Thanks to all the SOs who attended the Annual Meeting in Orlando! It was a huge success and we hope to see you in 2012. Join the Academy in Chicago for our fourth Joint Meeting with the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. The meeting will take place at McCormick Place from Nov. 10 to 13. It will be preceded by Subspecialty Day, Nov. 9 and 10. Learn more.
Speaker presentations now available for SYM04, "Safety Behind the Wheel – Should Miss Daisy Be Driving?" (PDF 12MB)
Jointly sponsored by Academy Committee on Aging, Senior Ophthalmologist Committee, Ethics Committee, American Geriatrics Society and the John A. Hartford Foundation: Section for Enhancing Geriatric Understanding and Education among Surgical and Medical Specialists
Sunday, Oct. 23, 12:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Summary: As the population ages, we are challenged by the increasing number of older drivers requesting our approval to maintain their driver's license. Is your patient competent to drive? Is this patient visually impaired? What is the effect of a field loss on the patient's ability to drive? Is this patient cognitively impaired? What is the ophthalmologist's role and legal obligation? How do you best break the news to the older driver that driving is no longer an option? This symposium addressed the core competencies surrounding the many complex issues related to elderly driving: medical knowledge, systems-based care, patient care, interpersonal and communications skills and professionalism. The panel of experts included a geriatrician from the American Geriatrics Society, ophthalmologists from the Academy Senior Ophthalmologist Committee and the Academy Committee on Aging.
2011 EnergEYES Award was presented to David W. Parke, MD
The EnergEYES Award was created in 2009 to recognize and honor an ophthalmologist who demonstrates exemplary leadership skills by energizing others to improve ophthalmology. This individual is one who mentors young ophthalmologists, serves as a strong role model and displays high energy that motivates them to get involved.
Pictured left to right: YO Committee members Christian Hester, MD, and Julie Tsai, MD; YO International Subcommittee member Grace Sun, MD; David W. Parke, MD; Yale residents Nishita Patel, MD, and Cecily Hamill, MD, PhD.
