Cole Eye Institute Retina Summit
World-Renowned Experts to Convene for CME Educational Symposium
San Diego, CA – March 14, 2013– The Cole Eye Institute Retina Summit announce today their first annual Retina Subspecialty Day, to be held immediately before The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2013 annual meeting, Friday, May 3, 2013, at W Seattle Hotel, WA. The Retina Summit is a CME symposium with the aim to improve physicians’ abilities to diagnose and manage macular and vitreoretinal diseases through appropriate use of the latest ocular imaging techniques, as well as surgical and therapeutic techniques.
The course will be directed by Peter K. Kaiser, MD; Rishi P. Singh, MD, and Sunil Srivastava, MD, all of the Cole Eye Institute. Speakers include Carl C. Awh, MD, Tennessee Retina PC; Pravin Dugel, MD, Retinal Consultants of Arizona; Justis P. Ehlers, MD, Cole Eye Institute; Daniel F. Martin, MD, Cole Eye Institute; William Mieler, MD, University of Illinois; Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA, University of Southern California; Andrew P. Schachat, MD, Cole Eye Institute; Cynthia A. Toth, MD, Duke Eye Center; and Alex Yuan, MD, PhD, Cole Eye Institute.
“The landscape of macular and vitreoretinal diseases is constantly evolving, providing our community with an increased need for discussion and learning opportunities,” said Retina Summit faculty member Peter K. Kaiser, MD, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, Ohio. “We are thrilled to be initiating the first retina subspecialty day just prior to ARVO as it provides an additional focused opportunity this year for retinal specialists as well as general ophthalmologists and ophthalmic researchers to address these changes and walk away with timely information that can be applied in their daily practice.”
This full-day symposium is composed of didactic presentations and interactive case-based sessions to be directed by world-renowned experts in the field. Discussion sessions will be incorporated into each section to address outstanding knowledge gaps and maximize learning gain. An emphasis will be placed on interaction between participants and faculty.
The symposium will begin at 6:30 AM and conclude at 5:30 PM. Registration fees are $150 for physicians, $125 for residents and fellows, and $100 for students or nonphysicians, if registered before March 31, 2013. First-year retinal fellows are encouraged to apply for the “Fellow Scholarship Program,” which offers them the opportunity to attend this exciting educational program through an educational scholarship.
The meeting is jointly sponsored by Dannemiller and Meridius Health Communications. For additional information, including faculty bios and accreditation information, please visit www.retinasummit.com.
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