OMIC offers ophthalmic-specific risk management programs throughout the year to provide ophthalmologists with a working knowledge of current professional liability issues and practical risk management information. OMIC policyholders may earn one risk management premium discount per policy year. There are several ways to participate in OMIC risk management education and earn a premium discount.
Live Seminars
Seminars are offered throughout the year at state and subspecialty societies as well as the Academy Annual Meeting. Please click here to link to the Seminars Calendar page.
Risk Management Programs on CD
Programs on CD include the popular annual series, "Lessons Learned from Trials and Settlements." The CDs and related handout materials are available free of charge to all OMIC insureds and offer a premium discount and continuing medical education credit. We have now introduced "Documentation of Ophthalmic Care" on a multi-media CD-ROM. Click here to link to the CD Recordings page for ordering information.
Online Courses
Online courses are offered exclusively to current OMIC insureds. Five courses are now available: Ophthalmic Anesthesia, EMTALA/ER Call Liability, Documentation of Ophthalmic Care, Responding to Unanticipated Outcomes, and Informed Consent for Ophthalmologists. The online courses are free of charge to OMIC insureds and offer a premium discount and continuing medical education credit. Click here for online risk management education.
Academy Performance Improvement CME: Wrong Site/Wrong IOL Surgery
Participation in this course will enable policyholders to obtain a 5% discount. Please click here to link to the Academy website CME activity. This performance improvement activity addresses wrong site surgery and wrong IOL implants. This activity provides clinical guidelines and a reenactment of real scenarios where errors can occur. The activity consists of watching online videos of practices that result in errors, assessing the practices, and using clinical guidelines to improve real practices. There are three stages for this activity: Stage A - presents videos that reflect potential errors and a chart review of your current practices; Stage B - requires implementation of AAO guidelines for 20 cataract surgical cases; Stage C - is a guided personal reflection on implementation of guidelines and resulting changes in practices.
Explanation of OMIC Risk Management Discount and CME
Click here for an explanation of the application of the 5% OMIC risk management premium discount, the cooperative venture risk management discount, and CME credits.