2024 Scientific Forum

Description

VSEPS Education Fund Annual Scientific Forum

June 7 – 8, 2024

Richmond Hilton Downtown, 501 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219

Join ophthalmologists from across the Commonwealth at the VSEPS 2024 Scientific Forum, June 7-8 in Richmond. In just 24 hours, you'll benefit by:

• Engaging in education sessions led by experts in the field, earning valuable continuing education credits. Stay abreast of the latest clinical guidelines, surgical techniques, and ethical considerations to elevate your practice.|
  
  
• Connecting with peers, mentors, and industry leaders during interactive sessions, panel discussions, and social events. The forum provides a unique platform to foster collaborations, share insights, and build lasting professional relationships within Virginia’s vibrant ophthalmic community.
  
  
• Gaining insights from our industry partners at the expo on new developments, technologies, and solutions to improve patient care and benefit your practice.

Target Audience: Ophthalmologists, Residents, Medical Students, Ophthalmic Technicians (COT’s, COMT’s, and COA’s)

Learning Objectives:

Educational Goal: Our educational goal is to identify & explore the latest developments in the prevention, diagnosis, management, and treatment of ophthalmic conditions. After participating in this meeting, attendees should be armed with some best practices that can be readily implemented in their current practices. They should also gain an awareness of how future trends and developments will shape their future patient care and practice management endeavors.

After participating in our annual scientific meeting, participants will be better able to:

• Analyze advances in ophthalmic medical research & determine implications for physicians & patients
  
  
• Outline advances in prevention, diagnosis, management & treatment of ophthalmic conditions in the areas of cornea, cataracts, glaucoma, pediatric ophthalmology, and retina
  
  
• Relate complications of ophthalmic disease & treatment. and outline ways to prevent or address these complications
  
  
• Compare and contrast trends and developments in ophthalmology, and discuss opportunities for future diagnoses, treatment, and prevention
  
  
• Evaluate best practices in diagnosis & management of ophthalmic conditions.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Accreditation Statement:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Eastern Virginia Medical School and Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons. Eastern Virginia Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credit Designation:

Eastern Virginia Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

For an agenda, please click here.

Industry Partners: Learn more about exhibiting and sponsoring.

Ophthalmologists, Residents, Medical Students: Scroll down to the page to complete the registration form
VSEPS Members - if you need assistance with logging in to register and obtain member pricing, please contact ccannaday@vaeyemd.org. 

For an agenda, please click here.

Sleeping rooms will be available at the Hilton Richmond Downtown Hotel at the group rate of $179/night plus taxes and fees. To book a room under the VSEPS block, click here. 

The Virginia Society of Ophthalmic Medical Personnel (VSOMP) will be hosting a technician education program in conjunction with the VSEPS physician program. Please click here for more details. ***Technicians need to register on the VSOMP website.***