OMIC will offer a risk management session at the annual Ohio Ophthalmological Society (OOS) meeting planned for Saturday, February 29, 2020 (leap year).
Location: Hilton Columbus at Easton Town Center, Columbus, Ohio
Time: afternoon
Speaker: Anne M. Menke, RN, PhD, OMIC Patient Safety Manager
Topic: Duty to Patients: Beginning, Ending and Obligations
The OOS website updates information regularly: https://oos.osma.org/
Note to physicians: Be sure to complete the individual sign-in sheet while attending the OMIC session to ensure your discount. OMIC insureds who are current, paid OOS members who attend this OMIC course at this meeting will earn a 10% premium discount. Visit the OMIC booth in the exhibit hall with any questions.
For your nurses and technicians:
Anne M. Menke will offer one session to nurses and technicians on Saturday morning, February 29, at 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Topic: Identify and Manage Unhappy Patients.
Join us in Rosemont on Friday, March 6, 2020, for a risk management OMIC presentation. The ISEPS-COS “Perfect Vision” 2020 (leap year) meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the OMIC session is scheduled to be presented in the afternoon.
Date: Friday, March 6, 2020
Time: 4:45 pm to 5:45 pm
Location: Donald Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, IL
Topic: Duty to Patients: Beginning, Ending and Obligations
Speaker: Pauline Merrill, MD, OMIC Committee Member and Michelle Pineda, MBA, OMIC Risk Manager
Be sure to sign in while in the presentation room to ensure your OMIC discount. Average premium discount is more than $2,000!
For your administrators:
Michelle Pineda will present Healthcare Cyber Security and Update on EHR Risks to technicians during this joint meeting. Time for this event is 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
THE WDCMOS 2020 MEETING is beginning at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Bethesda, Maryland.
Join us for an evening of risk management discussion at the 2020 meeting of the Washington DC Metropolitan Ophthalmological Society on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. This is an evening event beginning at 6:30 pm. The talk will begin after the event meal.
Speaker: Michael C. Tigani, MD, Chair of the OMIC Risk Management Committee
Topic: Duty to Patients: Beginning, Ending, and Obligations
Location: restaurant in Bethesda, Maryland to be determined
Time: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm approximately. The presentation will begin at 7:00 pm
This event is open to WDCMOS members. Contact the WDCMOS to register.
Current WDCMOS members who attend this risk management presentation will receive a 10% discount on the OMIC premium and non-WDCMOS members will receive a 5% discount. Be sure to sign-in while at the event to ensure your OMIC policy discount.
Join us for an OMIC risk management seminar during the 2020 Washington Academy of Eye Physician and Surgeons (WAEPS) meeting.
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2020
Place: Washington State Convention Center, 708 Pike, Seattle, WA
Time: Evening reception dinner event commencing at 6:00 pm and OMIC speakers will begin at 7:45 pm.
Topic: Duty to Patients: Beginning, Ending, and Obligations
Speakers: Andrew G. Iwach, MD, OMIC Committee Member and Anne M. Menke, RN, PhD, OMIC Patient Safety Manager
Go to: https://www.waeps.org/annual-meeting
Be sure to sign in while in the physician presentation room to ensure your OMIC discount. Current WAEPS physician members earn a 10% discount for completion of this activity.
For your practice managers:
Our speakers will present on Friday morning, March 20, “Prevent Falls in the Ophthalmic Office and OR” from 10:45 am to 11:45 am. and also on Friday afternoon, March 20, “Great Expectations: Liability Risks of Unrealistic Surgical Goals” from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 pm
Join us in Pittsburgh, PA on March 20, 2020, for the 56th Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting. Please take a moment from your schedule to stop by the OMIC booth at the meeting with any questions and get a free rate quote.
Date: Friday, March 20, 2020
Time: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Pittsburgh Marriott Hotel City Center, 112 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, PA (telephone: 412-471-4000)
Topic: Duty to Patients: Beginning, Ending, and Obligations
OMIC Speakers: Daniel J. Briceland, MD, Chair of the OMIC Board, and Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, will offer a risk management session during this annual event.
