Program Schedule

7th Biennial ROP Update Meeting – Agenda

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Our 2026 Agenda is currently in development, and will be made available below as soon as possible.

 

View 2024 Agenda Below

Friday May 31, 2024

7:30 amBreakfast and poster set up
8:00 amWelcome: Emily McCourt, MD & Duncan Wilcox, MD, CHCO Surgeon-in-Chief

Session 1: Moderators: Amy Hutchinson, MD & Alejandra de Alba Campomanes, MD, MPH

8:10 amWhat’s new and important in ROP! From the AAPOS professional education subcommittee on ROP | Michael Puente, MD & Casey Smith, MD
8:30 am ROP Studies: Past and present | Michael Repka, MD, MBA
8:50 amPathophysiology of ROP: Basic Understanding Paving Way to Treatment | Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
9:10 amAudience Discussion
9:25 am A pediatric retinal surgeon’s perspective on ROP | Marc Mathias, MD
9:40 amNeonatology & ROP: Beyond the Eyes | Jim Barry, MD
9:55 amAudience Discussion / Questions
10:10 amBreak and Refreshments

Session 2: Point/Counterpoint on Controversies in ROP
Moderators: Emily McCourt, MD and Mike Repka, MD, MBA

10:30 amEylea FDA approval for ROP: will it change my practice? | Yes: Lauren Mehner, MD - No: C. Armitage Harper III, MD
10:45 amAnti VEGF should be used… | More often: Marc Mathias, MD - Less often: Nader Moinfar, MD
11:00 amWhen ROP regresses from anti-VEGF or spontaneously, we should… | Laser early: Kathryn Haider, MD - Laser later or maybe never: Gil Binenbaum, MD; Michael Repka, MD; Stephen Glaser, MD; Kathryn Haider, MD; Nader Moinfar, MD; C. Armitage Harper III, MD
11:15 amPearls and pitfalls. A case-based panel discussion | Marc Mathias, MD; Lauren Mehner, MD; Gil Binenbaum, MD; Michael Repka, MD; Stephen Glaser, MD; Kathryn Haider, MD; Nader Moinfar, MD; C. Armitage Harper III, MD
12:00 noonLunch and Poster Walk

Session 3: ROP Logistics & Real-life ROP
Moderators: Stephen Glaser, MD and Gil Binenbaum, MD

1:15 pmWelcome Naresh Mandava MD, Chair of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado
1:20 pmTelemedicine and ROP: The View from Southern California & Beyond | Thomas Lee, MD
1:40 pmTelemedicine and ROP: The View from Northern California & Beyond | Darius Moshfeghi, MD
2:00 pmAudience Discussion
2:20 pmROP Contracts: Is my contract fair? How do I negotiate/renegotiate? | Rebecca Braverman, MD & Jason Owens, MPA
2:35 pm ROP Billing in the age of medical decision making | Jennifer Jung, MD
2:50 pmBREAK
3:00 pm ROP Coordination & EPIC ROP lists | Alejandra de Alba Campomanes, MD, MPH; Amy Hutchinson, MD; Melissa Engle, OD; Jennifer Jung, MD
3:25 pmOMIC Talk: ROP Remote Screening | Daniel Berinstein, MD
3:45 pmROP Logistics Panel Discussion | All Faculty from Session 3
4:00 pmADJOURN
6:00 pm to 8:00 pmReception | Jacquard Hotel Rooftop

Saturday June 1, 2024
Session 4: The Future of ROP
Moderator: Lauren Mehner, MD

7:45 amBreakfast
8:15 amAdvances in ROP and Artificial Intelligence | J. Peter Campbell, MD, MPH
8:35 amArtificial Medical Intelligence: Where we are and where we are going | Jayshree Kalpathy-Cramer, PhD
8:55 amAudience Discussion / Questions
9:10 amThe Third Epidemic of ROP | Sarah Rodriguez-Hilkert, MD, MPH
9:25 amAdvancing Technology to Reduce ROP | C. Armitage Harper III, MD
9:40 amConfronting ROP Around the Globe | Graham Quinn, MD, MSCE
9:55 amPresentation of the Inaugural Graham E. Quinn Award for Combating ROP | Gil Binenbaum, MD, MSCE
10:00 amBREAK
10:20 amSocial determinants of health and ROP | Alejandra de Alba Campomanes, MD, MPH
10:40 amContinued Evolution of Screening Guidelines and Classification | Gil Binenbaum, MD, MSCE
11:00 am How to take care of yourself while taking care of ROP | Nader Moinfar, MD
11:20 amFinal ROP panel – The Big Picture | Course Faculty
12:00 noon Adjourn, poster take-down, and enjoy the mountains!