POS Members: The Monthly Meeting Series Begins September 8! |
November 3rd Meeting Planning is underway for the November meeting, with registration beginning on October 3rd. Members will receive notification by email with the registration link. IMPORTANT -- CHANGE OF VENUE This meeting will take place at the Babb Insurance Bldg (Ballroom) 850 Ridge Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15212 The building is located down the street from the former home of ACMS. Parking is free and additional details to follow!
| CME Refresher The Society continues to use AHN Continuing Medical Education Department as our CME creditor guarantor. The same procedure to claim and retrieve CME for each meeting is in place. Visit the CME page for further instruction. * RSVP Date, Cancellations, and Walk-In Reminder Please be attentive to the RSVP date for all meetings. Cancellations are accepted by emailing Nadine Popovich. Walk-ins are welcome, but note that few meals are available to accommodate walk-in attendees. Thank you for your cooperation! * MEETING AGENDA 4:00 pm Registration and Visit with Exhibitor4:30 pm 1st Lecture 5:35 pm Resident Case Presentation 6:00 pm POS Business Meeting | POS Social | Visit with Exhibitors 7:00 pm 2nd Lecture (Dinner to be served during lecture)8:15 pm Conclusion of Program |
Mark Your Calendar 2022-2023 POS Monthly and Annual Meetings All meetings are scheduled as In-Person Events and will be held in The Ohio Ballroom at the Rivers Casino (Located on the 2nd Floor) Parking is Free or Valet is available at a nominal fee. CME is offered for each program. Please refer to the CME Page for instructions on obtaining CME for each meeting. | Monthly Meeting Guest Faculty and Dates October - No Meeting (AAO meeting / Friday, Sept 30 - Oct 3) Thursday, November 3, 2022* Thursday, December 1, 2022 Thursday, January 12, 2023 Thursday, February 9, 2023
March 10, 2023 - Annual Meeting Omni William Penn Hotel | Pgh PA *The November meeting will be held at the Babb Insurance Bldg (Ballroom) 850 Ridge Ave | Pgh PA 15212 |
MEETING RECAP |
SEPTEMBER 8 - FEATURING SANDRA F. SIEMINSKI, MD The Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society (POS), opened their 2022-2023 meeting season on September 8 and welcomed Sara F. Siemsinki, MD Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs; Associate Professor, Director of Glaucoma, Ira G. Ross Eye Institute; Department of Ophthalmology Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo/State University of New York (SUNY) The Allegheny Room at the Rivers provided a scenic and spacious atmosphere with over 60 registrants attending the first meeting of the season. The POS would like to thank Alcon for sponsoring the meeting and to Ian Conner, MD, PhD for inviting Dr. Sieminski. Dr. Sieminski presented two interesting lectures, What’s New in MIGS and The Trab is not Dead. Each was well received with an active question and answer session. Timothy Chen, MD, Resident at the University of Pittsburgh Eye Center, presented an interesting case for commentary by Dr. Sieminski. |  l to r: A. Ahmed, MD; J. Swogger, MD; J. Polat, MD; A. Williams, MD, I. Conner, MD (Board Member); S. Sieminski, MD (Guest Speaker); T. Shazley, MD; K. Lauer, MD; and M. Stafford, MD (President). |
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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.
Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society | 850 Ridge Ave | Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Administrator: Nadine Popovich | npopovich@acms.org |