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ForwardDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Education Retreat 2026
Overview
The main purpose of the activity is to promote the professional development of clinical, research and adjunct faculty members and to foster a climate for innovation, collaboration, and excellence in teaching and learning. Additionally, the event will provide the participants with resources and new ideas to help them improve and grow as educators and mentors through a variety of didactic presentations and interactive table discussions.
Intended Audience
This continuing education activity is designed by and for physicians and non-clinical researchers. Additional professionals that can benefit from this activity include optometrists, clinical adjunct faculty, and staff members that work in academic medicine.
Learning Objectives
As a result of participation in this educational activity, members of the healthcare team will be able to:
- Reflect on and evaluate their qualities as a teacher/preceptor in the OR, clinic, or research setting.;
- Identify key skills and approaches of effective mentoring and teaching in OR, clinic, or research settings they plan to develop or enhance;
- Increase their teaching portfolio with approaches and tools to practice and teach wellness.
Elements of Competence
This educational activity is designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competencies:
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)/Nursing: Practice-based learning and improvement
- Interprofessional Education Collaborative Competencies: Roles and responsibilities, Teams and teamwork
- Social Impact and Belonging: Engage in self-reflection, Value culturally-centered care
Agenda
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Time/Location | Activities/Topics & Speakers |
7:30 a.m. | Full Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 8:05 a.m. | Opening of the Education Retreat Daniel Knoch, MD Terri Young, MD, MBA, FARVO, FAOS |
8:05 - 9:45 a.m. | Didactic Presentations |
| 8:05 - 8:25 a.m. | Scholarship of Mentorship and Promotion Art Walaszek, MD Learning Objectives: 1. Appreciate the role of mentorship in a successful career academic medicine. |
| 8:25 - 8:55 a.m. | A Deep Dive on Difficult Learner Behavior Benjamin Schnapp, MD, MEd |
| 8:55 - 9:15 a.m. | Teaching Strategies for Busy Clinical Rotation Joe-Ann Moser, MD, MS |
| 9:15 - 9:45 a.m. | Tools to Enhance Meaning and Mitigate Burnout Amy Zelenski, PhD Learning Objectives:
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| 9:45 - 10:05 a.m. | Deepening Learning: Engaging and Motivating Students Naomi Salmon, PhD Learning Objectives:
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10:05 – 10:20 a.m. | Break and Snacks |
| 10:20 - 10:50 a.m. | Table Discussion Session 1
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10:50 – 11:00 a.m. | Short Break and Table Rotation |
| 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. | Table Discussion Session 2
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| 11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Wrap Up and Final Remarks Daniel Knoch, MD |
12:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Conference Attire
Dressing in layers will help to ensure your comfort in the conference room.
Planning Committee and Faculty Members
Name | Role | Title/Affiliation |
| Yasmin Bradfield, MD | Planning Committee Member | Pediatric Ophthalmology Clinical Fellowship Director |
| Janet Cushing, OD | Planning Committee Member | Optometry provider, Optometry Service Chief, Clinical Adjunct Faculty |
| Anna Momont, MD | Planning Committee Member | Residency Program Associate Director |
| Abigail Jebaraj, MD | Planning Committee Member | Comprehensive Clinical Faculty, VA Associate Director, AAI Director |
| Jennifer Larson, MD | Planning Committee Member | Phase 2 Director |
| Colleen McDowell, PhD | Planning Committee Member | Basic Scientist |
| Travis Rumery, DO | Planning Committee Member | Surgical Skills Training Facility Director |
| Christina Thomas-Virnig, PhD | Planning Committee Member | Director of DOVS Translational Research |
| Eric Weinlander, MD | Planning Committee Member | Cornea Clinical Faculty |
| Joe-Ann Moser, MD, MS | Faculty | Assistant Residency Program Director Dept of Emergency Medicine |
| Naomi Salmon, PhD | Faculty | Program Manager, Instructor Learning Communities, UW-Madison Center for Teaching, Learning & Mentoring |
| Benjamin Schnapp, MD, MEd | Faculty | Residency Program Director, Dept of Emergency Medicine |
| Art Walaszek, MD | Faculty | Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development, Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
| Amy Zelenski, PhD | Faculty | Director of Education Innovation and Scholarship Department of Medicine |
| Daniel Knoch, MD | Clinical Director/Planning Committee Chair | Vice Chair of Education and Faculty Development; Director of Medical Student Education |
| Tetyana Schneider, PhD, EdD | Activity Coordinator | GME Program Administrator |
| James Eberhard, MFA | Accreditation Specialist | Cont. Edu. Program Mgr., Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health |
Policy on Faculty and Sponsor Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, committee members, planners, and other persons who may influence the content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers/presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation. For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
Name | Role | Relevant Financial Relationships Disclosed | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices in Presentation? |
| Amy Zelenski, PhD | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Eric Weinlander, MD | Planning Committee Member | Glaukos Corporation (Independent Contractor - Consultant) | Yes |
| Art Walaszek, MD | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Christina Thomas-Virnig, PhD | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Tetyana Schneider, PhD, EdD | Activity Coordinator | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Benjamin Schnapp, MD, Med | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Naomi Salmon, PhD | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Travis Rumery, DO | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Joe-Ann Moser, MD, MS | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Colleen McDowell, PhD | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jennifer Larson, MD | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Daniel Knoch, MD | Clinical Director/Planning Committee Chair | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Abigail Jebaraj, MD | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Anna Momont, MD | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| James Eberhard, MFA | Accreditation Specialist | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Janet Cushing, OD | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Yasmin Bradfield, MD | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by, or on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
Accreditation and Credit Designation Statements
Accreditation Logos | Accreditation Statements |
 | In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by |
American Medical Association (AMA) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live and virtual activity for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. | |
 | COPE Credit The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.75 COPE credit hours. Optometrists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The course number is 102872-PB and the activity number is 132327. |
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 2.75 CEUs or 0.275 hours. |
Available Credit
- 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 2.75 COPE Credit Hours
- 2.75 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
- 2.75 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Registration for this activity can only be completed through the ICEP Learning Portal. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. UW-Madison ICEP is not able to refund fees paid through unaffiliated registration sites, such as eMedEvents.com, MedConfWorld.com, EventEgg.com, and 10times.com. Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations to [email protected]
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for this event. Please contact [email protected] as soon as you can make a reasonable accommodation request.
Additional Information
For additional information or for any questions, please contact Tetyana Schneider at [email protected].