OAS Town Hall: Anesthesia Safety for Elective Ophthalmic Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic

 Agenda 

 6:30 pm Welcome & Opening Remarks – Zhuang T. Fang, MD, MSPH, FASA, OAS President, University of California, Los Angeles

6:30 pm Guidelines for Reopening Elective Ophthalmic Surgery – George Dumas, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham

6:40 pm Considerations for Eye Clinic Reopening – Lynne Young, MBA, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital

6:50 pm Wilmer’s Approach to Surgical Operations During and Through the Pandemic – Rahul Shah, Wilmer’s Eye Institute, John Hopkins University

7:00 pm Pre-Operative Anesthesia and Covid-19 Status Evaluation for Elective Ophthalmic Surgery – Jennifer Katsura, MSN, CRNA, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA

7:10 pm General Anesthesia for Ophthalmic Surgery: Considerations to Minimize Exposure – Tina Tran, MD, Wilmer’s Eye Institute, John Hopkins      University

7:20 pm The Management of Ocular Blocks – Howard Palte, MD, Bascum Palmer, University of Miami

7:30 pm Q & A / Discussion

7:45 pm Conclude