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DESCRIPTION:This educational activity is designed to complement the vitreor
 etinal fellowship curriculum. Much of the didactic session will focus on t
 he business of vitreoretinal medicine\, covering topics such as risk manag
 ement\, clinical documentation and coding\, and the management of high-cos
 t medical inventory. Surgical training is at the heart of the vitreoretina
 l fellowship\; and this activity will broaden attendees’ surgical knowledg
 e bases by providing exposure to alternative techniques and surgical metho
 ds transferred from a renowned expert faculty to attendees in a multi-hour
  wet lab setting. The wet lab will be a hands-on\, interactive session tha
 t dovetails with the vitreoretinal fellowship curriculum. \nFurthermore\, 
 the AVTT symposium is intended to provide the vitreoretinal specialist wit
 h an update on the diagnosis and management of vitreoretinal diseases. Emp
 hasis will be placed on conditions that have seen recent new developments.
  Didactic lectures and video presentations will be given\, and cases will 
 be discussed. \nDAY 1: AUGUST 24\, 2017 Open Only to VR Fellows and Ophtha
 lmology Residents \nA special opening day program features a half-day hand
 s-on\, interactive wet lab and a half-day didactic session designed for VR
  fellows (in their final year of training) and ophthalmology residents onl
 y.\nDAYS 2 & 3: AUGUST 25-26\, 2018 Open to Practicing Retina Specialists\
 , VR Fellows and Ophthalmology Residents.\nThis program will provide updat
 es on diagnosis and management of VR diseases with emphasis on new develop
 ments. Didactic lectures and video presentations will be given\, and cases
  will be discussed. \nProgram Director: William F. Mieler\, MD \nFaculty:\
 nPooja Bhat\, MDRV Paul Chan\, MDFelix Y. Chau\, MDEmmett T. Cunningham\, 
 Jr\, MD\, PhD\, MPHPravin U. Dugel\, MD         Amani A. Fawzi\, MDRama D.
  Jager\, MD\, MBALee M. Jampol\, MDMark W. Johnson\, MDPeter K. Kaiser\, M
 DJennifer J. Kang-Mieler\, PhDYannek I. Leiderman\, MD\, PhDJennifer I. Li
 m\, MDAnn-Marie Lobo\, MDH. Richard McDonald\, MDKirk H. Packo\, MDDavid S
 arraf\, MDLawrence J. Ulanski\, MDGeorge A. Williams\, MD  Lihteh Wu\, MD\
 nContact Name: Medical Conference Planners\, Inc.Phone: 914-722-0664Email:
  avtt@medconfs.com
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DTSTART:20180824T120000Z
LOCATION:Palmer House Hilton Chicago\, Illinois 
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SUMMARY:19th Annual Advanced Vitreoretinal Techniques and Technology (AVTT)
  Symposium
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