Seeing the Whole Picture: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Cataracts
LAU Medical Center–Rizk Hospital, Dr. Michel E. Mawad Block D, Auditorium, 5th floor or Online via WebEx
The Office for Continuing Medical Education (CME) at the LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine invites you to attend its latest multidisciplinary Grand Round on cataracts, a common age-related condition and a leading cause of reversible vision loss worldwide.
This session will review recent advances that have significantly improved diagnosis and management. It will also provide an update on current approaches to cataract care, address practical clinical challenges across the patient journey from primary assessment to personalized treatment, and emphasize the role of interdisciplinary collaboration in optimizing patient outcomes.
Speakers
Youssef Rizk, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Residency Program Director
Department of Internal Medicine – Division of Family Medicine
LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Karim Sleiman, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clerkship Director - Department of Ophthalmology
LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Discussant
Karim Tohme, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Ophthalmology
LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
For those joining online, you are kindly requested to:
- Log in to WebEx using your full name and email to ensure accurate attendance tracking.
- Attend at least 75% of the session to be eligible to receive a certificate of attendance, in accordance with CME Office guidelines
WebEx access (Click here to join) / Event Number: 2377 959 4515 / Event Password: 1234
Attendance via WebEx will be recorded by the CME Office. Participants who attend at least 75% of the session are eligible to receive 2 CME credits as designated by the Lebanese Order of Physicians (for physicians), or a certificate of attendance with 2 CPD credits for non-physicians.
Disclosure & Independence Statement:
The following course director, speakers, discussants, and planners reported no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies: Dr. Mariana Helou, Dr. Karim Sleiman, Dr. Youssef Rizk, Dr. karim Tohme, Dr. Vanda Abi Raad, Dr. Rodrigue Chemaly, Dr. Rana Barake, Dr. Abeer Hani, Dr. Rima Moghnie, Dr. Souha Allam, Dr. Micheline Bou Khalil, Dr. Hanane Ziade, Dr. Eliane Choueiry, Dr. Carmel Bouclaous, Mrs. Sandy El Ferzly, Mrs. Lama Naim, Mrs. Mariette El Soury, Dr. Charbel Iskandar, and Dr. Mohamad Karaali.
Target Audience:
This activity is designed for ophthalmologists, primary care physicians, family medicine practitioners, optometrists, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in the screening, diagnosis, referral, treatment, and long-term management of patients with cataracts and other age-related eye conditions, as well as other interested participants with an interest in learning about these topics.