Advance Program and Registration 2014 NAEPS Fall Scientific Meeting and 15th Annual Continuing Education Symposium September 26-27, 2014 Doubletree Hotel / 1616 Dodge Street / Omaha, NE 68102 Jointly provided by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education Eye Physicians & Surgeons Health Sciences Continuing Education www.nebeye.org
Intended Audience This program is designed for practicing ophthalmologists working in comprehensive and specialized practices as well as ophthalmology residents and fellows. Statement of Need This one and one half day meeting is designed to present the latest developments in ophthalmic disorders and their management. It will include a wide range of topics relevant to clinical care and thus enable ophthalmologists to maintain or improve the knowledge, skills and professional performance needed to provide the best possible medical and surgical eye care for their patients. Joint Provider Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education (CUHSCE) and the Eye Physicians and Surgeons (NAEPS) for the advancement of patient care. Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Category 1 Designation Statement The Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Course Outline Friday, September 26, 2014 7:00 am 8:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits 8:00 am 8:15 am Welcome and Program Overview Millicent Palmer, MD NAEPS President 8:15 am 9:00 am Update on Current Management of Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) Diana Do, MD University Nebraska Medical Center 9:00 am 9:45 am Who Goes Blind From Glaucoma? Leon Herndon, MD Duke Eye Center 9:45 am - 10:00 am Questions/Answers 10:00 am 10:15 am Break/Visit Exhibits 10:15 am 11:00 am Philosophy and Strategies for the Management of Uveitis: When to Begin and How to Choose. Quan Nguyen, MD University of Nebraska Medical Center 11:00 am 11:45 am Glaucoma Surgery: Is it time to try a new approach? Leon Herndon, MD Duke Eye Center Friday, September 26, 2014 (continued) 11:45 am 12:00 pm Questions/Answers 12:00 pm 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm 2:00 pm NAEPS Business Meeting 2:00 pm 2:45 pm Update in the Management of High Risk Corneal Transplantation Victor Perez, MD Bascom Palmer Eye Institute 2:45 pm 3:30 pm Double Trouble: Practical Tips for Diplopia Leah Levi, MD Scripps Clinic 3:30 pm 3:45 pm Break/Visit Exhibits 3:45 pm 4:30 pm Ocular Surface Diseases: Medical and Surgical Treatments Victor Perez, MD Bascom Palmer Eye Institute 4:30 pm 5:15 pm When Should I Scan? Leah Levi, MD Scripps Clinic 5:15 pm NAEPS Cocktail Networking Reception Saturday, September 27, 2014 7:00 am 8:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast 8:00 am Welcome and Program Overview Thomas A. Graul, MD NAEPS Program Chair 8:15 am 9:00 am Secondary and Sutured IOL s Alan Crandall, MD Moran Eye Center University of Utah 9:00 am 9:45 am EHR Compliance Issues you didn t know you had - The crisis and the challenge David Silverstone, MD The Eye Care Group 9:45 am 10:00 am Questions/Answers 10:00 am 10:15 am Break 10:15 am 11:00 am Complicated Cataracts Alan Crandall, MD Moran Eye Center University of Utah 11:00 am 11:45 am Taming the EHR Tiger Controlling your EHR to achieve maximum efficiency while avoiding unintended consequences David Silverstone, MD The Eye Care Group 11:45 am 12:00 pm Questions/Answers Evaluation/Adjourn 2 3
Faculty Speakers and Topics Faculty Speakers and Topics 4 for Diana Do, MD is the Vice Chair for Education and Director of the Carl Camras Center for Innovative Clinical Trials in Ophthalmology. Dr. Do is a leading clinician-scientist who specializes in the treatment of retinal conditions. She is the principal investigator and co-investigator on numerous clinical trials investigating new treatments for retinal diseases such as wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), dry AMD, diabetic eye disease, and retinal vein occlusion. Dr. Do has authored over 75 publications in the medical literature and has contributed to over 21 book chapters. Before joining the University of Nebraska, Dr. Do was Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Head of the Retina Fellowship Training Program at the Wilmer Eye Institute (Department of Ophthalmology), the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Update on Current Management of Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) > Understand the role of anti-vegf agents in treatment of DME > Review role of laser in DME. > Learn about OCT and Fluorescein angiography in DME. Ophthalmic Medical Personnel Leon Herndon, MD is a professor of Ophthalmology at Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Herndon has research interests in the differential burden of glaucoma on African-derived populations, which involves evaluation of genetics, economics, medical access, and therapy response. His clinical interests involve the medical and surgical management of Glaucoma. Dr. Herndon completed medical school and residency at The University of North Carolina, and fellowship at Duke University Medical Center. Who Goes Blind from Gluacoma? > Understand the profile of patients who went blind from glaucoma. > Understand