The deadline to complete evaluations from meetings attended during the 2019-2020 academic season is February 16th. POS Members wishing to receive CME Credit, please visit https://cme.ahn.org and create an account in the AHN Continuing Medical Education site. No CME will be awarded without a member creating an account. Click here to view details on how to access evaluation and CME Transcript |
POS ANNUAL MEETING and ANNUAL BANQUET MARCH 20, 2020
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40TH Harvey E. Thorpe Lecturer
Robert H. Osher, MD Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Medical Director, Emeritus of the Cincinnati Eye Institute Founder & Editor, Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, & Glaucoma Surgery GUEST FACULTY
Medical Director, Spectra Eye Institute Senior Secretary for Advocacy, American Academy of Ophthalmology; Claims Chairman, Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company Board Member, AAO and OMIC
Risk Manager Ophthalmic Mutual insurance Company (OMIC) San Francisco, CA
Lillian C. O'Brien and Dr. C.S. O'Brien Chair in Ophthalmology; Chairman and Head, Department of Ophthalmology; Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Partner, Illinois Retina Associates, S.C. Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL President, American Society of Retina Specialists
Chief of the Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital; Professor of Ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia |
Annual Banquet Friday, March 20, 2020 Terrace Room at the Omni William Penn Beginning at 6:30 pm
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Cocktail hour t 7:40 pm Dinner t 8:35 pm Dessert Remarks by David Buerger, MD , President Join your colleagues for an evening of camaraderie. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres served from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Continue to mingle during dinner as you enjoy selections from several food displays and butler-passed savories. Questions for either the Annual meeting or Banquet may be directed to Nadine Popovich npopovich@acms.org or 412.321.5030 |
Daniel J. Briceland, MD
Hans Bruhn, MHS
Keith D. Carter, MD, FACS
John S. Pollack, MD
Carol Shields, MD
2019 - 2020 MONTHLY MEETINGS COME TO A CLOSE |
February 6, 2020 The February meeting drew a large crowd as members welcomed Rish Singh, MD, staff surgeon at the Cole Eye Institute and medical director of Informatics, Cleveland Clinic; Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Lerner College of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Singh specializes in the treatment of medical and surgical retinal disease such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. He has authored greater than 60 peer reviewed publications, books, and book chapters and serves as the principal investigator of numerous national clinical trials advancing the treatment of retinal disease. Dr. Singh's current work focuses on the electronic medical records implementation, lean process improvement, and decision support modules for clinical practice. He operates the Cleveland Clinic Electronic Health Record Consulting program. He has been honored with several research recognitions such as the Alpha Omega Alpha Research Award and the American Society of Retina Specialists Senior Honor Award. Dr. Singh presented two stimulating lectures followed by a dynamic question and answer session after each presentation. Shelley Mo, MD Resident at the University of Pittsburgh Eye Center, presented an interesting case for commentary by Dr. Singh. Thank you to Thiery Verstraeten, MD, for inviting Dr. Singh and to Dutch Ophthalmics USA for support of the program. The February meeting concludes the monthly meeting series for 2019-2020. The 2020-2021 meeting series begins in September. |
Left to right: Board member, Thierry Verstraeten, MD with Guest Faculty Rishi Singh, MD |
Society Mission
To act as the voice of ophthalmologic medicine in the Pittsburgh area, to serve as patient advocate in promoting preventive eye care, quality medical and surgical care and rehabilitative services for individuals with ophthalmologic diseases and to advance the knowledge, science and practice of ophthalmology, to assist in the improvement of the quality of ophthalmologic medicine and training therein, and to promote integrity in the practice of ophthalmic medicine.