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ACOS Summer Symposium
July 28–31, 2011

Register Today!
http://deervalley.eventbrite.com/

ACOS members save $200!
Use discount code DVACOS.

Program Highlights
1st Annual Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery Users' Meeting: Interactive session with those who have hands-on experience with this laser technology

  • Do we really need this technology?
  • How will patients pay for this technology?
  • Where do I put the laser in my practice?
  • How to make it work in a high-volume practice
  • How to make it work in an average-volume practice
  • Patients to avoid/pitfalls
  • Can I do this in my office?

Advanced Cataract Video Session:
What Would You Do?

  • Alan Crandall, MD
  • Ike Ahmed, MD
  • Uday Devgan, MD
  • Eric Donnenfeld, MD
  • Richard Lindstrom, MD
  • Samuel Masket, MD
  • Louis “Skip” Nichamin, MD

No-Spin Zone: Candid Discussion on Hot and Controversial Topics Ophthalmology is
Facing Today

  • The future of ASCs and the forces working
    against them
  • Is it time to stop accepting Medicare patients?
  • AdvaMed and PhRMA guidelines
  • The FDA and future of clinical trials in the US
  • Anti-infectives and surgery

Innovation in Ophthalmology

  • Taking the pulse of innovation in the US
  • Collaboration between physician and industry
  • Practice of Medicine Exemption (PME)

St Regis Deer Valley, Utah
Symposium lodging rates at the beautiful St Regis Deer Valley -
$209 a night
. To make lodging reservations, please call the hotel at (435) 940-5700 and mention "ACOS Summer Symposium" to get the discounted meeting rate.

For more information, please contact Heather Toolan at
HToolan@ACOSurgery.org.

St Regis Deer Valley

Program Director:
Steven Dell, MD

Program Committee:
Robert Cionni, MD
Bill Link, PhD
Stephen Slade, MD
William Trattler, MD


Invited Faculty:
Ike Ahmed, MD
Stephen Brint, MD
Frank Bucci, MD

Ralph Chu, MD
Alan Crandall, MD
William Culbertson, MD
James Dawes
Uday Devgan, MD

John Doane, MD
Eric Donnenfeld, MD
Gilbert Kliman, MD
Richard Lindstrom, MD
Shareef Mahdavi
Robert Maloney, MD
Samuel Masket, MD

Louis "Skip" Nichamin, MD
Alan Reider, Esq
Steven Vold, MD
John Vukich, MD

"The ACOS Summer Symposium brings together an all-star cast of physician thought-leaders and innovators from industry in a unique forum. The symposium will include the 1st Annual Laser Refractive Cataract Surgery Users Meeting, with in-depth discussion of the clinical, technical and economic aspects of this transformative technology. Also on the agenda is The Advanced Cataract Video Session, which promises to be an opportunity to put the experts on the spot as they review challenging cases. Controversial topics, ample time for discussion and a casual atmosphere will allow for an amazing educational experience."
-Steven Dell, MD