Join OMIC for a physician-specific risk management course at the Southern Eye Congress (formerly known as the Southeast Eye Regional Meeting)  on July 25-28, 2019 in Destin, Florida.

This popular annual gathering is organized by the ophthalmic societies in Alabama (ALAO), Louisiana (LAEPS), Mississippi (MAEPS), and Tennessee (TNAO).

Go to http://www.southerneyecongress.com/

Location:  Grand Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort and Baytowne Conference Center, Destin, Florida.  Go to www.sandestin.com for hotel information or call 1-800-320-8115.

Date: Friday, July 26, 2019

Two Session Times:  9:40 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and also 11:45 a.m. to 12 noon

Location:  Magnolia Room B & C at the Baytowne Conference Center

Topic: Top Five Things I Wish Every Cataract Surgeon Knew About the Retina and Update with OMIC

Speaker: George A. Williams, MD; President, American Academy of Ophthalmology and former President of the OMIC Board of Directors

Physicians from Alabama (ALAO), Louisiana (LAEPS), Mississippi (MAEPS), and Tennessee (TNAO) can earn a discount for attending the OMIC session at this event. As a current, paid member of his or her respective state society, a physician can earn a 10% discount for attending this OMIC event.

Be sure to sign in while in the presentation room to ensure the discount. Learn more about the current discount for your state at OMIC Partners.

Join OMIC in Bermuda for 2019 annual meeting of the members of the American Eye Study Club (AESC). For more information on event activities, go to http://www.americaneyestudyclub.org/

Location: Fairmont Southampton, 101 South Shore Road, Southampton SN 02, Bermuda

Date: Friday, August 2, 2019

Time: check meeting program

Topic: Duty to Patients: Beginning, Ending, and Obligations

Speaker: Robert S. Gold, MD, OMIC Board Member

OMIC insured physicians who are current AESC members can earn a 10% discount on their policy for attending the OMIC session during this week-long event.

Hotel information: https://www.fairmont.com/southampton-bermuda/

Join us at the annual Georgia Society of Ophthalmology Meeting (GSO)  on August 2-4, 2019 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Amelia Island, Florida. 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, August 2, 2019

Time: 4:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Topic: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: OMIC’s Top Cataract Claims

Speaker:  Bradley D. Fouraker, MD, OMIC Board of Member

The GSO website contains regular updates at http://www.ga-eyemds.org/

The hotel website is http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/AmeliaIsland/Default.htm

OMIC insureds can earn a premium discount for (10% for current GSO members) attending the OMIC risk mangement session at this summer GSO meeting.  Be sure to sign in while in the room attending this session to ensure your OMIC discount.

Join us at the annual Michigan Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons (MiSEPS) on August 8-10, 2019 at the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan.

Date: August 8-10, 2019

Time: 12:30-1:30 pm

Location: Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan

Topic: Duty to Patients: Beginning, Ending and Obligations

Speaker: Linda D. Harrison, PhD, Director of Risk Management at OMIC

To register, refer to the event website: https://www.miseps.org/

Join us for an OMIC risk management session for HOS members at the 2019 Hawai`i Ophthalmological Society’s meeting.  This is the society’s 35th annual academic meeting. This event is offered to current ophthalmologists who are members of HOS.

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2019

Time: during the 12:00 to 2:00 pm opening presentation

Location: Prince Waikiki Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawai`i

The website for hotel is https://www.guestreservations.com/hawaii-prince-hotel/booking?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7_DfqdHS4QIVj8DACh26qA7MEAAYAiAAEgLbsvD_BwE

Topic: Great Expectations: Liability Risks of Unrealistic Surgical Goals

Speaker: Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Risk Manager

Be sure to sign in while at the presentation to ensure your OMIC policyholder discount.

The HOS website is: http://hawaiiophthalmology.org/

RSVP to Kelly Nakasone at 1-808-348-4437 by Thursday, August 15th, 2019.

Current HOS members earn a 10% discount upon renewal of their OMIC insurance premium.  For HOS membership and organization information, contact Jessica Nichols at  jnichols@hma-assn.org or call (808) 536-7702, ext. 108.

Join us at the OMIC session to be presented at the 2019 Women in Ophthalmology meeting on August 22-25, 2019 at the Couer d’Alene Resort in Couer d’Alene, Idaho.  Be sure to take some time out of your schedule to stop by our booth with any questions you may have. Go to http://wioonline.org/

Date of OMIC presentation: Sunday, August 25, 2019

Location: Couer d’Alene Resort in Couer d’Alene, Idaho

Time: 8:20 a.m. to 8:40 a.m.

Topic: Lessons Learned from Surgical Complications: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Speaker: Pauline T. Merrill, MD, OMIC Committee Member

Please be sure to sign in while attending the presentation to ensure 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.

Join OMIC on September 6, 2019 at the meeting of the New England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS) at the Back Bay Event Center in Boston, MA.

Date: Friday, September 6, 2019

Time: 3:10 pm to 3:25 pm

Topic:  Tele-ophthalmology

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.

Join us for the OMIC risk management session at the upcoming 2019 meeting of the North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (NCSEPS), September 6, 2019

Date: Friday, September 6, 2019

Time: 3:55 p.m.to 4:55 p.m.

Topic:  Informed Consent: What Plaintiff Attorneys Don’t Want You to Know

Location: OMNI Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina (call 855-214-4563 for reservations)

Speakers: Michelle S. Ying, MD, OMIC Committee Member, and Michele Pineda, MBA, OMIC Risk Manager

OMIC offers a risk management premium discount for attendance of the OMIC session at NCSEPS 2019.  OMIC insureds can earn a 10% discount on their policy if they are a current, paid member of NCSEPS and attend the OMIC session at this event.  Be sure to sign in while in the presentation room.

For your Technicians:

Michelle Pineda will present Healthcare Cyber Security & an Update on EMR Risks on Friday, September 6, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Check event program on-site for room location.

Register at the society’s website:  http://www.nceyemd.org/ or call (919) 833-3836.

The 36th Midwest Ophthalmologic Symposium is planned for September 7, 2019.   The website for the event: http://www.tri-stl.com/RRDF_Upcoming_Events.html

Date: Friday, September 7, 2019

Location: Eric P. Newman Education Center – 320 S Euclid Ave St. Louis, MO  63110

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Topic:  Duty to Patients: Beginning, Ending, and Obligations

Speaker: Anne M. Menke, RN, PhD, OMIC Patient Safety Manager

OMIC insureds who are current paid members of MoSEPS and certain other state ophthalmic societies and sub-specialty societies can earn a 10% discount on their policy renewal for attending this specific OMIC session.

Join us at the 2019 Table Rock Regional Roundup in Ridgedale, Missouri (near Branson) on September 20-21, 2019.  It will occur at the Big Cedar Lodge. For lodging information,  go to http://www.bigcedar.com/default.aspx

For registration and program information, go to www.TableRockRoundup.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: Saturday, September 21, 2019

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon

Location: Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale, Missouri (near Branson)

Topic: Great Expectations:Liability Risks of Unrealistic Surgical Goals

Speaker: Michelle Pineda, MBA, 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.