Hall B-5, Booth 5243
Saturday, Nov. 8, to Tuesday, Nov. 11

Informative presentations by industry leaders highlight current technology topics that affect your practice.

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Technology Pavilion Services
Related Services
Technology Theater Schedule - Saturday
Technology Theater Schedule - Sunday
Technology Theater Schedule - Monday
Technology Theater Schedule - Tuesday

Technology Pavilion Services

AAO Communication Central
Access e-mail, browse the Internet, leave or retrieve messages with fellow attendees and search the Virtual Exhibition — all through AAO Communication Central terminals onsite located in the A-B Connector and at terminals in the Technology Pavilion. AAO Communication Central will also be available through the Wi-Fi HotSpots located at AAOasis booths #141 and 5233. In October, the Message Center will be available through the Academy's Web site.

Meeting E-Abstracts
Download all of the Final Program abstracts to your PDA device. A beaming station will be located in the Technology Pavilion, Booth 5243.

Meeting E-Guide
Download the Meeting E-Guide to your Palm OS or Pocket PC OS and quickly and conveniently find information on sessions, posters, exhibitor listings, shuttle schedules, the Technology Pavilion and more. Onsite, download via IR or directly to your expansion memory card. A wireless PDA/WAP-phone version of the E-Guide will also be available, suitable for BlackBerry, Treo smartphone and other wireless devices.
Meeting E-Guide is supported by Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

Related Services

The Electronic Office: Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)
Sponsored by the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Hall B-5, Booth 5217

The popularity of electronic health record (EHR) systems is on the rise. The benefits of adopting an electronic workflow are numerous – increased documentation, ready access to information, fewer medical errors, enhanced productivity and more. Visit the The Electronic Office and experience first-hand how integrating your practice management systems, digital imaging, devices and other medical instruments can improve efficiency and accuracy in your practice. Related presentations will be offered in the Technology Pavilion Theater.

Participating vendors include Carl Zeiss Meditec, Compulink Business Systems, ifa Systems, Heidelberg Engineering, Kowa Optimed, Medflow, MDoffice, Nidek Incorporated, Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (OIS), Ophthalmic Technologies Inc. (OTI), Topcon Medical Systems, and VersaSuite.

Scientific Posters Online/Videos on Demand
Halls A-2 and B-5

Review scientific posters and watch surgical videos at your convenience at computer terminals in the convention center. Also available through the Wi-Fi connections onsite and after hours on the Academy's Web site.

Wi-Fi HotSpots (AAOasis)
Halls B-1 and B-5

Meeting attendees may access free, fast and reliable wireless connectivity from their laptops at the Wi-Fi HotSpot. The Academy Message Center and Scientific Posters Online/Videos on Demand are also conveniently available through the Wi-Fi connection.

2008 Technology Theater Schedule

• (IHE) = Sessions related to The Electronic Office: Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) showcase
• (E-P) = Sessions on e-prescribing

SATURDAY, NOV. 8

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Handheld Computing and SmartPhone Update
Darwin J Liao MD MPH
Marty Provo, Palm, Inc.
See the latest Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices, as well as Apple’s iPhone 3G, and discuss the latest handheld computing trends and technology including ultraportable notebooks. In particular, "push" technology, cross-platform applications, and the differences between "native" and web-based applications will be covered. Several healthcare-specific reference and productivity tools will also be discussed.

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Academy Showcase: Introducing O.N.E., the Academy’s Premier Web Site for Ophthalmic News and Education
Karl C Golnik MD, O.N.E. Editor-in-Chief
Come and hear about the Academy’s Ophthalmic News & Education (O.N.E.) network and the Resident Education Center (REC). Questions are welcomed.

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Desktop Video Editing Step-by-Step
Jude Brown-Bellamy, Senior Instructor, Digital Acumen, Inc.
New inexpensive but powerful tools make it possible to edit video and package it for Web distribution or burn it to DVD. Learn how to acquire video from a digital camcorder and quickly enhance it with professional visual effects and titles.

