Join us at the OMIC session to be presented at the 2022 Women in Ophthalmology meeting on August 25-28, 2022 at the Portola Hotel & Spa in Monterey, California.
Date of OMIC presentation: consult the WIO program at https://www.wioonline.org/summer-symposium/
Location: Portola Hotel & Spa in Monterey, California
Time: virtual event accessed by members
Topic: Lessons Learned from Cataract Surgery
Speaker: Chris V. Albanis, MD OMIC Committee Member and Michelle Pineda, MBA, OMIC Risk Manager.
Please be sure to complete the virtual event online to obtain your OMIC policy discount.
Current members of the WIO can earn a 10% discount on their OMIC insurance premium by attending this OMIC risk management session. Non-WIO members can earn a 5% discount for attendance. Be sure to sign in while in the room to ensure your discount.
An OMIC Risk Management course for ophthalmic administrators is being offered at the 2022 AAO Annual Meeting:
Session MC05
Date: Friday, September 30, 2022
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Title: Risk Management, Communication, and the Importance of Proactive Policies
Location: Room S106B at the McCormick Place Convention Center
Speakers: Heather Modjesky, COE, is the Senior Instructor. She is joined by Denise R. Chamblee, MD, OMIC Board Member, Bansari Mehta, MHA, Jane Mock, CPHRM and OMIC Risk Manager, and Maureen Waddle, MBA
Join OMIC at a session planned by the International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO) on Friday, September 30, 2022, and on Monday, October 3, 2022 in Chicago during the AAO Annual Meeting. No premium discount on OMIC policies is offered for attendance at these sessions.
- Friday, September 30, 1:45 pm to 2:35 pm
Hyatt Regency, 151 East Wacker Drive
(IJCAHPO Course #O3FR6, Grand Ballroom CD South)
“Lessons Learned from Cataract Surgery”
Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Risk Manager, is the featured speaker.
NOTE: Staff must purchase an IJCAHPO ticket. - Monday, October 3, 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon.
Virtual On-Demand Program (recorded course)
See program for details.
“Documentation: Strategies to Mitigate Risk”
Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Risk Manager, is the featured speaker.
NOTE: Staff must purchase an IJCAHPO ticket.
An Oculoplastics-themed OMIC course is being offered at the 2022 AAO Annual Meeting:
OCU8-Section VII: OMIC Risk Management/Oculoplastics
Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
Time: 4:27 pm to 5:27 pm
Title: OMIC: How to Stay on Key and Keep From Going Flat!
Location: Room E450 at the McCormick Place Convention Center
Speaker: Ron W. Pelton , MD, PhD, OMIC Board Member
Additional Speakers: Thomas Edward Johnson, MD, Cat Burkat, MD, FACS, Keith D. Carter, MD, FACS, Andrea N. Kossler, MD, and Nicholas R. Mahoney, MD
Be sure to have OMIC staff scan your AAO Badge as you enter the event room.

The annual meeting of the AAO is occurring earlier than usual in 2022. The dates are September 30 through October 3, 2022.
The popular OMIC Bruce Spivey MD Forum at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting 2022 (AAO) is planned for Saturday, October 1, 2022 at the McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.
OMIC BRUCE SPIVEY MD FORUM 2022
This popular hour-and-a-half event will begin at 2:00 p.m.
Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
Time: 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm
Location: Grand Ballroom, S100-C at the McCormick Place
Topic: Health Policy
Speakers:
- OMIC Board Chair, Daniel J. Briceland, MD
- OMIC Board Member, Denice R. Chamblee, MD
- OMIC Vice President of Risk Management, Linda D. Harrison, PhD
- Timothy J. Padovese, MBA, OMIC CEO
Free to AAO meeting registrants. Be sure to have the OMIC staff scan your AAO attendee badge to ensure that you receive your OMIC policy discount.
An OMIC Risk Management course is being offered at the 2022 AAO Annual Meeting:
Session 479
Date: Sunday, October 2, 2022
Time: 3:45 pm to 5:00 pm
Title: Legal, Contractual and Ethical Obligations of Providing Ophthalmology Call Coverage
Location: Room S501-ABC at the McCormick Place Convention Center
Speakers: Ron W. Pelton, MD, PhD, OMIC Board Member and Linda D. Harrison, PhD, OMIC Risk Management Vice-President
Be sure to have OMIC staff scan your AAO Badge as you enter the event room to obtain your OMIC policy discount.
An OMIC Risk Management course is being offered at the 2022 AAO Annual Meeting:
Session 609
Date: Monday, October 3, 2022
Time: 8:00 am to 9:15 am
Title: Medical Malpractice in Ophthalmology
Location: Room E352 at the McCormick Place Convention Center
Speakers: Grant A. Justin, MD is the Senior Instructor. He is joined by Ashvini K. Reddy, MD, James Drake Auran, MD, and Ron W. Pelton, MD, PhD, OMIC Board Member and Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, OMIC Board Member.
Be sure to have OMIC staff scan your AAO Badge as you enter the event room to obtain your OMIC policy discount.
Join us for a OMIC risk management presentation in association with the (DAO) Delaware Academy of Ophthalmology’s DAO CME Lecture Series on Thursday, October 13, 2022
Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022
Location: likely planned to be online
Time: 7:15 pm Eastern Time
Topic: OMIC Risk Management
Speaker: Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, OMIC Committee Member
OMIC insureds receive 10% discount on OMIC premium (at policy renewal) for current DAO members who attend this live risk management event. Be sure to sign-in while attending the event.
Join us at the 2022 Table Rock Regional Roundup in Ridgedale, Missouri (near Branson) on October 27-29, 2022. It will occur at the Big Cedar Lodge.
For registration and program information, go to https://www.tablerockregionalroundup.org/
Physicians who are members of the state ophthalmic societies of Arkansas (AOS), Kansas (KSEPS), Missouri (MoSEPS), and Oklahoma (OAO) can earn an insurance premium discount for attending the OMIC session at this event.
Date: not confirmed, but likely to occur on Saturday, October 29, 2022
Time: likely to be 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Location: Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale, Missouri (near Branson)
Topic: Lessons Learned from Cataract Surgery (might be offered in a virtual format)
Speaker: Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Risk Manager
Current, paid members of the specific ophthalmic societies listed above can earn a higher discount of 10% on their OMIC policy by attending the OMIC session at this event. Be sure to sign in while in the room to ensure your discount. Stop by the OMIC booth in the exhibit hall to meet our OMIC representatives and to learn about our new low rates and we’ll be happy to help with any questions.
Join OMIC in the fall at the meeting of the New England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS) in Boston, Massachusetts.
Date: tentatively November 19, 2022
Time: TBA
Topic: Lessons Learned from Cataract Surgery
Speaker: Laura C. Fine, MD, OMIC Committee Member
Note: Fully paid meeting registration for the entire event required for physicians. We offer an OMIC 10% risk management premium discount for insureds who attend the program and are current members of NEOS.