Kardon Inducted as ARVO Fellow
Randy Kardon, MD, PhD, will be inducted in the second class of ARVO Fellows during the Annual Meeting next week.
The title of ARVO Fellow is an honor established in 2009 to recognize current ARVO members for their individual accomplishments, leadership and contributions to the Association. ARVO Fellows serve as role models and mentors for individuals pursuing careers in vision and ophthalmology research and help further ARVO's vision "... to facilitate the advancement of vision research and the prevention and cure of disorders of the visual system worldwide," which includes advancing basic and clinical knowledge and serving as the leading international forum for vision research and the primary advocate for vision science worldwide.
Gandhi Donates Time to the Children of Iowa City
-story by Rich Allen
Dr. Nandini Gandhi took time from helping the children of India to teaching the children of Iowa City. Gandhi, accompanied by Dr. Richard Allen and Eva Patil (M4), visited Ms. Engelhardt’s class at Lincoln Elementary School, where Dr. Allen’s son, Gus, is a 4th grader. It was full circle for Ms. Patil, who was enjoying her last day of medical school visiting the elementary school she attended as a youth. The morning started off with a review of the anatomy of the eye followed by the donning of hats and masks by the students to watch surgical videos. Intraocular lenses and 10-0 suture were then examined under a microscope, and the grand finale was the dissection of a pig eye. Although Dr. Allen wanted to administer a pop quiz at the end, the remaining time was taken answering questions such as “what happens if you throw up during surgery”?
Photos from the AAO Mid Year Forum and Congressional Advocacy Day Event in Washington, D.C. on Apr 21-22
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Photos from Dr. Tsui’s Orbis Mission
Dr. Tsui travelled to Nigeria on an Orbis Mission February 13-21. View a few photos from the trip, click on either image below for the web album:
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Benita Carney Retirement
A belated celebration honoring Benita Carney on her retirement was held in the Blodi Conference Room on April 28th. Benita was hired in 1970 and retired earlier this year from the Perimetry Service.
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River Crossing Open House
River Crossing in Riverside held an Open House on April 24th. Eye Exams and UI Optical were big hits with UI Children’s Hospital Mascot, Perky; even her pal Herky got an eye exam. Dr. Kirschling reassures Hawkeye fans that Herky and Perky both have very healthy eyes.
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UI Optical FYI
The Update will have a regular column by the UI Optical opticians designed to provide you with answer to questions they are routinely asked by our patients. If you have specific questions you would like to see answered in this column, please forward your questions to trish-duffel@uiowa.edu and then look for the answer in the weeks to come.
UI Optical has frames and lenses for every budget. Super Saver packages are available that provide a complete set of spectacles with selected frames and lenses for the following prices: single vision - $65.00, bifocal or trifocals - $100.00 and progressive addition lenses - $145.00. When your patients purchase spectacles at UI Optical, you can be assured that they will be measured, fit and adjusted properly.
UI Optical is one of the few places in town that provides glasses to Medicaid recipients.
More than 300 years of service
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| front row: Kim Johnson (started 1982), Pat Smith (1977), Benita Carney (1970), Sarah Smith (1976), Kathleen Jacobson (1989) back row:Pat Zahs (1973), Marlys Bartling (1967), Bill Carney, Barb Murphy (1984), Connie Hinz (1975), Kathy Burkle (1990) |
The photo above represents 317 years of service to the Department of Ophthalmology. (Several decades more if you count Bill's support of Benita). There are several others in the Department who have more than 20 years of service, they just didn't happen to be in the Blodi Conference Room at the same time.
Patient Safety Culture Survey May 3rd - June 13, 2010
UIHC will be conducting a Patient Safety Culture Survey from May 3 – June 13. The purpose of this survey is to:
- Understand our current culture of patient safety,
- Help UIHC identify strengths and weaknesses related to our safety culture and
- Begin the work necessary to make changes that will positively impact our safety culture and patient safety.
All hospital employees and physicians - whether they are a direct care provider or not - will be asked to complete this survey. On May 3, each staff member will receive an email with a link to the survey.
Graduation Is Sooner Than You Think
Ophthalmology Resident and Fellow Graduates
If you are a Resident or Fellow graduating this June, please send Trish a note (trish-duffel@uiowa.edu) about your plans after graduating. Please do not assume someone else will give me this information, they won't.
The information is used in a special supplement to the Ophthalmology Update (see last year's issue) and will also appear in abbreviated form in a future Iowa Vision.
Where you are planning to go from here? The information need not be anything long and involved… "Entering private practice with (name of practice or who you will be practicing with) in (City, state, country)" or "Will be an assistant professor of (specialty) at (Institution) in (location)" or "continuing my studies with an additional fellowship in (specialty) at (institution) in (location)"
DEADLINE: June 1.
FAMILY members of local graduates
Each year the Ophthalmology Update includes a supplement with information about our sons, daughters, spouses, grandchildren, who are graduating from high school, college, graduate school, professional school (and kindergarten and preschool…) This has been a very popular supplement over the years. We’ve followed a few graduates from high school graduation through college and graduate/professional school. Please don't assume I know about your graduate unless you tell me. (I am blissfully oblivious occasionally.)
If you would like a family member included in this year’s supplement please send the information to Trish Duffel (trish-duffel@uiowa.edu). Please include your graduate’s name, your relationship to the graduate, where they are graduating from, what their plans are for the future (going on to college? Where and what major if known. Taking a job somewhere? Where? etc.) ALSO, please send Trish a jpeg image or loan her a photo of your graduate to scan (She promises to return it). See last year’s supplement.
DEADLINE: June 1.
New Baby
Dr. Juan P. Fernandez de Castro announces the arrival on April 29 of Baby Juliana, 3250 grams (20") and 51 centimeters (7.2 lbs). Mother and baby are doing great.