ASCRS This Week May 15 2024 | ASCRS
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ASCRS This Week May 15 2024

ASCRS Live! in NYC and Houston

ASCRS Live!, a new regional dinner series making its way to nine cities in 2024, heads to New York City on Thursday and Friday this week. Friday's program is exclusively for young eye surgeons, and there are still a few seats left. Learn more about the NYC programs and register now.

After New York, ASCRS Live! heads to Houston, Texas, on June 13. If you practice in the area, learn more and save your seat.

The primary focus of ASCRS Live! events, which are free for ophthalmologists to attend, is refractive cataract surgery, along with a secondary, rotating topic. In addition to CME, ASCRS Live! provides ample time for discussion, questions, and networking. 


 

 

Book Your Hotel for the 2025 Annual Meeting Before the Block Fills Up

Hotel blocks for the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting, April 25–28, 2025, in Los Angeles, California, are already filling up. Reserve your room soon to ensure you are able to stay at your preferred hotel.

Book through onPeak, the official hotel vendor of the meeting, to receive discounted rates. View hotel options here.

Registration for the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting will open in fall 2024. Stay tuned for more details about the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting, which will be the 50th annual meeting hosted by ASCRS!

In preparation for the 2028 Olympic Games, Los Angeles has increased infrastructure—restaurants and hotels—in the city. Expect more hotels and amenities closer to the convention center for the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting.

 

 

Register a Practice Leader for ASOA’s LEAD Certificate Program 

The American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA) is enrolling for its next class in the popular ASOA LEAD Certificate Program.

Through individual assignments, live webinars, and interactive sessions, this 9-month curriculum is designed to improve management effectiveness and enhance leadership skills for mid-level managers.

Space is limited, and this program will sell out again this year. Learn more and register an emerging leader in your practice today!

“This program allows us to provide leadership training and development beyond what our practice alone could offer, giving our team a network of peers to further their careers.” —Ben Seals, CEO, Thomas Eye Group

 

50 Years | 50 States Video Feature

In honor of the 50th anniversary of ASCRS, member ophthalmologists from the 50 states are sending in their perspectives on the Society, its impact on their career, and its influence on the specialty as a whole.

Stay tuned each week from April 2024 through April 2025 for a new perspective.

This week’s “50 Years | 50 States” perspective comes from Blake Williamson, MD, in Louisiana. Dr. Williamson wishes ASCRS a happy anniversary and shares one of his favorite ASCRS memories.

 

 

 

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