Join us for the 2019 meeting of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (AAPOS) on March 27-31 2019 in San Diego, California.  The OMIC session is on Thursday, March 28, 2019. Be sure stop by the OMIC booth at the event with any questions you have, and receive a free quote.

Date: Thursday, March 28, 2019

Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront

Time: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm (time updated on 2/19/2019)

Topic: Duty: Beginning, Ending & Obligations

Speakers: Robert E. Wiggins, Jr, MD, OMIC Board Member and Anne M. Menke, RN, PhD, OMIC Patient Safety Manager

The AAPOS website updates information regularly: go to http://www.aapos.org/

OMIC insureds who are also current AAPOS members and who attend this course will earn a 10%  premium discount!  Be sure to sign in while in the presentation room to ensure your OMIC discount.

For Your Administrators:
On Saturday, March 30, at 8:30 am to 11:30 am, Anne Menke will answer your risk management and patient safety questions. Bring them and join the discussion.

Date: Thursday, March 28, 2019

Location: Westmoor Country Club, 400 S. Moorland Road, Brookfield, Wisconsin

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Topic:  Use Checklists to Prevent Patient Harm & Responding to Unanticipated Results 

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

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

Attendees must RSVP through the Milwaukee Ophthalmology Society email invitation or directly at http://bit.ly/MOSMar2019

If you have questions, please contact MOS Administrator Dana Robb at dana@barefoot-marketing.com

MOS dues are $200 and the dinner meeting cost is $65.

Join us for an OMIC risk management seminar during the 2019 Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (WAEPS) meeting. Please take some time out of your schedule to stop by the OMIC booth with any questions you may have, or to receive a free quote in minutes.

Date: Thursday evening, March 28, 2019

Place: Meydenbauer Convention Center

Time:  7:45 pm to 8:30 pm

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

Speakers: Daniel J. Briceland, MD, member of OMIC Board of Directors and Michelle Pineda, MBA, OMIC Risk Manager

Go to: http://www.waeps.org/annual-meeting

Be sure to sign in while in the physician presentation room to ensure your OMIC discount.  Current WAEPS physician members earn a 10% discount for completion of this activity.

For your technicians:

Daniel J. Briceland, MD, and Michelle Pineda, MBA, will offer a session on Friday, March 29, from 9:40 am to 10:40 am

• Medico-legal Issues in the Era of Electronic Medical Records

For your administrators:

Daniel J. Briceland, MD, and Michelle Pineda, MBA, will offer a session on Friday, March 29, from 2:15 pm to 3:30 pm

• Informed Consent: What Plaintiff Attorneys Don’t Want Your Doctors to Know

OMIC will offer a session the 21st annual meeting of the “Business of Retina Meeting” presented by the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)

Speakers: OMIC Committee Member, Daniel M. Berinstein, MD, and OMIC Director of Risk Management, Linda D. Harrison, PhD

Day/Date: Saturday, March 30, 2019

Time:  2:15 pm to 2:45 pm

Location: check the program

Topic: Anatomy of a Claim: The Do’s and Don’ts

Discount Details: OMIC Policy holders who attend earn a minimum 5% risk management discount applicable upon renewal. A 10% discount is offered to OMIC insureds depending on their current membership in certain state and sub-specialty ophthalmic societies.

Register by contacting ASRS at (312) 578-8760 or go to http://www.asrs.org

Course Fees:    

Early Bird Rate (By February 22, 2019)

Members: $550.00
Nonmembers: $725.00
Technician/Practice staff: $550.00
Fellow-In-Training: $300.00

Regular rate (After February 22, 2019)

Members: $620.00
Nonmembers: $765.00
Technician/Practice staff: $620.00
Fellow-In-Training: $300.00

Join us in San Diego for the 2019 American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS-ASOA-IJCAHPO) meeting from May 3-7, 2019. OMIC faculty is presenting two events on Sunday, May 5, 2019.

