2018 - 2019 Monthly Meetings
CME Certificates were emailed in June to members who attended the monthly meeting series .
If you did not receive, please contact Nadine Popovich at 412-321-5030 or email to: npopovich@acms.org
2ND ANNUAL OPHTHALMOLOGY COMMUNITY WET LAB: MIGS AND MORE |
The Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society hosted the 2nd Annual Ophthalmology Community Wet Lab: MIGS and MORE. Two separate sessions, an introduction and advanced techniques, were held at the UPMC Eye Center – Eye and Ear Institute May 29 and June 13. Thank you to the following companies who were instrumental (pun intended) in providing equipment, support staff and teaching assistance for each 2-1/2 hour program: Alcon, Allergan, Bausch and Lomb, Glaukos, IanTech and New World Medical. We also thank UPMC Eye and Ear for use of the wet lab for this worthwhile endeavor. A maximum of 9 physicians attended each session where they had opportunity to participate in dry and wet labs for iLoop, iStent, Kahook blade, CyPass, and pars plana anterior vitrectomy with and without trocars. One-on-one learning and coaching was available, and each person was able to self-direct learning and practice opportunities. Sharon Taylor, MD and Ian Conner, MD, PhD served as course directors and initiated the program offering. The directors, industry instructors, and participants all shared their expertise and pearls of wisdom with their colleagues. Comments from participants were uniformly positive and the Society looks forward to offering sessions in 2019. While we always plan to have vitrectomy practice available, we also welcome suggestions for future wet lab topics or for other educational sessions members would like to see offered. If you have a skill set others would benefit from learning and practicing, please let us know. Submit suggestions to Nadine Popovich, administrator, at npopovich@acms.org. |
![]() Jill Foster, MD (center) pictured with (left to right): Srinivas Kondapalli, MD; Daniel Buerger, MD; Sharon L. Taylor, MD (President); and David Buerger, MD (President-Elect) Dr. Foster was the final presenter of the POS 2018-2019 academic season and delivered two excellent lectures. Thank you to David Buerger, MD for inviting Dr. Foster to Pittsburgh. Following the first lecture, Sohani Amarasekera, MD, Resident at the University of Pittsburgh Eye Center, presented an interesting case for review and discussion. The Society would like to thank Allergan for support of the February meeting. |
Carl Awh, MD, (center) pictured with (left to right): Sharon L. Taylor, MD; Andrew Eller, MD, Benjamin Botsford, MD and Thierry Verstraeten, MD Dr. Awh started the 2019 meeting season with two interesting presentations. Following the first lecture, Benjamin Botsford, MD, Resident at the University of Pittsburgh Eye Center, presented an interesting case for review and discussion. Thank you to Dr. Verstraeten for inviting Dr. Awh to Pittsburgh and to Regeneron and Spark Therapeutics for support of the program. |
Debra Goldstein, MD (left) with Pamela Rath, MD (who invited Dr. Goldstein) and Sharon Taylor, MD, President. lFollowing Dr. Goldstein's first lecture, Jennifer Lee, MD, Resident at the University of Pittsburgh Eye Center, presented an interesting case for review and discussion. Thank you to Carl Zeiss Meditec and Genentech for co-sponsoring the meeting. |
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Steven G. Safran, MD (center) pictured with Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD (left) and Sharon L. Taylor, MD (right). Dr. Safran opened the 2018-2019 POS monthly meeting series with two outstanding and entertaining lectures to a robust crowd. Following the first lecture, Julia Kuhn, MD, Resident at the University of Pittsburgh Eye Center, presented "A Case of Watery Eyes: Approaching Ocular Surface Discomfort" for review and discussion. Thank you to Dr. Dhaliwal for inviting Dr. Safran. The September meeting served as a Vendor Appreciation. Exhibitors who sponsored the 2018 Annual meeting were invited to network with members during the social portion of the evening. |