Thank you to the following for support of the program
| Registration is closed. Please email Nadine Popovich, Administrator, to register for the meeting on or before Wednesday, December 1st by Noon. NEW MEETING LOCATION Allegheny Room at the Rivers Casino 777 Casino Dr Pittsburgh PA 15212 The venue is centrally located and offers free parking. Valet is also available for a small fee. The Allegheny Room, located on the 2nd level, is a non-smoking facility and provides ample social distancing space. The Rivers also adheres to strict food and beverage serving guidelines and follows all CDC protocol. |
We are delighted to welcome the following 2021 - 2022 Monthly Meeting Guest Faculty
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PAST EVENTS |
October 5 Meeting - Anup K. Khatana, MD The society welcomed Anup K. Khatana, MD, Medical Director, Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, OH as guest speaker for the October 5th meeting. Thank you to Ian Conner, MD, PhD, POS board member, for inviting Dr. Khatana. Dr. Khatana presented, Endoscopic Tube Shunt Replacement and Cataract Surgery in a Hypotonous Eye. Each lecture provided stimulating discussion and interesting Q&A. Tadgh Schempf, MD, Resident at the University of Pittsburgh Eye Center, presented an interesting case for commentary by Dr. Khatana. Dr. Khatana joined Cincinnati Eye Institute (CEI) as a cataract and glaucoma specialist in 2000 and was Director of the Glaucoma Service and fellowship from 2012 – 2020. He became Medical Director of the Cincinnati Eye Institute in 2019. He is a volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, and was voted teacher of the year by his residents in 2011. He has been selected by his peers to Best Doctors in America since 2001. September 9, 2021 POS welcomes Norah S. Lincoff, MD |
l to r: K. Qiang; P. Commiskey, MD; Z. Nadler, MD; I. Conner, MD, PhD (Board Member); A. Khatana, MD (Presenter); M. Stafford, MD, (President); T. Schempf, MD (Resident Presenter); and Z. Koretz, MD |
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Telehealth (or telemedicine) is highly regulated, and as a result, has been difficult to fully adopt. Over the past week, CMS has made changes to broaden access to telehealth services. The new flexibility allows you to see patients remotely immediately using typical commercially available technology (Facetime, Google Hangouts Meet, Skype, Zoom). Reimbursement is the same rate as an office visit. You can also be reimbursed for assisting patients via your patient portal.
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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.
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