In collaboration with the nation’s leading volunteer eye health and safety organization, Prevent Blindness, ECHO-Chicago has developed a 10-week virtual training program to equip community-based primary care providers with the knowledge and confidence to deliver more inclusive and collaborative healthcare for individuals with vision impairment and blindness. This virtual series will train primary care providers over ten weeks. The meetings will take place weekly for an hour and will be facilitated by a team of subject matter experts. Sessions will include short didactic presentations followed by participant-led case presentations. Modeled after medical rounds, this structure allows participants to apply the knowledge gained and openly discuss the real-world challenges of implementing recommended best practices. Through these discussions, the series facilitators and participants draw on their experiences to support each other and share strategies they have found to be successful in navigating barriers.
ECHO-Chicago: Vision Impairment and Eye Health in Primary Health Care
The University of Chicago via Independent
Overview
Syllabus
After this activity, participants will be able to:
- Define vision impairment, its causes, its prevalence, and the economic burden it causes across patients’ lifespans;
- Discuss common pediatric eye conditions, their impact on patients and families, and evidence-based screening protocols;
- Identify the risk of eye disease for those with diabetes and the role of eye health and interprofessional teams in diabetes management;
- Recall glaucoma risk factors and the role of health management in reducing vision loss from glaucoma;
- Recognize common co-morbid mental health conditions with vision impairment;
- Explain the impact of cataracts on the eye and the importance of education and early detection in cataract management;
- Assess the role of gender, behavior, and hormones on inequities as well as the importance of education and early detection in reducing gender differences in vision and eye health;
- Discuss who is at risk for Thyroid Eye Disease (TED), TED's impact on patient health, and how to support the eye health of patients with TED.
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Thanky you for this opportunity to improve my profession, I hope you can add more topics regarding blindness prevention programs.