Date: Sunday, May 5, 2019

Location: San Diego Convention Center, 111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, California

Time of First Session:  11:35 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Location of First Session: Upper Level, Room 32AB

IJCAHPO Session Title:  Do’s and Don’ts in the Era of Electronic Health Records (Course TNC-211)

Speaker: Michelle Pineda, MBA, OMIC Risk Manager

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Time of Second Event:  1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Location of Second Session: Upper Level, Room 24A

ASOA Panel Discussion:  Medical Liability – The Dark Side of EHR’s (A5-408)

OMIC Panel Member along with Other Participants: Michelle Pineda, MBA, OMIC Risk Manager

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OMIC insureds earn a discount on their insurance premium by attending either of these sessions during this conference.  Be sure to sign in while in the room using the OMIC attendance sheets.

Register with ASCRS at https://annualmeeting.ascrs.org/

Visit the OMIC booth in the exhibit hall to learn about our new low rates and we’ll be happy to help with all of your questions.

Join us for an OMIC presentation during the 2019 KAEPS meeting held on May 10-11, 2019 in Louisville, KY.  Take a moment to stop by the OMIC booth inside the exhibit hall – bring your questions!

Date: Saturday, May 11, 2019

Time:  8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Location: OMNI Hotel Louisville, 400 South 2nd Street, Kentucky

Topic: Great Expectations: Liability Risks of Unrealistic Surgical Goals

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

For your technicians:
Has Bruhn will present Informed Consent on Friday, May 10, from 3:20 p.m. to 4:05 p.m.

Current KAEPS members earn a 10% discount on their OMIC insurance for attending this breakfast session. Be sure to sign in while in the presentation room to ensure your OMIC policy discount.

Join us for an OMIC risk management presentation at the 2019 Maine Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Meeting (MSEPS) on Friday, May 10, 2019.  Our speaker will offer insights into the risk management circumstances that result in lawsuits and complaints and will advise on how to reduce the risk of being sued.

Location: Harraseeket Inn, Freeport, Maine

Date: Friday, May 10, 2019

Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Topic: Lawsuits Alleging Failure to Diagnose Retinal Detachments

Speaker: Christie L. Morse, MD, OMIC Committee Member

10% discount on OMIC premium (at policy renewal) for current MSEPS members who attend this live risk management event and sign in using the OMIC attendance sheets.

The MSEPS website provides additional information:  https://maineeyemds.com/meetings/

Join us for an OMIC risk management presentation at the 2019 Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Meeting (MSEPS) on Thursday, May 16, 2019.

Location: Massachusetts Medical Society Headquarters, 860 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451

Date: Thursday, May 16, 2019

Time: 6 pm to 8:30 pm

Topic: ED and On-Call Issues

OMIC Speaker: Laura C. Fine, MD, OMIC Committee Member

10% discount on OMIC premium (at policy renewal) for current MSEPS members who attend this live risk management event and sign in using the OMIC attendance sheets.

The MSEPS website provides additional information: http://mseps.org/

Join us for the popular OMIC session during the annual TOA meeting, May 16-18, 2019, in Dallas, Texas. This meeting is held in conjunction with the Texas Medical Association’s TexMed Conference.

Date: Friday, May 17, 2019

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Location: Hilton Anatole at the Tower Lobby Peacock Terrace
in Dallas, Texas

Topic: Co-Management Liability and Risk Management

Speaker: Hans Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Risk Manager

Register with the TOA: http://www.TexasEyes.org
Meeting registration required for physicians.

For your staff:

Hans Bruhn will present Co-Management Liability & Risk Management during the JCAHPO sessions on Saturday, May 18, at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

OMIC insureds who are current physician members of the Texas Ophthalmological Association (TOA) and attend this OMIC risk management session in person will receive a 10% discount upon renewal of their OMIC insurance premium year.  Non-TOA members will receive a 5% discount. Be sure to sign in while in the room to ensure your discount.

The 50th Meeting of ASOPRS (American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery) is planned for May 30 to June 2, 2019 at the Atlantis in the Bahamas. This meeting is open to current members of ASOPRS or ASOPRS Candidate Members.

Date of OMIC presentation:   Sunday, June 2, 2019

Time of June 2nd presentation: 8:30 a.m.

Location: The Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas

Topic: OMIC Closed Claims

Speaker:  Robert G. Fante, MD, OMIC Committee Member

The ASOPRS website updates information regularly:

https://asoprsconf.memberclicks.net/future-spring-meetings

OMIC insureds/ASOPRS members who attend this course will earn a 10%  premium discount!  Be sure to sign in while in the presentation room to ensure your OMIC discount.