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Society News
from ACMS Bulletin December 2022
by TEAM
José Alain-Sahel, MD— Distinguished Professor and Chairman; The Eye and Ear Endowed Chair Department of Ophthalmology; Director, UPMC Eye Center University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Sahel is a clinicianscientist conducting research on vision restoration focusing on cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying retinal degeneration, and development of treatments for currently untreatable retinal diseases. He co-authored over 660 peer-reviewed articles and 40 patents. Dr. Sahel is recipient of numerous awards including the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) Trustee Award, Alcon Research Institute Award for Excellence in Vision Research, Grand Prix NRJNeurosciences-Institut de France, Foundation Fighting Blindness Llura Liggett Gund Award, CharpakDubousset Award, Médaille Grand Vermeil, Ville de Paris. He was elected to the: Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis, Académie des Sciences-Institut de France, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, National Academy of Technologies of France, Association of American Physicians and American Ophthalmology Society. Dr. Sahel is Honoris Causa doctorate of University of Geneva and held the Technological Innovation Chair at the Collège de France (2015-2016). He is a member of several Editorial Scientific Advisory Boards, including Science Translational Medicine.
For more information on the Annual meeting please visit the POS website at www.pghoph.org or contact Nadine Popovich, Administrator at npopovich@acms.org or to 412.321.5030 x110.
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43rd Annual Meeting for Ophthalmic Personnel
The 43rd Annual Meeting for Ophthalmic Personnel, presented by the Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society (POS), will run concurrently with the POS Annual Meeting Friday, March 10, 2023. Application to IJCAHPO has been submitted for attendees to earn a maximum of 7 credit hours.
Course directors Pamela Rath, MD; Avni Vyas, MD; Cari Lyle, MD; and Zachary Nadler, MD, PhD; have prepared an exceptional educational offering for Ophthalmic staff.
Highlights of the course include presentations on Glaucoma, Cornea, Oculoplastic, and a refractive session to include a hands-on component.
The conference provides exceptional educational opportunities for ophthalmic personnel in and around the region and continually attracts well-respected local faculty, who present relevant and quality instruction through numerous breakout sessions. Thank you to POS members who accepted the invitation to present lectures.
On-line registration begins January 26, 2023, www.pghoph.org. Contact Nadine Popovich, administrator, for details and more information at npopovich@acms.org.
