Meeting Highlights Saturday, April 20 Binkhorst Lecture
Monday, April 22 2013 Charles D. Kelman Innovator’s Lecture Humans, Happiness, and the Wonder of New
Intraocular Lens Evolution: What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been Presented by Nick Mamalis, MD, ASCRS’s 2013 Binkhorst Medal winner is highly respected in ophthalmology for his transformative work in the study and understanding of toxic anterior segment syndrome. He is among the world’s experts in cataract and refractive surgery and has made significant contributions to the science and practice of ophthalmology.
Sunday, April 21 Science and Medicine Lecture When Experts Disagree: A New Approach to Medical Decision Making Jerome Groopman, MD, and Pamela Hartzband, MD, are both well-known medical writers and members of the Harvard Medical School faculty. Dr. Groopman has written several books, two of which were New York Times bestsellers. Dr. Hartzband is a noted endocrinologist and is regularly featured among America’s Best Doctors. Most recently, Dr. Groopman and Dr. Hartzband are coauthors of Your Medical Mind, a 2011 release that explains how patients can cut through the myriad information from doctors, drug companies, and friends to arrive at positive medical decisions. They also co-author a bi-monthly column for ACP Internist, the publication of the American College of Physicians, which is read by 150,000 internal medicine physicians in the United States and Canada.
Richard Mackool, MD, is the Director of The Mackool Eye Institute, the first ambulatory surgery center in New York. He has been granted approximately 125 patents, both in the U.S. and internationally, for inventions relating to cataract extraction, phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implant designs. He is also an experienced author, writing hundreds of medical publications.
Tuesday, April 23 Hot Off the Press Moderator: David F. Chang, MD Panelists: Reay H. Brown, MD, Bonnie An Henderson, MD, Edward J. Holland, MD, and Ronald Yeoh, MD This session will encompass a free-flowing panel discussion by the specialty section editors of EyeWorld, who will highlight and debate the Best Papers of ASCRS 2013, as selected and presented by EyeWorld editorial board members.
April 20–23
PROBE
Practice Revenue Optimization and Business Efficiency
A core selection of CME-designated business courses that provide a comprehensive analysis of your practice to maximize revenue. The program will cover financial and investment strategies, productivity management, profit diversification, and business model analysis. www.ascrs.org/probe