Canadian Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses

Saturday, June 26, 0800-1600
Room 202

Registration
0730-0800, Room 202

Guest
Timothy Andrad�

Moderators
Rosemary Bickerton
Pascale Rinfret

Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • integrate new ophthalmology knowledge into their current practice in both the clinic and surgical settings. The ophthalmic nurses will have the opportunity to network with colleagues and share best practice to better patient outcomes.
0800Welcome remarks
Rosemary Bickerton, CSORN President
0815 Pay now or pay later: Ergonomics in a high volume cataract surgery centre
Kathy Bruce
0845 Evolution of cataract surgery
Nathalie Gigu�re
0915 WHO surgical safety checklist
Marcela Tutay and Janet Powers
0945 Coffee break
1015 What to expect when you are expecting: The ophthalmology version
Setareh Ziai, MD/ Danah Albreiki, MD
1045 Annual Business Meeting: Election of new executive members (2010-2013)
1200 Lunch break in the Exhibition hall/ networking
1315 Kaleidoscope of care, a patient's journey
Lorraine Osborne
1400 Ocular tumors clinic
Sylvie Marcoux, Suzanne Boulianne
1430 Stretch break
1450 Communicating and connecting in high stress environments: The BIG picture and some nitty-gritty!
Tim Andrad�
1550 Closing remarks
Rosemary Bickerton

Participants are invited to a social evening after the COS welcome reception in the Exhibition hall.