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What’s New at the Joint Meeting

We want you back! Don’t miss the world’s premier ophthalmic event another year. We have a lot of tools to help you customize your experience so that you can choose the programs and services that are important to you.





Top 10 Reasons to Attend the Joint Meeting:

  1. Further your continuing clinical education at the Academy’s premier, peer-reviewed Scientific Program, covering all ophthalmology topics for both comprehensive ophthalmologists and subspecialists. It offers: 31 CME credits, more than 500 instruction courses, Breakfasts with the Experts and Skills Transfer labs and more than 100 hours of free sessions, including 32 symposia, 589 posters, 39 surgical videos and more than 100 papers covering timely ophthalmic issues. Use the Online Program to preview the entire meeting and customize your schedule.
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  2. Choose from six Subspecialty Day meetings offering the latest news and information in the areas of cornea, glaucoma, pediatric ophthalmology, refractive surgery, retina and uveitis.
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  3. Experience the Academy Café, a new educational format, with four moderated sessions. Attendees can get involved by text messaging questions to the panel.
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  4. Hear from respected colleagues at the Opening Session, featuring the Academy’s leadership, the Jackson Memorial Lecture, the Laureate Award presentation to Alan C. Bird, MD, and keynote address by Institute of Medicine President Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD.
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  5. Benefit from the AAOE Program, designed to help administrators and physicians address the daily challenges of managing an ophthalmic practice.
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  6. Visit the largest ophthalmic exhibition, showcasing equipment, pharmaceuticals and services. Consult the Virtual Exhibition to see who will be exhibiting.
  7. Stop by the Academy Resource Center to take a tour of the Ophthalmic News & Education (O.N.E.TM) Network or attend free presentations at the Technology Pavilion on implementing the newest hardware devices and medical record software in your practice.
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  8. Enjoy all that Atlanta has to offer, with its unique attractions, outstanding restaurants and world-class convention center.
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  9. Meet with your colleagues and ophthalmic thought leaders from around the world.
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  10. Contribute to the Atlanta community by participating in EyeBuild, the Academy’s community service project, taking place on Nov. 6 and 7.

There are more than ten reasons to attend the Joint Meeting and Subspecialty Day, so come see for yourself. Register now, book your hotel reservations and we will see you in Atlanta!

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If you have any questions, e-mail meetings@aao.org.

We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta this November.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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