AAO At a Glance

We know your AAO schedule is jam-packed, so we put together this handy tear-out guide with all the essentials you need to keep at your fingertips. Here's a quick look at the big lectures, best restaurants and key exhibit information.

KEY EVENTS

• Subspecialty Day, Friday & Saturday, Oct. 21-22: Features presentations in the fields of cornea, glaucoma, pediatric ophthalmology, neuro-ophthalmology, refractive surgery and retina.

• Opening Session, Sunday, Oct. 23, 8:30am: Includes the presentation of the Laureate Award to Alfred Sommer, MD, MHS of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Jackson Memorial Lecture on “Tear Dysfunction and the Cornea,” presented by Stephen C. Pflugfelder, MD, a founder of the Ocular Surface Center at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

• Spotlights/Symposia, Sunday – Tuesday: Open to all attendees, these sessions will hit hot topics like Spotlight on

Femtosecond Assisted Cataract Surgery (Course SPO4, Monday, 3:45 - 5:15pm).

• EHR Sessions, Saturday – Tuesday: To address the wide range of concerns regarding adoption of electronic health records, many courses on the topic have been scheduled.

A few highlights include: Electronic Health Record 101: The Basics and Important Concepts (Course 229, Sunday, Oct. 23, 3:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.); Electronic Health Record Search and Negotiation: Keys to Finding the Right EHR for the Right Price With the Right Terms (Course 322, Monday, Oct. 24); Electronic Health Record Incentives: A Closer Look at Meaningful Use (Course 523, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 9 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.); Electronic Health Record Conversion Challenges: Device Interfaces, Existing Paper Charts, Transition Workflow, and More (Course 209, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

• Advocacy Sessions, Sunday – Tuesday: These five free sessions show the link between ophthalmology and state and federal governments. The sessions are: Surgery by Surgeons Forum (SPE14, Sunday, Oct. 23, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.); AAO 2011 Medicare Update (SPE51, Sunday, Oct. 23, 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.); Dialogue With the FDA: Introducing Newly Approved Drugs and Devices into Your Practice (SPE15, Sunday, Oct. 23, 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.); Excellence in Vision Research: Cutting-Edge Innovations in the Department Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense (SPE32, Monday, Oct. 24, 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.); Health System Reform, Round 2: Where Do We Go From Here? (SYM14, Monday, Oct. 24, 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.)

• CME Reporting Credit: CME credits may be claimed online (all registrants will receive a link and instructions via email during the meeting) or at the CME Credit Reporting booth, located on Level 2, Lobby B, Academy Resource Center, Hall A4, Booth 1359.