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2006 FSO ANNUAL MEETING REPORT INSIDE FSO's 40Th Year 2006 FSO ANNUAL MEETING REPORT INSIDE WINTER 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT FSO’s 40th Year: Looking to the Future, Building on the Past By Mayssa Toppino, M.D. FSO President It is an honor to be elected your new FSO president. The Florida Society of Ophthal- mology is an organization that we can all celebrate. The FSO has set national standards in a wide variety of areas to protect patients and promote high quality education and training Mayssa Toppino for ophthalmologists. M.D. 2007 will be the 40th anniversary of the founding of the FSO and it’s a good time to reflect on our profession, look at our accomplishments and look forward to the future. Pediatric Screening Florida has always been nationally recognized for its leader- ship beginning in 1967 when the FSO was first organized. Early CD Being Distributed on, Florida was a recognized as a center for excellence in eye care. Its first chairman was an active participant in the FSO. To Florida Physicians The Florida Society of Ophthalmology has always pro- moted the highest standards of ethical care---standards The Vision Is Priceless Council and recognized throughout the medical profession. Nemours have collaborated on the creation of an interactive CD, Pediatric From the ranks of FSO, we have had several presidents Vision Screening, which teaches practi- of the American Academy of cal techniques for screening children Ophthalmology, the larg- ages birth to five years. This CD is est medical specialty group Plan now for being distributed at no charge to all in the world. Among those the FSO 2007 pediatricians and family physicians are Dr. Mike Redmond of in the state of Florida. Pensacola, a pediatric oph- Annual Meeting thalmologist and Dr. Mel Children’s eye conditions may June 22-24 2007 Rubin of Gainesville ---who result in blindness, or in the case of is each year honored with retinoblastoma, even death. However, Book your hotel NOW at the FSO’s Mel Rubin lecture with early detection, many children’s the NEW Rosen Shingle presented by a world class eye conditions may be successfully Creek Hotel ophthalmologist who has treated. Retinoblastoma, congenital FSO's Dr. Mike Orlando, Florida worked with Dr, Rubin. cataracts, amblyopia and strabismus Stewart (top) and Ask for the FSO room Dr. Robert Hered are detectable and treatable. Yet, As your FSO president, rate of $179.00/night. helped make the I will work hard to build See Page 4! See Screening on page 6 CD a reality continued on page 3 The Florida Ophthalmologist - Winter 2006 - 1 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Florida Still Strong GOP State, and Medicine Benefits By Steve Hull temic drug privileges without having FSO Lobbyist and Public Relations medical training The decisive win by Republican For physicians in the state, Mr. Crist’s Charlie Crist is a positive omen for the appointments to the variety of boards Republican party of Florida and the that oversee patient care, especially the profession of medicine since Governor- Board of Medicine, will be sensitive and elect Crist is the son of a still practicing I believe we can depend on governor physician and has always had a positive elect Crist to provide the best trained record of supporting medical issues. personnel for the important positions of Through the hard work of our Leg- Secretary of the Department of Health islative Committee chair Dr. Alan Men- and the Agency for Health Care Ad- delsohn, the FSO was the first medical ministration. group in the state to support the Crist And not only is medicine and oph- candidacy. We worked hard to get all thalmology in excellent position with of medicine behind Crist in the primary the governors office, the new senate against his opponent, Chief Financial president Republican Ken Pruitt has Officer Tom Gallagher. Governor-Elect Charlie Crist been a long time friend of ophthalmol- What does it mean to have some ogy and our profession. We can also one in the governor’s office who un- viders that have no training as medical depend on new speaker Marco Rubio derstands the complicated world of doctors, no internship or no residency to understand the great contributions medicine? experience. that medical doctors and especially First, it means Charlie Crist will make Governor Crist will know the dif- ophthalmologists have provided the providing the best professional health ference between the care given by an citizens of Florida. care possible to the people of Florida a optometrist and ophthalmologist and Florida bucked the national trend top priority. That means making sure spread that word far and wide: Oph- of Democratic leaders taking over the that health care providers meet the high- thalmologists are medically trained powerful positions of government. est standard of care assuring patients and provide the best eye care possible, It is important that all physicians- have the best and most well prepared