the profile of the patients who go blind from glaucoma today. > Discuss interventions that might help to decrease the rate of glaucoma blindness. Glaucoma Surgery: Is it time to try a new approach? > Understand the history of glaucoma surgery. > Discuss the challenges of difficult glaucoma surgery > Be aware of new surgical options in the future. Quan Nguyen, MD is a retina surgeon and uveitis expert who specializes in the treatment of retinal conditions and ocular inflammation. He is the principal investigator and co-investigator on numerous clinical trials investigating new treatments for retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, and ocular inflammation. Dr. Quan Dong Nguyen currently holds the McGaw Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology and is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology and Director of the Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Prior to being chosen for the chairmanship at Nebraska, Dr. Nguyen was Associate Professor of Ophthalmology for Diseases of the Retina, Vitreous, and Uveitis, at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Nguyen received his baccalaureate from the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire and his bachelor and Master of Science degrees simultaneously in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Subsequently, he earned his medical degree at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine in Philadelphia. He completed an internship in internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital and a residency in ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School in Boston. Dr. Nguyen also completed (continued) fellowships in immunology and uveitis at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, ocular immunology at the Wilmer Eye Institute of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, and medical and surgical diseases of the vitreous and retina at the Schepens Eye Research Institute and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Philosophy and strategies for the management of Uveitis: When to begin and how to choose. > To assess the current challenges in the management of non-infectious Uveitis. > To evaluate the role of immunomodulatory therapy in the management of noninfectious uveitis. > To develop an understanding of the risks and benefits of corticosteroids and immunomodulatory therapy for ocular inflammatory diseases. Victor Perez, MD is an Ophthalmologist at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. He received his Medical Degree at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and Residency at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School in Boston. Dr. Perez completed fellowships at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in both Cornea and External Disease and Uveitis. Additionally Dr. Perez received research fellowships in both Ocular Immunology at Schepens Eye Research Institute at Harvard, and Immunology at the Department of Pathology Brigham & Women s Hospital at Harvard. His Clinical specialties include Ocular Immunology, Uveitis, Cornea and External Disease among others. Update in the Management of High Risk Corneal Transplantation > Describe the evidence-based approach to managing medical diseases of the cornea and ocular surface, including inflammatory, infectious and degenerative conditions. > Compare the advantages and disadvantages of recently popularized techniques of corneal transplantation and understand strategies to incorporate these techniques into practice. Ocular Surface Diseases: Medical and Surgical Treatments > Identify indications and surgical techniques for corneal disease in the presence of cataracts, glaucoma, ocular surface disease, and complex anterior segment anatomy. Leah Levi, MD is nationally known in her field and is currently the president of the North American Neuro- Ophthalmology Society. Prior to joining Scripps Clinic, she was on faculty at UC San Diego for 23 years, where she directed the neuro-ophthalmology service. She also taught medical students, ophthalmology residents and neurology residents, and was honored with 16 teaching awards. In addition, she has been named as a Top Doctor by San Diego Magazine and US News and World Report. Dr. Levi received her medical degree at The University of Sydney, and completed her residency at Tufts New England Medical Center. Dr. Levi has completed Fellowships in Neuro Ophthalmology & Orbital Disease as well as a Research fellowship in Glaucoma Diagnosis and Treatment. Double Trouble: Practical Tips for Diplopia > Know the important questions to ask patients presenting with diplopia > Differentiate serious from benign causes of diplopia > Know which cases need referral When Should I Scan? > Identify scenarios in which imaging is not indicated > Identify scenarios where imaging is indicated > Know the appropriate imaging to order 5
