If viewing rounds and unable to connect through Zoom, please contact: Brandon Baksh, MD - jonathan-trejo@uiowa.edu
Friday, January 3, 2025
As a second department holiday event, we have rented out a theater at Sycamore mall in Iowa City and will be having a private screening of the movie Blink (2024). This will take place on Sunday, January 19th at 2pm. You are more than welcome to bring a guest with you. All you need to do attend the private showing of Blink is RSVP HERE.
Have you RSVP’d to the Holiday Party on Friday 1/24 from 5pm to 9pm at the Athletics Hall of Fame? RSVP for the holiday party HERE.
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Celebrate another year with us!
What: Ophthalmology Holiday Party - Food, Drinks, Fun...with bar Trivia (and prizes!)
When: Friday, January 24, 2025 | 5 to 9 PM
Where: UI Athletics Hall of Fame
Please RSVP if you will be joining us!
Submitted by Kristin Kirpes-
Najla Al-Salama
Ophthalmic Photographer II
Najla Al-Salama joined the department as an Ophthalmic Photographer on 12/30/24. Najla brings to her position over 30 years of experience working as an Ophthalmic Photographer at various locations, including Retina and Vitreous Consultants of Wisconsin, Maine Eye Center, and King khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Her favorite colors are red, white, and blue. Najla's favorite drink is Coke in a glass bottle. You might find her eating at Taco Bell and shopping at Walmart or Sam's Club. Najla’s enjoys dancing in her free time. Please join us in welcoming Najla to our team!
Submitted by Dr. Kanwal Matharu-
We will be sharing updates from the work of our global ophthalmology division in this segment of our newsletter.
Please reach out to Dr. Matharu or Dr. Hendricks with any further comments or questions!
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RECENT UPDATES
Measuring Iowa's Global Reach
Iowa has a long and proud history of global ophthalmology in its various forms.
We are cataloguing global ophthalmology experiences of those associated with UI Ophthalmology. This is our attempt to build on this proud legacy and we want to include everyone’s prior efforts and experiences. If you have any global ophthalmology experience, please take a moment to fill out the form below to give us a bit more information.
Submitted by Tonya Looker-
JANUARY WELLNESS UPDATES
January is a time to reflect on the past and look forward to the new year. liveWELL, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Family Services are excited to support your health and well-being journey in 2025.
The first step in getting connected to campus well-being is taking your Personal Health Assessment (PHA).
This 10-minute, confidential survey provides you with the opportunity to reflect on your wellness and get connected to services to support your unique goals. Once you complete your PHA, you unlock many programs to support your well-being.
More chances to win in January!
Complete your 2025 PHA in January for a chance to win extra prizes. To celebrate campus well-being, liveWELL will randomly draw four $50 gift card winners on Fridays in January: January 10, 17, 24, and 31. Additionally, everyone who completes the PHA in January will have two chances to win $250!
Reminder: You must complete the PHA in January to continue participating in the Recreation Membership Incentive Program.
New Year, New Look
Track your progress all year long with the new interactive dashboard.
New Ophthalmology All-Staff Distribution List
Due to no longer having the ability to manage the Ophthalmology All Staff email distribution list, HCIS has created a new mailing list for us called: Ophthalmology Staff (OphthStaff@healthcare.uiowa.edu) that will continue to be managed internally.
Please use this new email moving forward to ensure the most up to date employee list is reached.
NEW – Please use: OphthStaff@healthcare.uiowa.edu
OLD – Do not use: OphthalmologyAllStaff@healthcare.uiowa.edu
Contact Ophthalmology IT
Please use these contact methods helps us prioritize your request:
Phone: 78107
Email: OphthIT@healthcare.uiowa.edu
ESC Portal: https://service.healthcare.uiowa.edu (New to ESC? Learn how to submit a help desk ticket)
Submitted by Kristin Kirpes-
POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT
Clinic Services Specialist - Ophthalmology | Req #24005687
The Clinic Services Specialist schedules patient appointments/inquiries for the Department of Ophthalmology for multiple sub clinics and ensures that patients are scheduled to the right department based on their urgency. Ensures the correct visit types, provider, date, length of visit, and time are utilized. Schedules into the appropriate timeframe in alignment with requested plan of care, urgency and desired appointment date. Ensures appropriate appointment prerequisites are completed and obtained. Responsible for maintaining the Patient and Referral Work queues and assigning responsibilities among employees to ensure that these work queues are completed in a timely and accurate manner. Monitors progress of work queues and reports any issues and concerns to administration. Coordinates all necessary preparatory tests and obtains records to maximize the efficiency of the visit. Informs patient of their visit specific preparatory instructions and ensures notification about their upcoming appointments via their communication method of choice. Follows the appropriate workflows to confirm the patient is financially secured for their visit. Anticipates the needs of the patient and serves as a patient advocate. Assists and problem solves any scheduling issues that arise. Uses independent judgement in determining how to assist patient requests outside of the scope of scheduling. Upholds the department's best practices, quality, and professionalism standards and policies. Serves as a mentor, coach, role model, and service excellence ambassador for staff, co-workers, patients, and visitors. May complete special projects for the department. May attend clinic or department meetings to serve as a scheduling content expert. May perform other duties as assigned.
