Can J Ophthalmol
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Effective communication is essential in the delivery of health care. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether formal communication skills training in breaking bad news should be incorporated into the training of ophthalmologists. ⋯ Survey respondents strongly support the inclusion during ophthalmology residency of formal communication skills training in breaking bad news. This would be a logical choice of content for ophthalmology residency programs striving to meet the mandated "interpersonal and communication skills" core competency requirements.
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Demographic changes likely to occur in the near future and the need for planning to address them are behind the urgent drive to assess present-day provision and utilization of low-vision rehabilitation (LVR) services in the community. Perhaps even more important is the assessment of supporting research work in this field of health care. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to investigate the current involvement of researchers in Canada in the elucidation of the LVR sciences. ⋯ The majority of research activity in Canada is university based and involves the medical profession in a leading role, thus affording LVR the appropriate medium for promotion and development of a multidisciplinary approach to outstanding research issues. Only a fraction of current research in LVR (12.2%) deals with outcome measures of the therapeutic interventions aimed at restoring functional vision.
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We report a case of traumatic dislocation of the globe into the maxillary sinus following a bull-riding incident. ⋯ Traumatic dislocations of the eye into the sinuses are rare, and urgent management and surgical repair are indicated.
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Editorial Biography Historical Article
Farewell from this Editor-in-Chief.
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Medical students' attitudes on diversity when applying to Toronto's ophthalmology residency program.
Affirmative action is a controversial admissions policy practised by universities in the United States and other countries around the world. It is currently not used at the University of Toronto ophthalmology residency program. A survey was conducted to determine the opinions of applicants as to the role that affirmative action and quotas should play during the admissions process and to determine the current ethnic breakdown of the applicants to ophthalmology. ⋯ The majority of survey respondents in this study did not support affirmative action or quotas at the University of Toronto ophthalmology program. The applicants to this program represent a diverse group of individuals from a multitude of ethnic, cultural, and racial backgrounds, and, in their average opinion, affirmative action policies would not benefit our admissions program.