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EW NEWS & OPINION 12 byline goes here plus fade February 2016 • How to Succeed with ICD-10: Examine and solve the difficult and complex coding issues within ICD-10. • Healthcare the Disney Way: Apply the secrets of world-class customer service to your practice. • Talking ≠ Communicating: Com- munication that Drives Results: Learn techniques to enhance the quality of care delivery and under- stand different personality types. • Simple: The Inner Game of Ophthalmic Practice Success: Simplify your challenges by applying strategies from John Pinto's new book. • Dealing with Difficult Personali- ties—Patients and Staff: Improve practice interactions with guid- ance from actual case studies. In addition to the workshops, ASOA is offering the chance to refresh your knowledge of important industry-related information with its COE Review. The 2-part work- shop (Friday and Saturday) covers all practice management subjects. This is one of several recommended COE study resources but is not a test preparation course. Seating for ASOA Workshops and the COE Review is limited. General ASOA Congress registration is not required to register for these specialized workshops, but each requires a separate registration. T&N Tech Talks New for 2016 is the T&N Tech Talks educational forum, which was designed for technicians, nurses, orthoptists, and ophthalmic pho- tographers. Part of the Technicians & Nurses program, T&N Tech Talks is fast-paced and highly interactive. Attendees will participate in exten- sive Q&A discussion with presenters following 10-minute paper presen- tations. At the end of T&N Tech Talks, a "People's Choice" award will be pre- sented to the most interesting paper of the session. Separate registration is required for T&N Tech Talks, but it is not necessary to be registered for the entire Technicians & Nurses Program. With pre-meeting programming like this, you won't want to miss the 2016 ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress. Separate registration and fees apply for these programs. Visit AnnualMeeting.ascrs.org to register today. EW Contact information O'Brien: tobrien@ascrs.org ASCRS Glaucoma Day ASCRS Glaucoma Day 2016, "Glau- coma for the Cataract Surgeon," is sponsored by the ASCRS Glaucoma Clinical Committee and features critical updates, robust debates, and interactive case studies on what comprehensive ophthalmologists and anterior segment surgeons need to know about glaucoma manage- ment. "This year's Glaucoma Day con- tinues to feature the latest clinically relevant information that you can use in your practice the day you return from the annual meeting," said Douglas Rhee, MD, chair of the ASCRS Glaucoma Clinical Com- mittee and a Glaucoma Day faculty member. "We will cover the broad gamut of current and upcoming di- agnostic testing, EHR technology, as well as medical, laser, and incisional surgery options. The perennial au- dience favorite, a video symposium of managing surgical complications, also returns. The content is delivered by a diverse group of nationally and internationally renowned clini- cians." A highlight of ASCRS Glaucoma Day is the Stephen A. Obstbaum, MD, Honored Lecture, presented this year by Ronald Fellman, MD, Glaucoma Associates of Texas. "Giv- ing a named lecture is an honor, but when the lecture is named for a good friend, Steve Obstbaum, MD, a giant in the field of ophthal- mology and glaucoma, it is very special," Dr. Fellman said. He will honor Dr. Obstbaum with a glauco- ma talk titled "Canal Surgery: The Big Easy or Po-Boys." "I promise it will take some of the voodoo out of glaucoma surgery and better explain why canal surgery works, and why we sometimes end up as po-boys (poor boys—in other words, surgery failed)." ASCRS Glaucoma Day requires a separate registration. More information and a detailed program schedule can be found at ASCRSGlaucomaDay.org. ASOA Workshops In keeping with its mission to ad- vance the skills and professionalism of ophthalmic practice manage- ment, ASOA is offering 6 specialized training and leadership conditioning workshops on Friday, as well as a 2-day COE (Certified Ophthalmic Executive) Review. ASOA Workshops for 2016 include the following. • Practice Management Boot Camp: Tackle practice manage- ment challenges in 8 core areas. Friday continued from page 11

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