Published Monthly by the Wills Eye Residency Program at Jefferson Department
of Ophthalmology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
All lectures will be held in
the Auditorium (8th Floor) at Wills Eye
(unless indicated otherwise)
Amanda E. Matthews, MD
Douglas M. Wisner, MD
Co-Chief Residents
SEPTEMBER 2011 - REVISED
Tuesday, September 6
6:45-7:30 am
Cataract Conference (Wills' Residents Only)
Mark H. Blecher, MD, CPEC Service
Wednesday, September 7
6:45-7:30 am
Retinal Imaging Conference
CME 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
12:30-1:30 pm
Neuro-Ophthalmology Lunch Conference
Jennifer K. Hall, MD, Neuro Ophthalmology Service
Thursday, September 8
7:30-8:20 am
Resident Lecture: Corneal Trauma, Abrasions,
Chemical Burns, Perforating Trauma
Parveen Nagra, MD, Cornea Service
BCSC pp. 351-385
Friday, September 9
7:00-8:00 am
Chiefs' Rounds
Michael Tibbetts, MD and Andrew Batchelet, MD
12:30-1:30 pm
Glaucoma Rounds
Classroom
Monday, September 12
6:45-7:30 am
Resident Lecture: Review of Conjunctival Tumors
Jerry A. Shields, MD, Oncology Service
BCSC pp. 61-68
Tuesday, September 13
6:45-7:30 am
Eye Genetics Conference
Alex V. Levin, MD, MHSc., Pediatric Ophthalmology Service
7:30-8:20 am
Resident Lecture: Vision Screening and Photoscreeners
Kammi Gunton, MD, Pediatric Ophthalmology Service
BCSC pp. 459, 292, 67
Wednesday, September 14
6:45-7:30 am
Retinal Imaging Conference
CME 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
7:00-8:20 am
Ethics Conference: Introduction and Format for the Year: Can ethics be taught?
George L. Spaeth, MD, Glaucoma Service
2:00-5:00 pm
Visiting Professor: William Barry Lee, MD, FACS, Partner, Eye Consultants of
Atlanta and Clinical Instructor, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Topic: Anterior Segment Predictors of Death; Update on Endothelial
Keratoplasty; Cornea Photo - Board Prep
5:00-6:00 pm
Grand Rounds
William Barry Lee, MD, FACS, and Wills Residents: M. Ali Khan, MD;
Jared Peterson, MD; and Fatima Ahmad, MD
Thursday, September 15
7:30-8:20 am
Resident Lecture: TBD
Friday, September 16
7:00-8:00 am
Chiefs' Rounds (Guest Speaker)
John Cropsey, MD, Tewek Hospital, Kenya, Africa
7:30am - 5:00pm
Wills Eye Retina Club Meeting
Jerry A. Shields, MD, Program Chair; Faculty of Wills Oncology
and Retina Services
Registration by invitation
CME 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Saturday, September 17
7:30am - 12:30pm
Vitreoretinal Disease Update
Carl D. Regillo, MD, Gary C. Brown, MD, MBA, and Jerry A. Shields, MD,
Program Chairs; Faculty of Wills Retina and Oncology Services
and Invited Guest: Philip J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD,
Professor of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
CME 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Monday, September 19
6:45-7:30 am
Tumor Conference
Jerry A. Shields, MD, Carol L. Shields, MD,
Sarah Lally, MD, Arman Mashayekhi, MD
Monday, September 19 (continued)
6:45-7:30 am
Retina-Vitreous Fellows Surgical Conference
Jay L. Federman, MD and David H. Fischer, MD
Retina Service Fellows Room
7:30-8:20 am
Resident Lecture: Eyelid Inflammation and Lesions
Thaddeus Nowinski, MD, Oculoplastics Service
12:30-1:30 pm
Pediatric Ophthalmology Lunch Conference
Alex V. Levin, MD, MHSc., Pediatric Ophthalmology Service
Tuesday, September 20
6:45-7:30 am
Cataract Conference (Wills' Residents Only)
Robert S. Bailey, Jr., MD, CPEC Service
7:30-8:20 am
Resident Lecture: Phaco Technique and Technology
Robert S. Bailey, Jr., MD, CPEC Service
Wednesday, September 21
6:45-7:30 am
Retinal Imaging Conference
CME 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
7:30-8:20 am
Resident Lecture: Ocular Pathology
Ralph C. Eagle, Jr., MD, Pathology Department
12:30-1:30 pm
Neuro-Ophthalmology Lunch Conference
Jennifer K. Hall, MD, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service
5:30-6:30 pm
Oculoplastics Teaching Session
Jurij R. Bilyk, MD, Oculoplastic Service
Thursday, September 22
7:30-8:20 am
Resident Lecture: Keratitis: Acute and Chronic Bacterial, Fungal, Acanthamoeba
Kristin Hammersmith, MD, Cornea Service
BCSC pp. 158-169
Friday, September 23
7:00-8:00 am
Chiefs' Rounds
Sonya Shah, MD and Christopher Brady, MD
12:30-1:30 pm
Glaucoma Rounds
Classroom
Saturday, September 24
7:15am - 12:15pm
Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery Update
Robert S. Bailey, Jr., MD, and Brandon D. Ayres, MD, Program Chairs;
Faculty of Wills CPEC Service and Invited Guest: Michael E. Snyder, MD,
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati
CME 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Monday, September 26
6:45-7:30 am
Tumor Conference
Jerry A. Shields, MD, Carol L. Shields, MD,
Sarah Lally, MD, Arman Mashayekhi, MD
7:30-8:20 am
Resident Lecture: Ocular Genetics Core
Alex V. Levin, MD, Pediatric Ophthalmology Service
12:30-1:30 pm
Pediatric Ophthalmology Lunch Conference
Alex V. Levin, MD, MHSc., Pediatric Ophthalmology Service
Tuesday, September 27
6:45-7:30 am
Eye Genetics Conference
Alex V. Levin, MD, MHSc., Pediatric Ophthalmology Service
7:30-8:20 am
Resident Lecture: Diagnostic Approach to Retinal Disease: Fluorescein,
OCT, Ultrasound
Joseph Maguire, MD, Retina Service
BCSC pp.
Wednesday, September 28
6:45-7:30 am
Retinal Imaging Conference
CME 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
7:30-8:20 am
Resident Lecture: Is the Optic Disc Swollen?
Robert C. Sergott, MD, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service
BCSC pp. 128-150
12:30-1:30 pm
Neuro-Ophthalmology Lunch Conference
Jennifer K. Hall, MD, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service
Thursday, September 29
7:30-8:20 am
Resident Lecture: Pediatric Cataracts/Management
Alex V. Levin, MD, Pediatric Ophthalmology Service
BCSC pp. 285-308
Friday, September 30
7:00-8:00 am
Chiefs' Rounds
Kristin DiDomenico, MD and Amanda Matthews, MD
12:30-1:30 pm
Glaucoma Rounds
Classroom
Published monthly by the:
Department of Medical Education
Wills Eye Institute
840 Walnut Street, Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19107.5109
www.willseye.org/physicians/cme
Wills Eye Residency Program at Jefferson
Department of Ophthalmology
Thomas Jefferson University
Telephone: 215.440.3170; Fax 215.825.4732
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