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5 Best Posts from Mid-Year Forum 2017

MAY 18, 2017 in Advocacy

The Academy's YO Committee invited Advocacy Ambassadors to join the #MYF2017 Social Media Challenge and share their Mid-Year Forum experience using social media. Here are the winners.

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7 Surprising Lessons From My First Mid-Year Forum

MAY 18, 2017 Jane Caty, MD in Advocacy

From networking with legislators to learning about the latest surgical scope battles — check out this YO's biggest takeaways from the 2017 Mid-Year Forum.

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How I Helped Change Tennessee’s Eyedrop Refill Law

MAY 16, 2017 Viraj Jayesh Mehta, MD in Advocacy

The same week that I attended Mid-Year Forum, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed a small bipartisan bill that local ophthalmologists like myself introduced. It was fitting timing: my journey to helping pass that bill started two years earlier at my first Mid-Year Forum.

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LEAP Forward Session for 2017 Advocacy Ambassadors

MAY 09, 2017 in Advocacy

This Mid-Year Forum 2017 session gave young members a chance to network and interact with active leaders in ophthalmology. A summary of the discussion follows.

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5 Ways to Make the Most of Mid-Year Forum 2017

APR 11, 2017 in Advocacy

Mid-Year Forum 2017 and Congressional Advocacy Day provide a unique chance to effect change on Capitol Hill, while learning more about policy, politics and practice management. The Mid-Year Forum is one of the Academy’s most important meetings. Here are five tips for making the most of your experience, from the members of the YO Advocacy Subcommittee.

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3 Ways to Advocate for Your Patients

APR 07, 2017 Peter Karth MD in Advocacy, Residents

Here are three ways young ophthalmologists can get involved and advocate on behalf of their patients.

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University of Iowa Ophthalmologists Recognized for Commitment to Advocacy

FEB 17, 2017 Michael Mott in Advocacy

The Academy recognized the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics with the 2016 Commitment to Advocacy award last month during the annual meeting of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology. The university’s ophthalmology department has prioritized educating young ophthalmologists about the importance of advocating for their patients and profession.

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5 Important Acronyms You Didn’t Learn in Training

FEB 16, 2017 Lindsay A Rhodes, MD in Advocacy

As a new ophthalmologist, you’re probably still learning the dictionary’s worth of initials that will affect all of our practices this year. Fortunately, the American Academy of Ophthalmology has a team of expert clinicians and staff dedicated to helping us have a successful year, acronyms and all. Here’s a quick guide to the federal issues and terms that will most affect you and your patients in 2017.

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Fighting for Patients Outside the OR

OCT 16, 2016 Lindsay A Rhodes, MD, David E Vollman, MD, MBA in Advocacy, Annual Meeting

Caring for patients goes beyond what you do in the clinic, according to young ophthalmologists who spoke at an AAO 2016 event on advocacy. During the Oct. 15 event, Academy leaders from OPHTHPAC and the Surgical Scope Fund described how advocacy with state and federal legislators helps you provide the highest level of care to your patients.

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Stand With Your State Society in 4 Simple Steps

AUG 11, 2016 Courtney Elise Bovee, MD in Advocacy

The battle over optometric scope of practice threatens our profession and the very safety of our patients. What you can do as a young ophthalmologist is familiarize yourself with this issue and become an advocate for your patients and your profession. Here is how.