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.

Join us for the OMIC risk management session at the upcoming 2019 meeting of the New Jersey Academy of Ophthalmology (NJAO) in Princeton, New Jersey.

Date: Friday, September 27, 2019

Location: The Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village, Princeton, NJ

Time: 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

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

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

Registration:  Contact the society at (609) 392-1201

OMIC offers a risk management premium discount for attendance of the OMIC session at NJAO 2019.  Be sure to sign in while in the presentation room.

OMIC will present an AAOE instruction course on the topic of HIPAA Complaince during the 2019 AAO Annual Meeting.

Date: Saturday, October 12, 2019

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon

Location: Room 213, Moscone Center South

Topic: HIPAA Compliance: An Insider’s Guide for Avoiding Violations & Breaches (SPE#27)

Instructors: Ashley Geary, Esq. and Linda D. Harrison, Director of OMIC Risk Management

OMIC insureds can earn a discount on their policy by attending one of our presentations.  Please sign in while in the room.

This course requires pre-registration. Find more information about registration at http://www.aao.org/aaoe/

This course also requires an Academy Plus course pass.
The Academy Plus course pass offers maximum convenience and flexibility with unlimited access to 350 Academy and AAOE instruction courses. Individual course tickets are not sold.

Fees:
Academy and AAOE Members: $250 Early; $270 Advance; $300 Onsite

The popular OMIC Bruce Spivey MD Forum at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting 2019 (AAO) is planned for Sunday, October 13, 2019 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California

OMIC BRUCE SPIVEY MD FORUM 2019

This popular hour-and-a-half event will begin at 2:00 pm.

Date:  Sunday, October 13, 2019

Time: 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Location: West 3014 in the Moscone Center.

Topic: Ophthalmic Anesthesia: Plan, Prepare and Be Ready When Things Go Wrong (SPE#52)

Speakers:

• Bradley D. Fouraker, MD, OMIC Board Member
• Jeremiah Brown, Jr., MD, OMIC Committee Member
• Timothy J. Padovese, MBA, OMIC CEO
• Anne M. Menke, RN, PhD, OMIC Patient Safety Manager

Free to AAO meeting registrants.  Sign in onsite while attending the discussion in the presentation room to ensure your OMIC discount.

Join OMIC at three sessions planned by the International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO) on Sunday, October 13, 2019, in San Francisco, California, during the AAO Annual Meeting.  No premium discount on OMIC policies is offered for attendance at these sessions.

• Sunday, October 13, 12:40 p.m. to 1:30pm,
  Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Ball Room 4
  Co-management (IJCAHPO Course #05SU5)
  Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Risk Manager, is the featured speaker.
• Sunday, October 13, 12:40p.m. to 2:40 p.m.,
  Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Plaza A
  Scribing Sub-specialty Session (IJCAHPO Sub-Specialty Panel Session, Course #12SU56)
  Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Risk Manager, is a panel participant.
• Sunday, October 13, 3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m., Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Continental Ballroom 6
  Healthcare Cyber Security and an Update on EHR Risks (IJCAHPO Course #07SU7) Michelle Pineda, MBA, OMIC Risk Manager, is the featured speaker. NOTE: Staff must purchase an IJCAHPO ticket.

Registration:  Find more about registration http://public.jcahpo.org/ace

Join us at the AAO 2019 meeting in San Francisco for our popular course in partnership with the AAO Patient Education Committee.

Why Take the Risk? How to Create an Effective Risk Management Strategy with Patient Education and Informed Consent (SPE #54)

Date: Monday, October 14, 2019

Time: 12:45 pm to 1:45 pm

Location: Moscone Center South, Room 201

Speakers: Dianne L. Seldomridge, MD, J. Kevin McKinney, MD, and Daniel J. Briceland, MD, OMIC Board Chairman

Through analysis of specific medicolegal cases and a survey of Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC) closed cases, attendees will learn how to minimize their risk against malpractice lawsuits with the effective use of ophthalmic patient education and informed consent tools.

Be sure to sign in onsite while in the presentation room to ensure your OMIC discount.

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2019

Location: Kimpton Journeyman Hotel, 310 East Chicago Street, Milwaukee, WI

Time: 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Topic:  Lessons Learned From OMIC Malpractice Claims 

Speaker:  Steven V. L. Brown, MD, OMIC Board Member, and Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Risk Manager

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

To contact the WAO, call (920) 560-5645 or go to http://www.wieyemd.org