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CME

Ophthalmology Continuing Medical Education Series: Everything You Need To Know About Birdshot Chorioretinopathy

Location: Hybrid: Health Discovery Building Auditorium (HDB 1.208) & Zoom

Address: 1601 Trinity St., Bldg. B, Austin, Texas 78712 | View Map »

Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025

Time: 6–7:30 p.m.

Contact: Nicole Groote

About the Event

In this installment of the Department of Ophthalmology and Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute’s Continuing Medical Education Series, Saleema Kherani-Ali, M.D., MPH, presents “Everything You Need To Know About Birdshot Chorioretinopathy!” Kherani-Ali is an assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Dell Medical School. She is an uveitis, cataracts and comprehensive ophthalmologist at UT Health Austin’s Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute.

In-person attendees are encouraged to attend at 6 p.m. for a reception prior to the lecture that begins at 6:30 p.m.

Email Nicole Groote for more information.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this presentation, the audience participant should be able to:

  1. Define different imaging characteristics of birdshot chorioretinopathy.
  2. Describe the spectrum of disease severity.
  3. Discuss the indication for treatment and briefly touch upon management options.

Target Audience

  • Primary: Physicians in ophthalmology
  • Secondary: Any discipline physicians and physician extenders

Attributes/Competencies

This activity has been designed to promote some of the following desired physician attributes and competencies:

  • ACGME: Patient Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement Systems-Based Practice
  • IOM: Patient-Centered Care, Work with Interdisciplinary Teams, Use Evidence-Based Practice, Apply Quality Improvement, Use informatics
  • IECC: Interprofessional Teamwork and Team-Based Practice, Interprofessional Communication, Roles and Responsibilities

Speaker Disclosure

Saleema Kherani-Ali, M.D., MPH, speaker for this educational activity, has no relevant relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Planner Disclosure

Jane Edmond, M.D.; Eric Crowell, M.D., MPH; and Nicole Groote, planners of this educational activity, have no relevant relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

The CME Advisory Committee, reviewers of this educational activity, have no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Accreditation Statement

The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School designates this internet live course for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.