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EW SHOW DAILY 6 ASCRS News Sunday, April 15, 2018 Intra-Ocular Implant Society, which would later become ASCRS. Mr. Karcher's family was in attendance during the session. Mrs. Karcher received 37 roses and had the Anne Karcher Friends of ASCRS Breakfast named after her for future meetings. Additionally, the Honored Guest Award was renamed the David A. Karcher Honored Guest Award. Mr. Karcher was presented with a trophy, which identified him as the "MVED," the "Most Valuable Execu- tive Director." "I'd like to take this opportunity to thank our leadership, both past and present," Mr. Karcher said. It might be hard to understand their dedication and input, he said, but to build an organization like ASCRS and ASOA, it's not one individu- al, it's a group of individuals. Mr. Karcher also thanked his staff. Lastly, he thanked his family, as well as Pattye Whitmer, assistant to the executive director. "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to represent and be associated with the greatest medical specialty in the world," he said. EW Bonnie Henderson, MD, Boston, outgoing ASCRS president, addressed attendees. She noted that at the beginning of her presidency, she asked: What do you want from ASCRS? What can we do together to expand the educational vision? She then reflected on the past year. "Our organization is the most vocal advocate for anterior segment surgeons when it's the most import- ant," she said. Dr. Henderson mentioned efforts in guidelines for medical practice and legislative efforts. "We can't forget that ASCRS is the primary source of education for all anterior segment ophthal- mologists," Dr. Henderson said. In addition to the Annual Meeting, there are regional conferences, YES meetings, webinars, podcasts, and more. ASCRS offers a wealth of op- tions, she said. Dr. Henderson offered a final challenge. "Join me to strive to evolve," she said. Rather than being complicit in the current state of medicine, she encouraged attendees to push the limits. "I hope together we'll succeed in leading ophthalmol- ogy into the next chapter," she said. Thomas Samuelson, MD, Minneapolis, incoming ASCRS pres- ident, gave his address, saying he is honored to be the 33rd president of ASCRS. His goal is to change percep- tions. As a fellowship trained glauco- ma specialist, Dr. Samuelson said he can attest that ASCRS is not just for high volume cataract surgeons. Dr. Samuelson noted that, early in his career, he didn't attend the ASCRS meeting. He soon realized that this was "the meeting to attend if your goal is to excel in anterior segment surgery." Dr. Samuelson added that he has experienced how the bound- aries between anterior segment surgery have become blurred. "All surgeons have a place at the table in ASCRS," he said, adding that he thinks the glaucoma subspecialty has benefited immensely. Also during the session, this year's ASCRS Honored Guests, R. Bruce Wallace, MD, New Orleans, and Richard Packard, MD, London, U.K., were recognized. David Chang, MD, Los Altos, California, Stephen Lane, MD, Still- water, Minnesota, and Jim Mazzo, Orange County, California, gave attendees an update on the ASCRS Foundation, and honored Alan Crandall, MD, Salt Lake City, who was selected as the winner of the ASCRS Foundation Chang Humani- tarian Award. The Opening General Session also included the ASCRS Ophthal- mology Hall of Fame ceremony. This year's inductees are David Maurice, PhD (deceased), and I. Howard Fine, MD, Eugene, Oregon. Before concluding, a special recognition was held for David Karcher, outgoing executive director of ASCRS. The role of executive director is an essential part of the or- ganization's team, Dr. Holland said, and ASCRS has had the fortune of exceptional leadership at the execu- tive director position for 37 years. Mr. Karcher began his career in the hotel business, and it was during his time working at the Century Pla- za Hotel that he met his wife, Anne, and connected with the American David continued from page 1 whether you're interested or not, it affects everyone in medicine." Following the ASCRS Lecture on Science, Medicine and Technology will be a special session titled "The Voice of Ophthalmology," which Dr. Holland called a "creative and entertaining teaching platform mod- eled after the television show 'The Voice.'" The session will feature speakers, or "contestants," who will choose a "coach" to support their lecture. The four coaches for the session will be Ike Ahmed, MD, Toronto, Canada, Eric Donnenfeld, MD, Rockville Centre, New York, John Berdahl, MD, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Elizabeth Yeu, MD, Norfolk, Virginia. The coaches will be sitting in chairs like on the television show and will turn to mentor a particular lecturer. "We think it's going to be an exciting, educational, and fun session," he said. At the end of the program, the audience will select which speaker/ coach team did the best job. EW The session will feature the ASCRS Lecture on Science, Medicine and Technology as well as 'The Voice of Ophthalmology' T he Sunday Summit General Session will be held today from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Edward Holland, MD, Cin- cinnati, chair of the ASCRS Program Committee, discussed some of the highlights. Kicking off the session will be the ASCRS Lecture on Science, Medi- cine and Technology, and this year's lecturer will be Jeff DeGraff, a clini- cal professor of business administra- tion at the University of Michigan's School of Business, giving his views on "Innovation and the Future of Healthcare: How to Navigate the Challenges and Opportunities Suc- cessfully." Mr. DeGraff's lecture will focus on innovation and creativity, Dr. Holland said, and will cover changes that physicians are going to face in healthcare in the next several years. Mr. DeGraff advises many leading companies around the country and consults with hundreds of the world's most prominent firms, and he has developed an array of cre- ative and innovative methodologies and tools to cope with change, Dr. Holland said. Some may know Mr. DeGraff from his best-selling books, and for those who haven't heard of him, he's going to give insights into the ever-changing world of healthcare. "I think everyone will learn some- thing from the presentation," Dr. Holland said. "He's going to cov- er the business of medicine, and Sunday Summit back at Annual Meeting

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