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EW SHOW DAILY 24 ASOA News Sunday, April 15, 2018 ald, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, and Nat King Cole, according to the website. James Brown, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, and Aretha Franklin also performed there. "When the na- tion was deeply divided by segrega- tion, The Howard Theatre provided a place where color barriers blurred and music united," according to the website. Bring your meeting badge for admittance. Shuttle buses to and from the ASOA Celebration will be provided from the Marriott Marquis between the hours of 7:45 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. EW K ick back and have some fun at this year's ASOA Celebration, taking place at The Howard Theatre, 620 T Street, NW. Sponsored in part by Care- Credit, the ASOA Celebration is an annual tradition at the ASCRS•ASOA Annual Meeting and will take place tonight from 8:00 p.m. to midnight. Enjoy a night of music, dancing, re- freshments, and fun with colleagues. The Howard Theatre has deep historical roots in Washington, D.C., serving as a venue for jazz artists such as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzger- Have some fun at tonight's ASOA Celebration T wo timely articles from Administrative Eyecare (AE) magazine received the 2018 Editor's Choice Award during yesterday's ASOA Opening General Session. Ellen Thompson Harbin, 20/20 Ophthalmic Associates, PC, Montgomery, Alabama, was hon- ored for her article, "Active Shooter? How to Respond." It was published in the January/February 2017 issue of AE. John Pinto, J. Pinto & Associ- ates Inc., San Diego, was also hon- ored for his piece, "Your Indispens- able Role in Helping Doctors Master Their Inner Game." His article was in the November/December 2017 issue of AE. This annual award recognizes the best member-authored article published in ASOA's award-winning Administrative Eyecare magazine during the preceding calendar year. The goal of the award is to recog- nize and thank contributing authors and to encourage new writing contributions for future AE issues. The award winner is selected by the members of the AE Editorial Board through a scoring system using Two articles from Administrative Eyecare receive awards this year Ellen Thompson Harbin Sunday, May 7 | 8 p.m.–Midnight Exchange LA 618 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles Celebration SPONSORED BY PRIVATE EVENT—ASCRS•ASOA BADGE REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION John Pinto Discover how to create a winning culture in your practice H elp create a winning culture in your practice with employees who are empowered to perform with excellence. Discover how to do just that during today's ASCRS•ASOA Joint Symposium. This session will teach attendees how to develop skills to design, lead, and create a winning team culture and shared vision within their organization. Attendees will learn how staff culture directly impacts the patient experience. The interactive panel will offer real life examples and stories on how they have successfully created and maintained a winning team culture in their own practices. Keith Casebolt, Matt Jensen, MBA, Paul Jorizzo, MD, and Vance Thompson, MD, will participate as symposium panelists. Karen Bachman, COMT, COE, will moderate the symposium, which will be held today from 1:00–2:30 p.m. on Level 1, 150AB. EW several evaluation criteria. Both practitioners and consul- tants who are ASOA members are eligible to receive the award. This is the sixth year that the AE Editor's Choice Award has been given out. Administrative Eyecare focuses on issues relevant to ophthalmic administrators and practice manage- ment staff and is published in print six times a year. For more information about Administrative Eyecare, visit www. asoa.org/administrative-eyecare. EW

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