LV02 Details
LV02: The Low Vision Megacourse
Course Description
This three-day course provides information on evaluating and prescribing for adult patients with low vision resulting from a full range of conditions, including age-related macular degeneration, diabetes-related eye diseases, glaucoma and cataracts. Upon completion of this educational activity, the learner should have a better understanding of how to review, diagnose and provide vision rehabilitation options for adults with low vision, and will be able to apply this knowledge in his/her medical practice.
Target Audience
Ophthalmologists, optometrists
Needs Assessment
This course provides information that allows a physician to meet the needs of a growing population of older adults who are presenting with low vision-related functional difficulties that cannot be addressed by medical treatment (surgery or medication). Understanding the options available to address these functional needs - whether in the physician's office or by appropriate referral - will increase the physician's understanding of vision rehabilitation methods and, ultimately, his/her ability to provide better patient care.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, the learner should have a better understanding of diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation options available to increase functional visual ability of patients with low vision-related conditions, and will be able to apply this knowledge in his/her medical practice.
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary and Lighthouse International. The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary designates this educational activity for a maximum of 17.5 hours AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Mission Statement
It is The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary's Institute for Continuing Medical Education's stated mission to create medical education activities that will "serve to increase the knowledge, skills, professional performance and relationships that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public or the chosen profession."
Disclosure Policy Statement
The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary Institute for Continuing Medical Education requires that each teacher in a CME-accredited program educational activity disclose the existence of any financial interest and/or other relationship(s) (e.g., paid speaker, employee, paid consultant on a Board and/or Committee for a commercial company) that would potentially affect the objectivity of his/her presentation. Speakers are also asked to make a disclosure that a product is still investigational when an unlabeled use of a commercial product, or an investigational use not yet approved for any purpose, is discussed during an educational activity. The disclosed information in no way presumes to assess the participant's qualifications or suitability. Course faculty who neglect to provide information about relationships with commercial companies will be removed from the educational activity. The intention is to provide full disclosure of any potential conflict of interest, real or perceived, which is related to a specific event. Full disclosure of faculty and commercial relationships, if any, will be made at the program.
Provider Disclosure
The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary received no financial benefit for this educational activity.
Corporate Financial Sponsorship
None
LV02 - The Low Vision Megacourse - Course Program*
Day 1
8:30-8:45 am Introduction: Karen Seidman, MPA
8:45-10 am Clinical assessment of the patient with low vision: Debra Budick, OD
10-11 am Directed observation of a low vision examination: Eleanor E. Faye, MD, FAAO (Hon) (commentator); Bruce Rosenthal, OD, FAAO (examiner)
11-11:15 am Break
11:15 am-12:30 pm Assessing Function - Rationale and methodology of tests used: Eleanor E. Faye, MD, FAAO (Hon)
12:30-1:30 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:30-5 pm Device workshop: Bruce Rosenthal, OD, FAAO
Day 2
9 am-12:30 pm Eye pathology related to low vision device use: Eleanor E. Faye, MD, FAAO (Hon)
12:30-1:30 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:30-2:50 pm Instructing the low vision patient: Cydney Strand, RN
2:50-3 pm Break
3-5 pm Issues in low vision prescribing: Brendal Waiss, OD, FAAO
Day 3
9-9:45 am Case discussions - Specialty issues: Eleanor E. Faye, MD, FAAO (Hon)
9:45-11 am Designing a model that works for your setting: Karen Seidman, MPA
11-11:15 am Break
11:15 am-12:45 pm High Tech in Low Vision: Bruce Rosenthal, OD, FAAO
12:45-1 pm Summary/evaluations
2-4 pm Resource sessions
*Schedules are subject to change without notice
E-mail education@lighthouse.org
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