Arthur Giebel, MD Adj Asst Prof, Ophthalmology School of Medicine

Other LLU Classes Outside Of Schedule 

Lecture
	8/2007 Understanding lifestyle and eye disease: What can I do? - 1 hour CME course for physicians and nurses in Chuuk, Micronesia 6/2007 How to Fix a Broken Cornea - 2 hours Continuing education for optometrists presented in Longview, WA. A review treatments addressing problems of the surface, stroma, and the endothelium. Special updates on riboflavin crosslinking and endothelial transplants were presented. 4/2007 Living Now and Preserving Vision for 2023! - 2 hours Continuing education presented at the King County Optometric Society meeting in Bellevue, WA. A review of the current literature was presented showing the research linking lifestyle and the major ocular diseases. The clear role of the health care provider in patient education to prevent these chronic diseases was also presented. 1/2007 Living Now and Preserving Vision for 2023! - 2 hours Continuing education presented for optometrists in Tacoma, WA. A review of the current literature was presented showing the research linking lifestyle and the major ocular diseases. The clear role of the health care provider in patient education to prevent these chronic diseases was also presented. 12/2006 Doctor, What Can I Do? - 2 hours Lecture for the 2nd International Ophthalmology Conference in Riga, Latvia. Lifestyle risk factors for eye disease are presented within the context of all of the major eye diagnoses. Current research is presented showing the strong relationships. Eye specialists are left with an understanding of their leadership role in educating peers and patients on how the patient can be empowered to secure their ocular health through healthy living. 12/2006 Donor Dislocations - 1 hour Lecture for the 2nd International Ophthalmology Conference in Riga, Latvia. Detailed review of the management of donor dislocations in lamellar corneal transplants. 12/2006 Fresh Air as a Natural Remedy - 1 hour Lecture for the 2nd International Ophthalmology Conference in Riga, Latvia. A presentation on the use of air in managing lamellar corneal grafts showing the usefulness of air, the techniques, methods, and management and prevention of possible complications. 12/2006 Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty - 1 hour Lecture for the 2nd International Ophthalmology Conference in Riga, Latvia. A summary review of the risks and benefits, indications, techniques, complications, and methods to avoid and manage complications in posterior lamellar keratoplasty. 12/2006 TASS - Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome - 1 hour Lecture for the 2nd International Ophthalmology Conference in Riga, Latvia. An introduction and update on the latest understandings of TASS. Diagnosis and management, and identifying sources and preventive steps are presented. 11/2006 369 Update on Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DSEK/DSAEK) and Descemet Membrane Transplantation - 1 hour CME course taught with Gerrit Melles, MD, PhD at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting in Las Vegas, NV. Other instructors: Francis Price, David Rootman, Bowes Hamill, Mike Tappin. 8/2006 Cornea - What's New? and Doctor, What Can I Do? - 2 hours Continuing education for optometrists presented in Chehalis, WA. A review of the current literature was presented showing the research linking lifestyle and the major ocular diseases. The clear role of the health care provider in patient education to prevent these chronic diseases was also presented.
Interactive Teaching
	8/2007 Co-Instructor, Certification course in Pterygium Surgery Chuuk State Hospital, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. 1/2007 Examiner, Mock Orals for Ophthalmology Residents For Ophthalmology Residents in Loma Linda. 12/2006 Live Clinical & Surgical Observation/Mentoring Mentored physicians in clinic and live surgery in Riga, Latvia 7/2006 - 12/2006 Cornea Clinic and Surgery - LLVAMC Chiefed a monthly cornea clinic teaching residents in clinic and surgery. 7/2006 - Present Mentor - Latvian American Eye Center Mentor eye physicians, residents, and technicians in Riga, Latvia. 7/2006 - 7/2007 Mentor - Latvian American Eye Center Mentor eye physicians, residents, and technicians in Riga, Latvia. Remote email support for clinical and surgical cases. Ongoing surgical video reviews of physician/resident surgeries.
Administrative Teaching Roles
	12/2006 Director, 2nd International Ophthalmology Conference Riga, Latvia.
Instructional Prep of New Material
	4/2007 - 5/2007 Film #F24: Capsulorhexis Without Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Devices Producer of ASCRS Teaching Technique Video, presented at ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, CA. With Robert Ford, Paul Chung, Marshall Ford.