6th Duke fAVS Course: Virtual Edition
This virtual course is free to attend and is intended for vitreoretinal, medical retina, and uveitis fellows.
6th Duke fAVS Program Highlights
- New devices in the vitreoretinal surgery pipeline
- New drugs in the medical retina and uveitis pipeline
- Ocular oncology and retinal degenerations update
- How to collaborate with industry and get involved in trials
- Interpreting clinical trial design and outcomes
- The device development lifecycle
- Surgical and Medical retina interesting case panel
- Fellow-presented cases and surgical videos
- How to achieve academic success in ophthalmology
- Real-world retina: job search in the COVID-19 era, lawsuits, contract negotiations
- Academia vs private practice vs private equity jobs vs managed care organization job
- Life after fellowship
Attendance Award
All North American fellows who attend all three virtual sessions in the entirety will receive a copy of The Duke Manual of Vitreoretinal Surgery at the conclusion of the 2020 fAVS virtual series!
Duke Faculty
Guest Faculty
6th Duke fAVS Agenda
Industry Support
Diamond Plus
Alcon Vision, LLC
Diamond
Allergan, Inc.
Gemini Therapeutics
Novartis
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Gold
Adverum Biotechnologies
Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Castle Biosciences
IVERIC bio
Notal Vision
REGENXBIO, Inc.
Silver
Endogena Therapeutics
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals
Bronze
Bausch + Lomb
BVI
Clearside Biomedical
Dutch Ophthalmic USA
Genentech, Inc.
Heidelberg Engineering
Ocular Therapeutics
OCULUS Surgical, Inc.
Vortex Surgical
22nd Advanced Vitreoretinal Surgery Course (AVS)
May 20-21, 2022
AVS Program Highlights
- Discuss traumas, macular holes, retinal vascular diseases and management of complicated surgeries, case presentations and panel discussion.
- Various approaches to treatment of retinal detachments
- Discuss various and complex aspects including gas concentration, external drainage, and management of macula on and off rhegma - togenous retinal detachment
7th Duke fAVS Course
May 20-21, 2022
fAVS Program Highlights
- Cutting-edge vitreoretinal surgical techniques
- Therapeutic pharmacologic treatment strategies
- Advanced ophthalmic imaging
- Fellow-specific surgical wet labs
- Fellow-directed case and surgical videos
- Advice on job searches and contract negotiations