Quality Improvement Projects: 

• PGY4:
  • Kevin Wang and Ryan Harpole - "Trends in Overnight/Weekend Ophthalmology Consults at UK - a 12-year Review"
• PGY3: 
  • Leigh Jordan and Jaycob Avaylon - "Leigh Light!"
• PGY2: 
  • Elizabeth Gammeltoft and Ryan Leibold - "Emergency In The Clinic?!"
  • Azzam Malkawi and Cody Hayden - "Consult Template Checklist"

Learning Objectives: 

• PGY4:
  • Analyze trends in overnight and weekend ophthalmology consult volume and pathology during the current academic year. 
  • Compare current ophthalmology on-call trends with data from previous academic years. 
  • Describe the distribution of Ophthalmology call volume among resident physicians. 
• PGY3:
  • analyze barriers to ocular imaging and documentation in emergency and inpatient clinical settings. 
  • Design a practical device to improve visualization and photographic documentation of fluorescein-stained ocular findings. 
  • Assess the useability and clinical effectiveness of novel ocular imaging device in emergency medicine and ophthalmology practice. 
• PGY2:
  • Consult Template Checklist: 
    • Analyze factors affecting efficiency and accuracy during Ophthalmology consults workflows.
    • Design a standardized checklist to support ophthalmology residents during on-call patient consultations. 
    • Evaluate the effectiveness of checklist-based interventions in improving ophthalmology consult performance. 
  • Emergency in the clinic:
    • Describe the emergency response protocol for the ophthalmology clinic setting. 
    • Identify the location and appropriate use of emergency supplies within the clinical environment. 
    • Demonstrate the process for activating emergency medical services during a clinical emergency.