To register, refer to the event website:
https://www.pghoph.org/page-18062
To contact the Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society, call (412) 321-5030
For your administrators:
Dr. Briceland and Mr. Bruhn will present Prevent Falls in the Ophthalmic Office and OR on Friday, March 20. Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.
For your technicians:
Dr. Briceland and Mr. Bruhn will present Role of Office Staff in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits on Friday, March 20. Time: 2:05 pm to 3:05 pm.
Join us for the 2020 meeting of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (AAPOS) on March 25-29, 2020 in Austin, Texas. The OMIC session is on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Be sure stop by the OMIC booth at the event with any questions you have, and receive a free quote.
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Location: Fairmont Austin, Austin, Texas
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Topic: Recent Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Lawsuits
Speakers: Christie L. Morse, MD, OMIC Committee Member and Anne M. Menke, RN, PhD, OMIC Patient Safety Manager
The AAPOS website updates information regularly: go to http://www.aapos.org/
OMIC insureds who are also current AAPOS members and who attend this course will earn a 10% premium discount! Be sure to sign in while in the presentation room to ensure your OMIC discount.
For Your Administrators:
On Saturday, March 28, Anne Menke will present a session on a risk management topic to be announced soon.
Join us in Burlington, Vermont, for a risk management OMIC presentation during the 2020 Vermont Ophthalmological Society meeting.
Location: venue in Burlington, Vermont
Date: Saturday, April 4, 2020
Time: likely to to occur in mid-afternoon
Topic: Duty to Patients: Beginning, Ending, and Obligations
Speaker: Christie L. Morse, MD, OMIC Committee Member
OMIC insured physicians who are VOS members, MAEPS members (Maine society) or NHSEPS (New Hampshire) receive a 10% discount on their OMIC insurance premium upon renewal. Be sure to sign in while in the presentation room to ensure your OMIC discount.
Join us for the popular OMIC session during the annual TOA meeting, May 1-2, 2020.
Location: OMNI Fort Worth & Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Date: Friday, May 1, 2020
Time: likely to be early afternoon
Topic: Duty to Patients: Beginning, Ending, and Obligations
Speaker: Michelle Pineda, MBA, OMIC Risk Manager
Register with the TOA at https://www.texaseyes.org/toa-annual-meeting
OMIC insureds who are current members of the Texas Ophthalmological Association (TOA) will receive a 10% discount upon renewal of their OMIC insurence premium year. Non-TOA members will receive a 5% discount.
Michelle Pineda plan to present a JCAHPO talk at this meeting titled Healthcare Cyber Security. Time and location to be announced.
Join us for an OMIC presentation during the 2020 KAEPS meeting held on May 8, 2020 in Louisville, KY. Join us at the society breakfast on the morning on Friday, May 8th. Take a moment to stop by the OMIC booth inside the exhibit hall – bring your questions!
Date: Friday, May 8, 2020
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Location: OMNI Hotel Louisville, 400 South 2nd Street, Kentucky
Topic: Duty to Patients: Beginning, Ending, and Obligations
Speaker: Michelle Pindea, MBA, OMIC Risk Manager
For your technicians:
Michelle Pineda will present Healthcare Cyber Security on Friday, May 8, time to be announced.
Current KAEPS members earn a 10% discount on their OMIC insurance for attending this breakfast session. Be sure to sign in while in the presentation room to ensure your OMIC policy discount.
Join us in Boston for the 2020 American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS-ASOA-IJCAHPO) meeting from May 15-19, 2020. OMIC Committee Member, Michelle S. Ying, MD, and Linda D. Harrison, PhD, Director of OMIC Risk Management, will present a course to MDs during this meeting.
A second course, designed for technicians, is also being developed. More information will become available.
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Check this space in February 2020 when details of the OMIC events will become available.
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OMIC insureds earn a discount on their insurance premium by attending either of these sessions during this conference. Be sure to sign in while in the room using the OMIC attendance sheets.
Register with ASCRS at https://annualmeeting.ascrs.org/
Visit the OMIC booth in the exhibit hall to learn about our new low rates and we’ll be happy to help with all of your questions.