6 for Faculty Speakers and Topics Alan Crandall, MD graduated from the University of Utah, receiving his medical degree from the University of Utah School of Medicine. He completed his internship in surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center as well as his residency and fellowship in ophthalmology at the Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania. He joined the University of Utah Ophthalmology Department in 1981. Dr. Crandall is the John A. Moran Presidential Professor and Senior Vice- Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Director of Glaucoma and Cataract at the Moran Eye Center, University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition, he is Co-Director of the Moran Eye Center International Division. Dr. Alan Crandall is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners as well as a member of the American Board of Ophthalmology. In addition he is a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, American Glaucoma Society, the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, as well as the International Intra-Ocular Implant Club. He is a past president of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Secondary and Sutured IOLs > Reposition dislocated IOL s > Explant IOLs for dysphotopsia and power problems > Proper Use of two degree IOL Complicated Cataracts > Understand management of eyes complicated by Glaucoma/PXE > Identify areas of trauma concern > Understand congenital issues Ophthalmic Medical Personnel David Silverstone, MD received his undergraduate degree from Columbia College and his medical degree from New York Medical College. He completed his ophthalmology residency, a glaucoma research fellowship, and a chief residency in Ophthalmology at Yale. He did a fellowship in Intraocular Lens Implantation at New York Medical College. Dr. Silverstone founded Temple Eye Physicians in 1977, which merged with Ophthalmic Surgical Associates in 2001 to form The Eye Care Group. He is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and specializes in cataract and lens implant surgery and glaucoma. Dr. Silverstone is a clinical professor and the assistant chief of ophthalmology at Yale. He was part of the Yale team that developed Timolol, the first modern medication for the management of glaucoma and has been active in the development of ophthalmic computer software. His current research interests include the medical treatment of glaucoma, the development of clinical care guidelines, and medical decision support software. EHR Compliance Issues you didn t know you had - The crisis and the challenge > Describe EHR system features that can improve compliance with chart documentation > Identify and avoid information integrity problems in EHRs Taming the EHR Tiger Controlling your EHR to achieve maximum efficiency while avoiding unintended consequences > Identify methods to improve the efficiency and accuracy of entering data into an EHR > Identify problems created by shortcuts > Identifying data integrity issues Accommodations The & 15th Annual Continuing Education Symposium for Ophthalmic Medical Personnel will be held at the Double Tree Hotel, 1616 Dodge Street in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. A block of rooms have been reserved for September 25, 2014 - September 28, 2014. The special room rate will be available until August 27th or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first. To reserve a room at the special rate of $119 for single or double occupancy, please go online to: http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/ groups/personalized/o/omah-dt-nep-20140925/index. jhtml?wt.mc_id=pog Group Name: NAEPS 2014 Group Code: NEP A cash bar cocktail networking reception will be held Friday evening directly following the day s events. Parking Complimentary Parking will be offered to all 2014 meeting participants who park in the attached parking located to the east of the hotel entrance doors. Questions? Contact Sarah Dunbar, NAEPS Executive Director, at 800.684.9380 or sarahd@nebmed.org Register online at www.nebeye.org! Physician Registration > A Separate Form is Required for Each Meeting Registrant > Registration Materials for the Ophthalmic Medical Personnel Conference will be mailed separately. Name (First, Last) Practice Name Degree Email Phone Address ( ) City State Zip Code Tuition NAEPS Member Physician $260 Member of Other State Societies $325 List Non-Members $425 Residents $90 Students $70 TOTAL Add $10 for registration after September 19, 2014 Add $25 for registration at the meeting Tuition includes course materials, complimentary parking in the Hotel Parking garage, continental breakfast and breaks on Friday and Saturday, lunch Friday and hors d oeuvres at the cocktail reception on Friday. Cancellations more than 10 working days before the meeting will be fully refunded. Cancellations thereafter will be subject to a $100.00 per person administrative fee. Registrants who do not cancel prior to the meeting date are liable for the entire registration fee. Dietary Restrictions (Please list any food allergies or dietary restrictions) Disability Accommodations (Please list accommodations needed) Complete and return along with payment information by September 19, 2014 to: Eye Physicians and Surgeons 233 South 13th Street Ste 1200 Lincoln, NE 68508 Fax: 402-474-2198 Method of Payment: Check Enclosed Visa MasterCard AmEx Discover Card Number Expiration Date CVV #
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