Annual Meeting and Alumni Reunion
In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital 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. The course number is 220624-JA.
Physician
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
Optometric CE
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 COPE credit hours. Optometrists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Fees associated with AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ have been provided by the HMS Department of Ophthalmology. Fees associated with COPE credit hours have been provided by the HMS Department of Ophthalmology.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to: (1) Recognize how understanding ophthalmic disease at a molecular level will guide new therapies, (2) Discuss therapeutic advances and new treatment paradigms in areas outside the scope of their own practice, (3) Describe advances in the diagnosis of ophthalmic disease, and (4) Discuss new innovations in the understanding and treatment of ophthalmic disease.
Faculty Disclosures
Co-chairs
Joan W. Miller, MD – Disclosure pending.
Joseph R. Rizzo II, MD – No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Joseph Ciolino, MD – No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Rachel Huckfeldt, MD, PhD – No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Gena Heidary, MD, PhD – No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Continuing Education Reviewers/Approvers
Lesley Niccolini (CME) – No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Greg Durkin (Nursing) – No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Crystal Tom (Pharmacy) – No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Pamela Chamorro (Social Work) – No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Eugene D’Angelo (Psychology) – No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Stephen Shusterman (Dentistry) – No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Meeting Co-Chairs
Joseph B. Ciolino, MD (2009)
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Associate Director of Ophthalmology Alumni, Harvard Medical School
Henry Freeman Allen Cornea Scholar, Mass Eye and Ear
Gena Heidary, MD, PhD (2008, 2010)
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Director, Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Boston Children’s Hospital
Rachel Huckfeldt, MD, PhD (2013, 2016)
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Director, Inherited Retinal Degenerations Fellowship, Mass Eye and Ear
Joan W. Miller, MD (1989, 1991)
David Glendenning Cogan Professor of Ophthalmology and Chair of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Chief of Ophthalmology, Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Hospital
Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Joseph F. Rizzo III, MD (1986)
Simmons Lessell Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of Ophthalmology Alumni, Harvard Medical School
Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Mass Eye and Ear
All current and former residents, fellows, postdocs, and faculty members are invited to attend this exciting day of scientific exchange and networking.
View the Annual Meeting and Alumni Reunion Program
Day Program
The Liberty Hotel | 7:30am-5pm
215 Charles Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Evening Program
The Newbury Boston | 6pm-9pm
Reception & Poster Contest | 6pm
Gala Dinner | 7pm
1 Newbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Registration for the Annual Meeting and Alumni Reunion is broken out by attendee catagory. Please choose the registration link that best corresponds to your relationship with Harvard Ophthalmology.
If you have any event or registration questions, please contact our events team.
Harvard Ophthalmology Full-Time Faculty |
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Alumni & Part-Time Harvard Ophthalmology Faculty |
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Harvard Ophthalmology Trainees |
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Invited Speakers |
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Elena Barraquer, MD (1987)
2022 Mariana D. Mead Lecturer |
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Eve J. Higginbotham, SM, MD, ML (1984)
2022 Distinguished Clinical Achievement Lecture |
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Donald J. Zack, MD, PhD (1988)
2022 Distinguished Research Achievement Lecture
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