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Survey of Eye Resources Available on the Internet
Frederick Hampton Roy MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas
There are a variety of useful ophthalmic resources available on the Internet, if you just know where to look and which to trust. Spanning clinical and patient reference to interactive decision support tools, this session will review the offerings and relative merits of 23 such online resources. Many of these resources are free. Criteria for determining a reliable reference will also be discussed.

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Avoiding Online Identity Theft: Best Practices
H Jay Wisnicki MD, Director, The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Beth Israel Medical Center
With online transactions nearly unavoidable, how can you be sure your accounts and purchases remain secure? What are the risks involved and newest methods criminals employ to gain access to your personal data? Learn how to be safe, spot suspicious clues and stay a step ahead of the Phishers, Fraudsters and Crackers.

SUNDAY, NOV. 9

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Advanced: Ask the Expert
Jude Brown-Bellamy, Senior Instructor, Digital Acumen, Inc.
For those already familiar with the basics, this interactive session examines how to effectively incorporate external files and data such as video and spreadsheets into PowerPoint presentations. In addition, we will review the features of Microsoft’s new “Ribbon” interface in PowerPoint 2007. Our expert will field “how to” questions from the audience.

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Handheld Computing and SmartPhone Update
Darwin J Liao MD MPH
Marty Provo, Palm, Inc.
See the latest Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices, as well as Apple’s iPhone 3G, and discuss the latest handheld computing trends and technology including ultraportable notebooks. In particular, "push" technology, cross-platform applications, and the differences between "native" and web-based applications will be covered. Several healthcare-specific reference and productivity tools will also be discussed.

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Consumer Digital Imaging Step-by-Step
Jude Brown-Bellamy, Senior Instructor, Digital Acumen, Inc.
Now that you have a digital camera, what can you do with all those images? This session provides a “how to” primer on acquiring and manipulating digital images. Topics include identifying useful digital camera features, step-by-step demonstration of how to perfect or extract parts of images, and discussion of the latest options for printing and sharing your images electronically.

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Successes and Bumps Along the Road to EHR Implementation and E-Prescribing—Lessons Learned and the Need for Interoperability (IHE) (E-P)
Joel Schuman MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Eye Center/Eye and Ear Institute
Ann M Hulett CMPE COE, Administrator, Rocky Mountain Eye Center, Inc.
David Silverstone MD, Chair, ASCRS Health Information Technology Subcommittee
P Lloyd Hildebrand MD, Chair, Academy Medical Information Technology Committee
As ophthalmologists transition from paper records to electronic health records, the road to implementation may be rocky and more intensive than anticipated. Another transition is to electronic prescribing, with Medicare incentive payments starting in 2009. Many practices have navigated their way success-fully and are benefiting from the increased efficiencies of electronic workflow. Speakers will address their experiences and share their perspectives on how to make the transitions smoother.

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Exploring Online Collaboration Tools: Google Apps, SharePoint
Carolyn Kelley Klinger, Digital Acumen, Inc.
Online tools exist to help you communicate, collaborate, and organize information in ways that leave e-mail far behind. This session explores how the web-based applications can work together to provide collaborative document creation and editing, scheduling and real-time communication with distant colleagues. Issues such as security, reliability and corporate deployment options will be discussed as well for both the free Google Apps tools and more corporate Microsoft SharePoint.

