Nov 16, 20191 minACCME Debuts New 'Coffee with Graham' PodcastThe Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) recently announced a new monthly podcast series with ACCME President and CEO, Graham McMah...
Oct 31, 20195 minNational Academy of Medicine Issues Report on Addressing Clinician Well-BeingBetween one-third and one-half of U.S. clinicians experience burnout and addressing the epidemic requires systemic changes by health care organizations, educ...
Apr 30, 20192 minOn Public TrustWhen Washington state Senator Maureen Walsh recently suggested that nurses “play cards” during their shifts, the backlash from nurses, the medical community,...
Mar 7, 20193 minDiscover New Ideas in the Improvement in Medical Practice Project LibraryOne option to complete an Improvement in Medical Practice activity for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV credit is to design your own Improvement in...
Mar 4, 20191 min6 Ways to Banish BurnoutAccording to the American Medical Association (AMA), half of physicians suffer from burnout, which has the potential to hurt both practice performance and pe...
Jul 26, 20182 minHow the ABO Reports Your Certification StatusA recent American Academy of Ophthalmology Advisory Recommendation requested that the American Board of Ophthalmology modify its public reporting to include ...
Apr 28, 20181 minClinician Well-Being ResourcesAs a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties community, ABO diplomates can access a new selection of physician well-being resources through...
Feb 28, 20182 minApply Now for the ABMS Visiting Scholars ProgramThe American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting Scholars Program is a one-year, part-time program that is intended to provide exposure to the field...
Oct 4, 20174 minMessage from the CEO: It’s About You“ABO diplomates are professionals and colleagues, and we honor them accordingly.” For me, this is the most personal and, arguably, the most important of the ...
Sep 19, 20171 minLink: Committing to a Culture of Patient Safety in this Month's Journal of Neuro-OphthalmologyIn the September issue of the Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology Director Sophia Chung, M.D., and Emeritus Director Philip Custe...
Aug 2, 20173 minMessage From the CEO: An Experiment in Cooperative IndividualismIn June we looked at the ABO’s commitment to financial transparency and integrity, and last month we examined our goal of making the certification process an...
Jul 21, 20171 minHow to Use Your IRIS® Registry Dashboard for MOCDid you know that you can use the American Academy of Ophthalmology's IRIS® Registry dashboard to create your own Improvement in Medical Practice activity fo...
Jul 9, 20171 minABO Director Jane Bailey Addresses Unconscious Bias in JAMA BlogHow can well-meaning physicians minimize unconscious bias, asks American Board of Ophthalmology Director Jane Bailey, M.D., in a blog post for JAMA’s Topics ...
Jul 6, 20171 minWhat Do You Love About Ophthalmology?It’s July—which means it’s time to welcome the newest group of medical school graduates as they begin their ophthalmic training at programs across the countr...
Jul 1, 20173 minHigh or Low: Where Should We Set the Bar?Last month, we began an examination of the seven principles that support the ABO’s mission: “To serve the public by certifying ophthalmologists through the v...
Jun 29, 20171 minDo Physicians Need More Business Training?This week, LinkedIn published a recent survey of 500 physicians in the United States. The findings suggested that doctors believe their training has not full...
May 5, 20171 minWATCH: Measuring What Matters, a Webcast by ABO Public Director Scott WallaceIn this 15-minute video, ABO Public Director Scott Wallace, Managing Director of the Value Institute of Health and Care at the Dell Medical School at the Uni...
Mar 31, 20171 minGet to Know Public Director Scott Wallace, Patient Experience PioneerAmerican Board of Ophthalmology Public Director Scott Wallace, JD, MBA, is the managing director of the Value Institute for Health and Care at Dell Medical S...
Jan 21, 20171 minDo you use the "teach-back" method?A new article on PatientEngagementHIT.com suggests a uniquely low-tech way providers can improve patient safety using a method called the "teach-back." Write...