Armstrong: Chart Biopsy, Dynamed,
Kriya Therapeutics, McKinsey &
Company, Ocular Technologies,
Optomed, Xenon Ophthalmics
Bishop: Cassini Technologies,
Johnson & Johnson Vision
Fram: Carl Zeiss Meditec
Hovanesian: Alcon, Bausch + Lomb
Surgical, Carl Zeiss Meditec,
Johnson & Johnson Vision
Relevant disclosures
Korn: Carl Zeiss Meditec
Lobanoff: Alcon, Bausch + Lomb,
Lochan, Phorcides, STAAR Surgical
Melendez: Alcon, Carl Zeiss Meditec,
OSRX, Trukera Medical
Rosenberg: None
Shultz: Alchemy Vision
Strickling: CodexIT
Tyson: None
Contact
Armstrong:
Grayson_armstrong@meei.harvard.edu
Bishop: thebishops@icloud.com
Fram: drfram@avceye.com
Hovanesian: drhovanesian@harvardeye.com
Korn: doctortommykorn@icloud.com
Lobanoff: mlobanoff@gmail.com
Melendez:
robertmelendez@mac.com
Rosenberg: ericr29@gmail.com
Shultz: izapeyes@gmail.com
Strickling: Wes@codex-it.com
Tyson: sydtyson@comcast.net
workforce decline, and demand is going up. There is about
a 20% staff turnover. The concern is that by 2035, we'll
see 70% workforce inadequacy, he added, so efficiency is
important.
From the surgeon's perspective, it's challenging with
staff burnout and turnover, insufficient training programs,
and limited resources to train on the job. Surgeons also face
fatigue and need a great team working with them, he said.
How do you leverage technology to build a better team?
"We have to create a better structure and provide our teams
with the essential resources," he said. "With new hires, it is
important to let them know about the options they will have
in your organization. Through Alchemy Vision, we have
developed easy-to-follow, video-based learning pathways.
Your designated team leaders should give all new hires a
roadmap that provides a ladder with achievable milestones
and benchmarks."
Alchemy Vision, which Dr. Shultz co-founded, has
helped turn what traditionally had been provided in PDF or
textbook formats into an engaging, video-based education
platform. Alchemy Vision provides learners with a modern
and technology-forward platform that is accessible from
any web-enabled device, he said. It features more than 200
modules incorporating motion graphics, skills reinforce-
ment, and well-known KOLs from across the country.
Sydney Tyson, MD, MPH, spoke about issues with
breaches of data and security and the headaches these can
cause. "Our companies are healthcare companies, and our
information is 20 times more valuable to a criminal than
any other data out there," he said.
He shared a personal experience with a cyberattack and
noted that the aftermath impacted productivity and morale.
Scheduling was impacted, and many charts had to be recre-
ated from paper. He said there was also loss of income and
reputational damage, and the staff had to work extra hard
to help restore lost data.
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p Some of the ASCRS Digital Clinical Committee members and symposium speakers at the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting, from left: Grayson W. Armstrong, MD, MPH,
Robert Chang, MD, Mitchell Shultz, MD, Ryan Smith, MD, Eric Rosenberg, DO, John Hovanesian, MD, Jennifer Loh, MD, Sydney Tyson, MD, MPH, and Wes Strickling, BA
Source: John Hovanesian, MD
