See you in San Francisco
Please join us at the 2023 AAO Annual Meeting in San Francisco. We will be offering OMIC courses to physicians, technicians, nurses, and administrators. Service representatives for OMIC and our cyber, regulatory, and life and health insurance partners will be at the OMIC booth in the exhibit hall adjacent to the Academy Resource Center. Information will be posted on OMIC’s web site and distributed to insureds prior to the meeting.
AAO Virtual Journal Club webinar and will feature OMIC board member Dr. Guarav Shah
The Ophthalmology Virtual Journal Club is a new Academy member benefit featuring experts who will break down a published paper’s findings and implications. The quarterly live-streamed webinar will feature slides, curated feed of questions, and allow participants to post questions on the chat as well as a dedicated Q&A portion toward the end of the live stream.
The next webinar is set for October 12, 8:30-9:30 pm ET and will be featuring OMIC board member Dr. Guarav Shah. Two articles will be discussed including Timing of Delayed Retinal Pathology in Patients Presenting with Acute Posterior Vitreous Detachment in the IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) and Analysis of Posterior Vitreous Detachment and Development of Complications Using a Large Database of Retina Specialists.
A link to the October 12th webinar will be distributed prior to the event. You will need your Academy login to watch. Not a member? (Learn about the value of Academy membership: https://www.aao.org/membership)
2023 Digest (Vol 33 No 1)
Endophthalmitis occurs most often after cataract surgery and intravitreal injections, the two most frequently performed ophthalmic procedures. The effects of endophthalmitis can be devastating to vision even when diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion…
Read article in the Digest.
OMIC publishes 35th anniversary members report
WHEN OMIC OPENED FOR BUSINESS on October 1, 1987, it signaled not just the beginning of a new insurance company, but the culmination of a visionary plan to directly head off a growing threat facing our colleagues nationwide. Our 2022 Members Report highlights a 35-year journey protecting ophthalmology.
2022 President-Elect Nominee: Daniel J. Briceland, MD
It is an incredible honor and privilege to be nominated to serve as Academy president. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve at this critical time for our members and profession as we continue to recover from the many challenges faced during the pandemic. In addition, our Academy will be in the midst of transitioning to a new CEO following the retirement of David Parke II, MD, whose tenure resulted in many innovative and transformational changes, such as the IRIS® Registry.
Read more at AAO.org.