including surgery requiring tens of -- especially eye MDs--- continue to doctors possible. thousands of patient contacts. demand that their elected official place It means that the governor’s office Ophthalmology, is in a constant quality health care as priority number will understand the difference between battle across the nation with optom- one. a physician and other health care pro- etrists trying to get surgical and sys- When that happens we all benefit. ~ New Legislators ~ 2006 Freshman Senators James Frishe (R) St. Petersburg Scott Randolph (D) Orlando Ted Deutch (D) Delray Beach Luis Garcia (D) Hialeah Betty Reed (D) Tampa Don Gaetz (R) Destin Joe Gibbons (D) Hallandale Beach Garrett Richter (R) Naples Arthenia Joyner (D) Tampa Eddy Gonzalez (R) Hialeah Maria Sachs (D) Delray Beach Charlie Justice(D) St. Petersburg Bill Heller (D) St. Petersburg Ron Saunders (D) Key West Steve Oelrich (R) Gainesville Doug Holder (R) Sarasota Robert Schenck (R) Spring Hill Jeremy Ring (D) Tamarac Eddy Hooper (R) Clearwater Elaine Schwartz (D) Hollywood Ronda Storms(R) Brandon Evan Jenne (D) Dania Beach Michael Scionti (D) Tampa Martin Kiar (D) Davie Kelly Skidmore (D) Boca Raton 2006 Freshman Rick Kriseman (D) St. Petersburg William Snyder (R) Stuart Representatives Janet Long (D) Seminole Geraldine Thompson (D) Stuart Gary Aubuchon (R) Cape Coral Seth McKeel (R) Lakeland Nick Thompson (R) Fort Myers Debbie Boyd (D) Newberry Peter Nehr (R) Tarpon Springs Perry Thurston (D) Ft. Lauderdale Ronald Brise (D) Miami Bryan Nelson (R) Apopka Jim Waldman (D) Coconut Creek Charles Chestnut (D) Gainesville Jimmy T. Patronis (R) Panama City Will Weatherford (R) Zephyrhills Keith Fitzgerald (D) Sarasota Steve Precourt (R) Orlando 2 The Florida Ophthalmologist - Winter 2006 MANAGING YOUR PRACTICE Coverage for Specialist on Emergency Room Call A growing concern of many physicians and hospitals, especially in South Florida, is the exposure many specialist face while handling Emergency Room call. Many high-risk specialists are refusing to treat patients in the Emergency Room. Physicians are generally unaware that ER call exposure is included in the rates at FPIC and likely with other carriers as well. When rates are developed, there is consideration for the typical emergency room call exposure to risk. Since it is impossible to truly measure actuarially how much of the rate by percentage is a reflection of ER claims pressure, it is impossible for a carrier to offer discounting off of the rates if a doc refuses to do ER. Traditionally, all physicians will have to offer some ER call, particularly if they intend to maintain admitting privileges. One way hospitals are dealing with the lack of specialist in the ER is to form a captive insurance company. The captive is being formed to initially only cover the exposure in the emergency room, but ultimately the captive will also cover the primary professional liability exposure, therefore eliminating the need for traditional insurers. The captive will be created as a single cell arrangement for each hospital involved. To the hospitals this is an attractive option because, they are all ready paying exorbitant premiums for liability coverage for their trauma physicians and will not be effected by the exposure of other hospitals or physicians. PRESIDENT'S REPORT continued from page 1 on our last 40 years My goals are to continue our excellent advocacy work in the Florida Legislature to make sure the public understands the importance and extent of ophthalmic education and training; and to ensure that high quality train- ing continues to equal high quality care for Floridians. We plan to continue the good works of former FSO presi- dents who have made eye screening and disease diagnosis for our young people a top priority We plan to reach out to our patients with a newly designed web site that will provide the kind of instant information needed so patients can reach our member ophthalmologists when they need the best care. We also will work hard to bring residents into our FSO membership so they can benefit from the great opportunities the FSO can provide. Our goal at the FSO is to serve our members with the best benefits possible so you can save on malpractice insurance and have the most inclusive benefits to help you serve your patients with the best care and in the most efficient manner. Together we can march forward building and protecting the profession of ophthalmology and always keeping in mind that superb patient care is our top priority. The Florida Ophthalmologist - Winter 2006 - 3 REPORT FROM THE FSO 2006 ANNUAL MEETING ~ NAPLES, FLORIDA FSO Annual Meeting Was A Real 'Hit' As Always! By Michael Stewart, M.D. Chairman, Public Relations Committee "The excellent attendance (145 The Florida Society of Ophthalmology held physicians, 165 technicians, 30 office its 2006 annual meeting from August 18-20, at the beautiful Ritz Carlton beach resort in Na- managers) continued a string of ples.
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