined the Ophthalmology d

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Dr Barry Skarf
Dr. Barry Skarf
Neuro-Ophthalmologist
Dr. Barry Skarf
Neuro-Ophthalmologist

Barry Skarf, M.D. Ph.D.

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Dr. Kevin Highland
Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon
Dr. Kevin Highland
Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon

Mr.

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Dr. Kim Jebodhsingh
Dr. Kim Jebodhsingh
Oculoplastic Specialist
Dr. Kim Jebodhsingh
Oculoplastic Specialist
Kim Jebodhsingh completed her secondary education in Barbados at Harrison College, then went on to gain a Bachelor of Science Degree at the University Of Waterloo in Canada
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Dr. Michelle Dowell
Dr. Michelle Dowell
Ophthalmology Resident
Dr. Michelle Dowell
Ophthalmology Resident

Dr.

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Dr Naz Raoof
Dr. Naz Raoof
Neuro-Ophthalmologist
Dr. Naz Raoof
Neuro-Ophthalmologist

Dr Naz Raoof is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the Royal London Hospital in the United Kingdom

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Dr. Nigel Barker
Cornea Specialist
Dr. Nigel Barker
Cornea Specialist

Nigel Barker is a Consultant Corneal Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados, the Principal and Consultant Ophthalmologist at Warrens E

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Dr. Paul Edwards
Dr. Paul Edwards
Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon
Dr. Paul Edwards
Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon
Dr. Paul Edwards is the distinguished Cornelius McCole Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, the flagship of the Henry Ford Health System.
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Dr. Ronnie Bhola
Dr. Ronnie Bhola
Vitreo- Retinal Surgeon
Dr. Ronnie Bhola
Vitreo- Retinal Surgeon

Dr. Ronnie Bhola is the Chairman of the Trinidad Eye Hospital’s Board of Directors.

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Dr. Sherwin Benskin
Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon
Dr. Sherwin Benskin
Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon

Dr  Benskin obtained his primary medical degree at the University of the West Indies  in Jamaica and Barbados.

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Dr. Shravani Mikkilineni
Dr. Shravani Mikkilineni
Ophthalmology Resident
Dr. Shravani Mikkilineni
Ophthalmology Resident

Dr. Shravani Mikkilineni is in her third year of ophthalmology residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.

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Dr. Zahrid Mohammed
Ophthalmology Resident
Dr. Zahrid Mohammed
Ophthalmology Resident

Dr. Zahrid Mohammed is a young medical doctor who possesses a strong background in medical research and publication.

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Mrs Anne-Marie Hinds
Pediatric Ophthalmologist
Mrs Anne-Marie Hinds
Pediatric Ophthalmologist

Mrs Anne-Marie Hinds graduated from the University of

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Prof. Jeffrey J. Hurwitz
Prof. Jeffrey J. Hurwitz
Oculoplastics and Reconstructive Surgeons
Prof. Jeffrey J. Hurwitz
Oculoplastics and Reconstructive Surgeons
Professor and Ophthalmologist-in-Chief at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto since 1986 to present, and has been the Director of the Oculoplastics Program at the University of Toronto from 1986 to present.
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