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12 EW NEWS & OPINION February 2013 Two continued from page 11 cells grow, communicate, and migrate. He is also studying how viruses cause immune deficiency and cancer, the role of endocannabinoids in hematopoiesis, mechanisms of liver injury due to hepatitis C virus, and the effects of novel cell cycle inhibitors against mantle cell lymphoma. He received his B.A. from Columbia College summa cum laude and his M.D. from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. He served his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and his specialty fellowships in hematology and oncology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Children���s Hospital/Sidney Farber Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr. Hartzband is a member of the faculty at the Harvard Medical School and the Division of Endocrinology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Hartzband is a noted endocrinologist and educator specializing in disorders of the thyroid, adrenal and pituitary glands, and in women���s health. She is regularly featured among America���s Best Doctors. A graduate of Radcliffe College, Harvard University, and Harvard Medical School, she has authored articles in the New England Journal of Medicine on the impact of electronic records, uniform practice guidelines, monetary incentives, and the internet on the culture of clinical care. The Science and Medicine Lecture was established by ASCRS as a forum for expanding and enriching appreciation of the fields of science and medicine outside the field of ophthalmology. The annual Science and Medical Lecture aims to encourage attendees to think about larger issues in the practice of medicine and honors those whose curiosity and constant striving for innovation have led them to investigate aspects of medicine and science that broaden, enliven, and inspire. Previous authors and thought leaders who have presented this lecture include: (2012) Michael T. Osterholm, Ph.D., M.P.H.: Living Terrors: What America Needs to Know to Survive the Coming Bioterrorist Catastrophe (2011) Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D., Ph.D.: The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (2010) John D. Banja, Ph.D.: Managing Medical Errors: How to Talk with Your Patient and Live with Yourself (2009) Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D.: The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older (2008) Michael M. Merzenich, Ph.D.: Cortical Plasticity in Infant, Child and Adult Brains EW Contact information Sebrell: csebrell@ascrs.org ASCRS continued from page 3 Integrated Ophthalmic-Managed Eyecare Delivery (IOMED) Program IOMED Selected Courses Saturday, April 20, 2013 ��� Optometric Residency Program Update ��� Best Practice Pearls for MD/OD Clinical Care ��� Maximize the Patient Experience Throughout Vertical Integration ��� On-Call Strategies ��� Sub-specialty Team Approach ��� Employment Issues (Recruitment, Compensation Formulae, etc.) Sunday, April 21 3:30 p.m. Break 3:45-4:45 p.m. Challenging Cases in an Integrated Eyecare Setting: How We Manage Them Moderators: I. Howard Fine, M.D., and Derek N. Cunningham, O.D. Panelists: Jeff Azus, O.D., Elizabeth A. Davis, M.D., Paul M. Karpecki, O.D., Stephen S. Lane, M.D., Walter Whitley, O.D. ��� How We Prioritize Who Sees the Patient ��� Difficult Preoperative Counseling ��� Challenging Postoperative Management ��� Triaging an Urgent Patient ��� Solving the Unsolvable Problem ��� Making the Unhappy Patient Happy ��� Premium IOL Selection ��� Differential Diagnosis in PostRefractive Surgery Patients ��� Post-Refractive Surgery IOL Calculations ��� Comanagement ��� Myopia in Adolescent Patients 1:00-1:15 p.m. Welcome���Introduction Stephen S. Lane, M.D., and Marlane J. Brown, O.D. 1:15-2:15 p.m. New Technology Rapid-Fire Session Moderator: David Geffen, O.D. Panelists: Elizabeth A. Davis, M.D. Paul M. Karpecki, O.D. Mitchell P. Weikert, M.D. A Fast-Paced Peek into New Technologies in an Integrated Practice, Including: ��� New Diagnostic Tests ��� New Therapeutics ��� New Drug Delivery Systems ��� New Treatments ��� Future Technologies Topics include: Corneal Topography, Dry Eye Treatments, Refracting Systems, Imaging Systems, and Femtosecond Advances 2:15 p.m. Break 2:30-3:30 p.m. Practice Management��� Strategies/Efficiencies Moderator: Richard C. Edlow, O.D. Panelists: Louis D. Nichamin, M.D. Derek A. Preece, M.B.A. ��� State of the Industry Report: 2013 & 2020 ��� Productivity & Clinical Efficiencies ��� Benchmarking ��� Lean Management Strategies 5:00-6:00 p.m. Reception ��� Controversies in Risk Factors for Post-LASIK Ectasia ��� Diagnostic Imaging of Tear Film, Anterior and Posterior Segments ��� Corneal Topographic Analysis ��� IOL Power Calculation ��� Optometry & Ophthalmology: How to Do It Better Monday, April 22 Tuesday, April 23 ��� Management of Premium IOL Patients ��� Post-Cataract Management ��� Ectasia Screening LASIK ectasia; topographical analysis; premium IOL discussion; comanagement; IOL power calculations; and much more. The IOMED Task Force has also launched an online job network on LinkedIn aimed to connect optometrists with ophthalmologists working in an integrated setting. EW Contact information Sebrell: csebrell@ascrs.org