MONDAY, NOV. 10

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Planning for Home and Office Network Wiring and Automation
H Jay Wisnicki MD, Director, The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Beth Israel Medical Center
If you are building a new house or building out a new office, what items should you consider to help avoid costly rewiring in the future to support new technologies such as highspeed networks and automation? Hear a first-hand account of what choices are possible and what went right and what went wrong as one physician
attempts to future-proof his state-of-the-art new home.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The 800 Pound Gorilla—Federal Government Initiatives in Health Information Technology and Interoperability as the Centerpiece—What Does It Mean for You? (IHE)
Joyce Sensmeier MS RN-BC CPHIMS FHIMSS, Vice President, Informatics HIMSS Transforming Healthcare Through IT
David Silverstone MD, Chair, ASCRS Health Information Technology Subcommittee
Mark Horton OD MD, Indian Health Service and Co-Chair, IHE Eye Care Committee
The federal government has a mandate to bring electronic health records to the American public. Several initiatives are building momentum for EHRs, including payment demonstrations, product certifications and standard setting for data exchange, e.g., interoperability. The premise of a national health information network rests on standards and interoperability across settings. Speakers will discuss the government’s initiatives and push for interoperability and its relevance to ophthalmologists’ practices, i.e., how it benefits your practice.

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Wi-Fi and Broadband Security and Trends
Jonathon Santilli, Senior Network Engineer, Digital Acumen, Inc.
Viruses, spyware, and unwanted visitors are constant threats to anyone with a high-speed, “always on” wireless Internet connection. This session describes in detail the tools and software settings you should use to keep your network safe and secure from damaging and costly crashes or data theft. Particular emphasis is placed on best practices for securing wireless networks at home and office as well as the performance and security benefits of new wireless standards such as WPA and “N.”

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Creating Effective Electronic Documents With Adobe Acrobat
Jude Brown-Bellamy, Senior Instructor, Digital Acumen, Inc.
Increase efficiency and accuracy and be “greener” with electronic documents. Learn how to convert forms and patient education content into compact, cross-platform files with Adobe’s Portable Document Format (PDF) to distribute by e-mail or from the web. Useful interactive features such as text entry and on-page calculations will also be demonstrated.

4:00PM – 5:00PM
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Advanced: Ask the Expert
Jude Brown-Bellamy, Senior Instructor, Digital Acumen, Inc.
For those already familiar with the basics, this interactive session examines how to effectively incorporate external files and data such as video and spreadsheets into PowerPoint’s presentations. In addition, we will review the features of Microsoft’s new “Ribbon” interface in PowerPoint 2007. Our expert will field “how to” questions from the audience.

TUESDAY, NOV. 11

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Blogs and Wikis Primer
Carolyn Kelley Klinger, Digital Acumen, Inc.
The terms “blogging” and “wiki” (as in “wikipedia”) have come into common use, but what do each really represent and how can the technologies behind them be put to work for you? Learn the differences between these two approaches to creating online resources and see how easy it is to use available online tools to join the “blogosphere” or start your own collaborative
wiki for reference or research.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where Are You Along the Road of Electronic Health Record Adoption and E-Prescribing and Where Do You Want to Be? (IHE) (E-P)
Michael Schmidt, Medflow, Inc. and Co-Chair, IHE Eye Care Committee
Don Van Syckle, DVS Consulting
The adoption of electronic health records is a continuum. No one in health care has achieved the most complete level of EHR integration. Many physicians are in the phase of incorporating a few major features of electronic workflow. The Academy has developed a model to describe stages of EHR adoption, and information resources for e-prescribing. Speakers will explain the EHR adoption model, its various stages and what is needed at each stage, and e-prescribing, particularly in terms of data exchange and standards (interoperability).

12:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Exploring Microsoft Windows Vista
Jude Brown-Bellamy, Senior Instructor, Digital Acumen, Inc.
Get to know Windows Vista, Microsoft’s next generation desktop operating system. Now installed on all new PCs, Vista offers improved reliability, security, and a smoother end user experience. See it in action as we examine its features and explore the benefits as well as the caveats associated with this new operating system.

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Microsoft PowerPoint Intermediate
Jude Brown-Bellamy, Senior Instructor, Digital Acumen, Inc.
Attendees already familiar with PowerPoint basics can learn how to enhance their presentations
with templates, builds, object linking, and other advanced features of the latest version
of PowerPoint. Our expert will field “how to” questions from the audience.