March 26th-28th

Make Your Practice More Profitable

Registration and Information

The AOS Inaugural Meeting and Practice Management Seminar is being held in San Diego, California at the Hard Rock Hotel located in the heart of the Gaslamp District.  This Seminar feastures seven great Speakers and ten hours of COPE Approved courses.

 

  

 

Valuable Courses      

This Seminar is open to both AOS Members and Non-Members, including your staff.  You will be presented with ten hours of excellent education featuring the following Speakers and Topics:

 

Gary Gerber, OD
  ·  The Grand Illusion-The 5 Places Your Money is Disappearing and How to Fix Them

COPE #19674

Alan Homestead, OD
  ·   How to Bill Correctly to Maximize Benefits    

COPE #27421

Jeff Anshel, OD
  ·  The Role of Nutrition in Primary Care Practice

COPE #23291

 

John McDaniel, OD      

  ·  The Top Ten Management Concepts OD's Need to Know 

COPE # 27422

Craig Steinberg, OD, JD
  ·   Avoiding and Surviving VSP Audits   

COPE # 27423

Richard Driscoll, OD
  ·   Using The Internet to Drive Patients to Your Office
COPE # 27424

Bob Rebello
  ·  Medical Coding and Reimbursements      

COPE # 24864

   

Attend Our Board Meeting

In accordance with our policy on openess, transparency, and member involvement, we invite you to sit in on our AOS Board Meeting to be held from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 26th, 2010.

Reception

Meet your AOS Board and fellow Members at our reception to be held following our AOS Board Meeting from approximately 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the Hard Rock Rooftop.

 

Schedule

Friday, March 26,2010

 

4:00-6:00 p.m. – Registration

 

5:00-6:00 p.m. – Board Meeting

 

6:00-8:00 p.m. – Member Reception, 4th Floor Rooftop "Woodstock"

 

 

 

Saturday, March 27, 2010

 

7:00-7:45 a.m. – Continental breakfast

 

7:00-7:45 a.m. - Registration

 

7:45-7:55 a.m. – Welcome and program overview– Dr. Pam Miller AOS President

 

7:55-8:05 a.m. – AOS Member Insurance Program – John Leder

 

8:05-10:05 a.m. - How to Bill Correctly to Maximize Practice Profits – Alan Homestead, O.D.

 

10:25-10:40 a.m. – Break

 

10:40-11:40 a.m. – Incorporate Nutrition Into Your Practice – Jeffrey Anshel, O.D.

 

Noon to 1:30 p.m. Lunch

 

1:30-3:25 p.m. – The Top 10 Business Concepts All O.D.s Need to Know – John McDaniel, O.D.

 

3:45-4:45 p.m. – How to Use the Internet to Grow Your Practice – Rich Driscoll, O.D.

 

5:05-6:05 p.m. – Avoiding and Surviving a VSP Audit Plus Practice Management Idea Exchange – Craig Steinberg, O.D., J.D.

 

6:05-7:00 p.m.-Reception in Exhibitor Area

 

 

Sunday, March 28, 2010

 

7:00-7:45 a.m. – Continental Breakfast

 

7:00-7:45 a.m. - Registration

 

7:45-7:50 a.m. – Welcome and program overview – Pam Miller O.D., AOS President

 

8:00-9:45 a.m. – The Grand Illusion – The 5 Places Your Money Is Disappearing to and How to Fix Them – Gary Gerber, O.D.

 

9:55-10:10 A.M. - Break

 

10:10-11:45 – Medical Coding and Billing, PQRI, EHR Incentives and More – Bob Rebello

 

11:30 a.m. - Adjourn

  

Registration Fees:

Regular (Dues-Paying) Members

If you've paid $120 (or more) either here on the site, or by check, you are entitled to discounted registration, saving you $100 over the regular rates.

·        $295 - Regular (February 1st - March 14th, 2010)

·        $345 - Late Registration (March 15th - Onset of Meeting)

AOS Associate Members and Non-AOS Members

If you are a non-dues paying Associate Member of the AOS, or have not become a Member yet, you can register at the normal rates:

·        $395 - Regular (February 1st - March 14th, 2010)

·        $445 - Late Registration (March 15th - Onset of Meeting)

Staff or Guest

Staff Members are welcome to join us, with or without their Doctor.

·        $295 - Regular (February 1st - March 14th, 2010)

·        $345-Late Registration (March 15th-Onset of Meeting) 

 

Exhibitors at this Event include:

• Nidek
  

• Sauflon

• EyeCOR
  

• Ophthonix
  

• Bausch & Lomb
  

• Eyestar TV
  

• Eyecom
  

• I-Deal Optics
  

• Natural Ophthalmics, Inc.
  

• Power Practice

• Veatch Ophthalmic Instruments
  

• Compulink 
  

 

AOS Cancellation Policy

If you cancel your registration for the meeting on or before February 2th you will be entitled to a full refund of your registration fee, less $25.00.  If you cancel from February 21st through March 15th, you will have 50% of your registration fee returned.  Any cancellation after March 15th, 2010 are non-cancelable without a documented medical reason, in which case your registration will be returned less $150.00.     

If you have any questions or need to cancel your registration please contact Pam Blankenship at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Ready to Register?

If you have already made up your mind to attend this great Event, please feel free to register!