Clinical Trials Research Specialist - Ophthalmology | Req #24005670
The Clinical Trials Research Specialist (PRV3; 3A) oversees all aspects of the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences’ clinical trials and supervises a team of employees supporting clinical research. Together, the specialist and team provide end-to-end support for variety of ophthalmological clinical trials sponsored by industry, the NIH, and private foundations, as well as for investigator-initiated studies. The Clinical Trials Specialist oversees the guidance of faculty and learners for IRB processes and other issues related to human subject research. Lastly, the Clinical Trials Research Specialist is responsible for overall quality assurance of the work of this group with an emphasis on timeliness, patient confidentiality, data security, and ensuring that the work product is robust to internal and external audits. The Clinical Trials Research Specialist also works closely with and is supervised by, the Grants and Contracts Manager for the department.
Ophthalmic Clinical Specialist I performs technical and diverse optical testing as a portion of the complete ocular exam, in addition to obtaining patient histories, meds and allergies for the supervising physician. This position will work an 8 hour shift between the hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences intends to hire at either the Ophthalmic Technician, non-COA certified classification, or Ophthalmic Clinical Specialist I, COA certified classification, based on the qualifications of the successful candidate. Please indicate in your application materials the position you wish to be considered for or indicate both.
Orthoptist ($5,000 Sign-On Incentive for hires new to UI) | Req #24005227
The Orthoptist provides direct patient care by performing sensorimotor testing, evaluating and treating eye movement disorders and binocular vision, participating in the evaluation and diagnosis of patients with amblyopia, diplopia, genetic disorders of the eye, pediatric and adult strabismus, and other eye movement conditions. The Orthoptist also assists in coordinating and educating fellows, residents, orthoptic students, and doctors who rotate through the services, participates in clinical research into eye movement disorders, diplopia, strabismus, nystagmus, and inherited eye disorders, and serves as a liaison between the ophthalmology clinics and other areas in the Department of Ophthalmology and other clinics throughout the hospital.
We are also recruiting for multiple faculty positions. Direct links to these postings are available here: https://jobs.uiowa.edu/jobSearch/faculty/
| Schedule Subject to Change | |||
| Mon | Jan 6 | 8:00 AM | On call Rounds |
| Tue | Jan 7 | 7:30 AM | BCSC |
| Wed | Jan 8 | 8:00 AM | Zachary Richards, MD, PGY2 |
| Thu | Jan 9 | 8:00 AM | Jonathan Trejo, MD, PGY3 |
| Fri | Jan 10 | 8:00 AM | Marshall Henrie, MD, PGY2 |
| Schedule Subject to Change | |||
| Mon | Jan 13 | 8:00 AM | On call Rounds |
| Tue | Jan 14 | Communication Session - Drs. Kemp and Rosenbaum - PGY1 and 2 (No Rounds) | |
| Wed | Jan 15 | 8:00 AM | Sammy Tadros, MD, PGY3 |
| Thu | Jan 16 | 8:00 AM | Dr. Sophia Chung |
| Fri | Jan 17 | 8:00 AM | Paige Noble, MD, PGY2 |
*P indicates rounds intended specifically for residents, fellows and orthoptic students
If viewing rounds and unable to connect through Zoom, please contact: Brandon Baksh, MD - jonathan-trejo@uiowa.edu
Ophthalmology Morning Rounds is held from 8:00 am - 8:45 am in the Braley Auditorium (01136), Pomerantz Family Pavilion / Zoom.
Jan 19 - Dept. Screening of Blink documentary @ Sycamore Theater
Jan 24 - Ophthalmology Holiday Party @ UI Hall of Fame
Feb 7 - Morning Rounds guest speaker: Anat Galor, MD of Bascom Palmer Eye via Zoom
Mar 6 - Ophthalmology Town Hall
Mar 21 - Clinical Conference: Glaucoma - Mansour F. Armaly Lecture
Apr 11 - Clinical Conference: Comprehensive Ophthalmology - Wolfe Lecture
Apr 12 - Ophthalmology Town Hall
June 13-14 - Iowa Eye Annual Meeting & Alumni Reunion - Department's 100th Anniversary
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