Series Overview

Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Grand Rounds provides a forum for discussion of interesting cases of ophthalmic diseases as seen through the lens of clinical care, research, and education. Residents, fellows and faculty engage in weekly presentations with the goal of providing healthcare professionals with enhanced knowledge as well as new strategies that will lead to modified practice and improved patient outcomes. Each year, our Grand Rounds welcomes a number of international and national visiting professors as well as regional experts, including on the topics of low vision, public health, faculty development, wellness, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Our Grand Rounds' series of Frontiers in Vision Research includes translational research and its clinical applications with our new science and disease-focused lectures. The inclusion of these basic science research presentations in the Grand Rounds translate into four full-hour-long sessions, consisting of a combination of two research-clinical presentations and two purely research presentations. Participation by clinicians, scientists, residents, fellows, medical students, clinic staff and other employees is encouraged to allow for rich discussion on clinical, research and education topics from multiple perspectives. 

Global Objectives

As a result of participation in this educational series, members of the healthcare team will be able to:

• Describe basic science research developments as these relate to explorations of a variety of eye diseases.
• Stimulate research-clinician dialogue and collaboration with researchers/scientists within the department as well as from other departments and institutions nationally and internationally.
• Advance patient-centered care and teamwork in patient care and in saving and preserving sight locally and globally. 
• Inform about new strategies, instruments, and tools that are used to improve the outcomes for patients with ophthalmic conditions and/or low vision. 
• Examine personal biases, systemic disparities and ethical considerations to be accountable for the impact of words and actions on others and the impact on our ability to create a culture of antiracism and inclusion.
• Identify tools and strategies to increase communication across eyecare professions and other healthcare roles.

Intended Audience

MD/DO, Social Workers, Residents, Fellows, Researchers, PhDs, Technicians, Medical Assistants, Low Vision Specialists, Support Staff/Admin Staff, Optometrists (OD),  and Students.

Planning Committee

Accreditation

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statements

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, planners, and other persons who may influence 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.

* 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 service directly to patients to be ineligible companies.

Detailed disclosures will be available prior to the start of the activity.

Disclosures for Planning Committee

COMPETENCIES

ACGME/NURSING

• Patient Care and Procedural Skills
• Medical Knowledge
• Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Systems-Based Practice

INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE 

• Values/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice
• Interprofessional Communication
• Teams and Teamwork

SOCIAL IMPACT & BELONGING 

• Address Differences in Health Outcomes

• Value Culturally Centered Care

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY GOALS

IP — COMPETENCE