Make a Donation in Someone’s Name
Need a last-minute gift idea? Consider donating to the ASCRS Foundation in someone’s name.
Donations made to the ASCRS Foundation support life-changing cataract surgery to those in need.
Every act of generosity counts! Learn more about the work of the ASCRS Foundation and donate here.
Donations to the ASCRS Foundation are also tax deductible. Consider including the Foundation in your end-of-year giving plans.
Share Your Case Video!
Four sessions at the upcoming ASCRS Annual Meeting have a call for submissions for specific case videos. Submissions are due January 12!
Your videos could help educate your colleagues in various topic areas. Take a look at the opportunities below to see if you have a relevant case video to share.
- Complicated and Challenging Cases in Cataract Surgery Video Symposium
- Retina for the Anterior Segment Surgeon
- Reay of Hope Video Session at Glaucoma Day
- Good to Great Surgeon: Working Through Complications YES Video Symposium (for Young Eye Surgeons)
Take in Episode 6 of Ophthalmology Quicksand Chronicles—Eureka Moments!
Ophthalmology Quicksand Chronicles—Eureka Moments! rounds out season 3 with the release of its final episode, featuring guest Samuel Masket, MD.
The podcasts’ hosts, Nicole Fram, MD, and Elizabeth Yeu, MD, and Dr. Masket focus on a case of a dislocated multifocal IOL. Dr. Masket provides expert surgical pearls on how to elegantly lasso fixate this IOL back into a well-centered position.
Watch or listen to this episode on your preferred podcast platform to hear Dr. Masket’s favorite fixation techniques, suture of choice, and other considerations for cataract patients with comorbid zonulopathies.
Do you have a minute? Fill out this brief questionnaire about Ophthalmology Quicksand Chronicles so we can continue to deliver the most valuable education to you on this platform!
Understanding the Power of EQ’s Role in Growing Your Practice
A new webinar from the ASCRS Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee takes on the topic of “Understanding the Power of EQ’s Role in Growing Your Practice.”
Join moderators Vance Thompson, MD, and Cathleen McCabe, MD, to learn more about “emotional intelligence” (EQ) and its relation to your practice. Dr. Thompson, Dr. McCabe, and faculty Steven Dell, MD, Audrey Talley Rostov, MD, George Waring IV, MD, and Craig Piso, PhD, discuss the importance of good communication for understanding patient needs/wants and effectively setting expectations, including risks and benefits, and postoperative satisfaction.
Watch the new webinar.
Help Stop Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cuts
As of January 1, 2024, physicians will see a 3.4% reduction to the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). Help stop these cuts by petitioning your member of Congress to take action against these cuts.
ASCRS is calling on all of its members to urge congressional leadership to eliminate the entire 3.4% cut to the MPFS before the end of this year. Please log on to the Physician Payment Action Alert on the ASCRS website* to contact your legislators today!
*Log in using the email address associated with your ASCRS account and your zip code, then complete the “Take Action” form. If you are not an ASCRS member, click “Register” to proceed.
Important Resources
- ASCRS Annual Meeting: Be inspired by history and part of defining the future at the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting, April 5–8, in Boston, Massachusetts.
- CME 24/7: Your source for the latest online CME from ASCRS. Member login required.
- Calculators and Tools: Essential tools for your practice.
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