Risk Management

OMIC Activities During the AAO Annual Meeting in New Orleans, November 11-15, 2021

October 14, 2021

Dear Colleague:

Please join us at the 2021 AAO Annual Meeting in New Orleans. We are offering risk management courses to physicians, nurses, and administrators. You can also ask us your specific questions at the OMIC Booth, #3939.

OMIC insured physicians may earn a risk management premium discount by attending any of these four presentations:

• Friday, November 12, 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm., Morial, Room 211-213

AAOE Instruction Course (#MC04)
Clear Communication Matters: Minimize Risk and Improve Practice Team Dynamics
Denise R. Chamblee, MD, OMIC Board Member
Jane Mock, CPHRM, OMIC Risk Manager
AAOE ticket required

• Saturday, November 13, 2:00 to 3:15 pm

OMIC Bruce Spivey MD Forum
Morial Center, New Orleans Theater AB

Benefits versus Goals: Managing Patient Expectations in Refractive and Oculofacial Plastic Surgery (SYM61).

Panelists include OMIC Board Chair Daniel J. Briceland, MD; OMIC Board Member Robert G. Fante MD, FACS; OMIC CEO Timothy J. Padovese, MBA; and OMIC VP of Risk Management Linda D. Harrison, PhD. The course will present closed claims data that illustrate how patient selection, communication of surgical goals, documentation, and informed consent, impacts patient satisfaction and liability risk. Included in AAO registration.

• Saturday, November 13, 4:07 pm to 4:48 pm., Morial, Room 243-245

OCU08-Section VII: OMIC Risk Management
PPP: Pandemonium in the Practice of Plastics*
Robert G, Fante, MD, FACS, OMIC Board Member
Linda D. Harrison, PhD, OMIC VP of Risk Management
Included in the Subspecialty Day fee
*ASOPRS members who attend the live or live virtual lecture will receive a 10% discount

• Virtual: November 13-15, 2021

841V-AAOE Practice Management
Medical Malpractice Risk Management 101
Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Risk Manager
No additional fee required

For nurses and technicians (No OMIC discount offered):
• Sunday, November 14, 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.

Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Grand Ballroom CD
IJCAHPO Course #O5SU4
Documentation: Strategies to Minimize Risk
Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Risk Manager
IJCAHPO ticket required
Meet OMIC Directors and staff at the OMIC booth, #3939

The OMIC booth serves as a resource center for information on our malpractice insurance and additional coverage benefits, our resources and support, and the benefits of being an OMIC member. You can also meet OMIC Board and Committee members, as well as staff from our Claims, Risk Management, Sales, and Underwriting Departments. Bring us your coverage questions and practice concerns.

I look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

Sincerely,

Michael Tigani, MD
Chair of OMIC’s Risk Management Committee

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