Live Seminars
On Saturday, December 8, 2018, OMIC will be part of third biennial ROP Update. This all-day multidisciplinary event is for ophthalmologists and other physicians specializing in the examination, treatment and management of premature infants at risk of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
Date: Saturday, December 8, 2018
Place: Abramson Research Building, 1st floor of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 3615 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA
OMIC Topic: Liability Risks of “Off-Protocol” Treatment Decisions
Time of OMIC session: 9:10 am to 9:40 am
Speaker: Robert S. Gold, MD, OMIC Board Member, and Anne M. Menke, RN, PhD, OMIC Patient Safety Manager
To register, please go to http://www.ropupdate.com/#registration
10% discount awarded on OMIC premium for policyholders who attend this risk management talk and are a member of certain ophthalmic societies. 5% discount awarded for non- ophthalmic society members.
Join OMIC for a risk management session at the 2019 winter meeting of the Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians (CSEP) at the Aqua Turf Resort on Friday, January 11, 2019.
Date: Friday, January 11, 2019
Time: refer to conference program
Location: Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mulberry Street, Plantsville, CT
Topic for Physicians: Risky Co-Management – Lessons Learned
Speaker: Bradley D. Fouraker, MD, OMIC Board Member
The CSEP website is: http://connecticutsocietyofeyephysicians.com/current%20meetings.htm
Current CSEP physician members can receive a 10% discount on their OMIC insurance premium for attending the physician presentation. Be sure to sign in while in the presentation room.
Join OMIC for a risk management session at the KCSO&O at their 2019 winter meeting.
Date: Saturday, February 9, 2019
Time: 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Location: Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park, KS
Topic: Liability in Co-Management
Speaker: Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Risk Manager
Go to https://kansascitysoo.org/
or contact INMED, 2340 E. Meyer Blvd., Building 1, Suite 338, Kansas City, MO 64132
Current KSEPS physician members can receive a 10% discount on their OMIC insurance premium for attending the physician presentation. Be sure to sign in while in the presentation room.
Join OMIC for a risk management presentation at the 68th annual meeting of the New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology (NOAO) in New Orleans, February 15-17, 2019.
Location: Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA
Date: Saturday, February 16, 2019
Time: likely to be 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Title: to be announced
Speaker: Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Risk Manager
Register at the website: https://www.noao.org
OMIC insureds earn a 10% discount on their OMIC premium if they are current, paid members of the ALAO, LAEPS, and MAEPS.
A one-time 10% discount will apply for current NOAO members.
OMIC insureds who are not member of these state societies will receive a 5% discount on their OMIC policy upon renewal.
Also for your technicians:
Hans K. Bruhn will present a topic during the technician session on Friday, February 15, 2019. Refer to the program for more details.
OMIC will offer a risk management session at the annual Ohio Ophthalmological Society (OOS) meeting planned for Saturday, February 23, 2019.
Location: Hilton Columbus at Easton Town Center, Columbus, Ohio
Time: afternoon
Speaker: Michelle Pineda, MBA, OMIC Risk Manager
Topic: Do’s and Don’ts in the Era of Electronic Medical Records
The OOS website updates information regularly: https://oos.osma.org/
For your nurses and technicians:
Michelle Pineda will offer one session to nurses and technicians on Saturday morning, February 23, at 8:00 a.m. Topic: Do’s and Don’ts in the Era of Electronic Medical Records.
Note to physicians: Be sure to complete the individual sign-in sheet while attending the OMIC session to ensure your discount. OMIC insureds who are current, paid OOS members who attend this OMIC course at this meeting will earn a 10% premium discount. Visit the OMIC booth in the exhibit hall with any questions.
Join us on Friday, March 1, 2019 for the 40th winter meeting of the Utah Ophthalmology Society (UOS). To register, go to http://utaheyemds.org/
Location: The Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, 150 West 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT
Time: TBA
Speaker: Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Risk Manager
Topic: Co-management Issues Surrounding Optometric Kickbacks
UOS members who are OMIC insureds earn a 10% discount for attending this OMIC risk management session. Be sure to sign in while in the room to ensure your discount.
For technicians & nurses:
Hans Bruhn will present a course on Saturday, March 2. More information TBA.
Join us in Rosemont on Friday, March 8, 2019, for a risk management OMIC presentation. The ISEPS 2019 meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the OMIC session is scheduled to be the last session of the day.
Date: Friday, March 8, 2019
Time: 4:45 p.m.
Location: Donald Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, IL
Topic: to be announced
Speaker: Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Risk Manager
Be sure to sign in while in the presentation room to ensure your OMIC discount. Average premium discount is more than $2,000!
Join us for an OMIC risk management session in Portland, OR on March 8-9, 2019, at the Oregon Academy of Ophthalmology (OAO) Post Graduate Convention.
Location: World Forestry Center, Portland, Oregon
Date: Friday, March 8, 2019
Time: 4:00-5:00 pm
Topic: Lessons Learned from Malpractice Claims
Speaker: Michelle Pineda, MBA, OMIC Risk Manager
Register with the OAO at https://www.oregoneyephysicians.org/
Current OAO physician members can earn a 10% discount on their insurance policy for attending the OMIC session at this meeting. Be sure to sign in while in the room to ensure your discount.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is presenting its Second Annual two-day Business Summit in Rosemont, Illinois, on March 23-24, 2019.
This session does offer an OMIC policy discount for attendance. On March 23rd at 9:40 a.m., Robert E. Wiggins, Jr., MD, MHA, OMIC Board Member and Linda D. Harrison, OMIC Director of Risk Management will present:
- Prepare for Change: Disruptive Technologies & Trends in Ophthalmic Practice (9:40 am-10:40 am)
An additional event is planned. This session listed below does not offer an OMIC policy discount for attendance. On March 23rd at 3:30 p.m., Linda D. Harrison, OMIC Director of Risk Management, along with Robert Melendez MD, MBA, and Kristin Carter, MD, will present:
- Develop a Culture of Excellence in Your Practice
(3:30 pm-4:30 pm)
Go to: https://www.aao.org/practice-management/business-summit/about-the-summit
Be sure to sign in while in the presentation room at the 9:40 a.m. session to ensure your OMIC discount. OMIC insureds who are current members of certain ophthalmic societies and who attend the 9:40 a.m.presentation will receive a 10% discount upon renewal of their OMIC policy. Non-society members will receive a 5% discount.
