Program
2017 Pocket Guide
Schedule (subject to change)
Friday, August 11, 2017
| 1:00-6:00 PM | Instructional Courses |
| 7:00 PM | Opening Reception (Boston Public Library) |
Saturday, August 12, 2017
| 8:00-8:10 AM |
Welcome - John S. Pollack, MD |
| 8:10-9:10 AM | AMD 1 Neovascular Symposium |
| 9:10-9:40 AM |
Navigating the Gray Area: Medical Retina |
| 9:40-10:20 AM | Break |
| 10:20-11:00 AM | Macular Holes Symposium |
| 11:00-11:30 AM | Macular Holes Expert Panel |
| 11:30 AM-12:10 PM | Macular Pucker Symposium |
| 12:10-1:25 PM | General Lunch, Fellows-in-Training (FIT) Section Lunch, and Fellowship Directors' Section Lunch |
| 1:25-2:15 PM | Pediatric Symposium |
| 2:15-3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:00-4:15 PM | Medical Case Conference |
| 4:15-5:30 PM | Surgical Case Conference |
Sunday, August 13, 2017
| 8:00-9:00 AM | Ocular Oncology Symposium |
| 9:00-9:30 AM |
Inflammatory & Infectious Diseases Symposium |
| 9:30-10:00 AM | Non-proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy 1 |
| 10:00-10:45 AM | Break |
| 10:45-11:50 AM | Awards Ceremony: Pyron and Founders Awards |
| 11:50 AM -1:05PM | General Lunch & Early Career Section (ECS) Lunch |
| 1:05-1:50 PM | Non-proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy 2 |
| 1:50-2:30 PM | Innovation in Retina Panel |
| 2:30-3:10 PM | Break |
| 3:10-5:10 PM | Instructional Courses |
| 5:30-6:30 PM | Poster Q&A and Reception |
Monday, August 14, 2017
| 8:00-9:25 AM | AMD Neovascular 2 Symposium |
| 9:25-10:05 AM | Break |
| 10:05-10:35 AM | Imaging Expert Panel |
| 10:35-11:10 AM | Retinal Detachment Symposium |
| 11:10-11:40 AM | Navigating the Gray Area: Surgical Retina |
| 11:40 AM - 12:55 PM | General Lunch & Women in Retina (WinR) Section Lunch |
| 12:55-1:15 PM | Business Meeting - ASRS Members Only |
| 1:15-1:20 PM | PAT Survey Presentation |
| 1:20-1:25 PM | Global Trends in Retina |
| 1:25-1:30 PM | Retina PractiCare: National Coding Patterns for Retina Specialists, John Thompson, MD |
| 1:30-2:00 PM |
Governmental Healthcare Regulations: Making Silk Out of Sows’ Ears |
| 2:00-2:10 PM | Awards Ceremony: Retina Young Investigators Award |
| 2:15-3:45 PM | Instructional Courses |
| 3:45-4:25 PM | Break |
| 4:25-5:55 PM | Instructional Courses |
| 6:30-8:30 PM | WinR Case Conference |
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
| 8:00-8:40 AM | Hereditary Retinal Disease & Genetics Symposium |
| 8:40-9:10 AM | Stem Cell Therapy: The good, the bad, and the ugly |
| 9:10-9:50 AM | Break |
| 9:50-11:10 AM | Retinal Vascular Symposium |
| 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM | Instrumentation & Devices Symposium |
| 12:00-1:15 PM | Lunch |
| 1:15-1:35 PM | Surgical Techniques & Maneuvers Symposium |
| 1:35-2:05 PM | Dislocated IOL Expert Panel |
| 2:05-2:45 PM |
Break |
| 2:45-4:25 PM | Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy |
| 6:30 PM |
Gala Dinner (Boston Park Plaza) |
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDITS
The American Society of Retina Specialists is accredited by the Accreditation Council
forContinuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Society of Retina Specialists designates this live activity for a maximum of
30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate
with the extent of their participation in the activity.