Accreditation Information

Who Should Attend?
This program has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians and nurses who have a specialized interest in the field of Ophthalmology.

Learning Objectives

Cataract/Anterior Segment

• Determine the best surgical technique for the multifocal patient (Physician)
• Formulate an approach to multifocal surgery including: selection, patient education, biometry, surgery and post-operative management (Physician)
• Evaluate the approach to multifocal surgery including: selection, patient education, biometry, surgery and post-operative management (Nurse)

Cornea/Refractive Surgery

• Identify the complexities that are often necessary to consider in refractive surgery (Physician)
• Distinguish specific corneal topographic patterns in Keratoconus patients to determine the appropriate IOL selection (Physician)
• Compare and contrast the surgical procedures of Cornea–Crosslinking, Deep Lamellar Keratoplasty, Disparate Thickness Lamellar Keratoplasty, Intralamellar Keratoplasty, Intacs and Penetrating
  Keratoplasty as they are related to:
  –Restoration of corneal rigidity and topography (Physician)
  –Patient preparation and care (Nurse)

Glaucoma

• Interpret OCT printouts for the management of glaucoma (Physician)
• Assess the role that OCT has in diagnosing and monitoring glaucoma (Nurse)

Ocular Pathology

• Recognize ocular tumors and differentiate them from benign conditions that resemble cancers (Physicians and Nurses)
• Demonstrate improved ability to communicate with patients the new treatment modalities of eye cancers (Physicians and Nurses)
• Differentiate suspicious choroidal nevi from melanomas based on recent risk factors (Physician)
• Identify and be able to select appropriate treatment modalities for related eye cancers that can be incorporated in the ophthalmology practice (Physician)

Retina Vitreous

• Improve decision making and selection criteria regarding alternatives for treating retinal detachments (Physician)
• Define the principle laser types in clinical use and their fundamental mode of operation (Physician)
• Describe the five basic laser/tissue interactions and provide an example of each in clinical use in ophthalmic treatments (Physician)
• Review the clinical evidence relating to retinal detachment surgery (Nurse)
• Evaluate the use of new techniques for retinal detachment repair (Nurse)

Risk Management

• Fulfill ethical duties and reporting concerns (Physicians and Nurses)
• Identify challenged colleagues (Physicians and Nurses)
• Implement risk management strategies for reducing the frequency and severity of malpractice claims (Physicians and Nurses)
• Implement risk management measures designed to prevent high risk medical errors (Physicians and Nurses)
• Implement financial and patient flow benchmarks in managing the ophthalmology practice (Physician)

Accreditation Statements

 CME credit provided by the American Academy of Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Florida Society of Ophthalmology. The American Academy of Ophthalmology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology designates this educational activity for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 CE credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare

AKH Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's COA.

AKH Inc. designates this educational activity for 13.2 contact hours (1.32 #CEUs).

Criteria for Success

Statements of credit will be awarded based on the participant's attendance, completion of request for credit form and evaluation. Please see the Meeting Registration form for pricing information.

Commercial Support

Full notification of commercial support will be provided in the activity syllabus.