SUMMER 2010

EYE OPENERS!

Myra Aultman named Chief Nursing Executive at Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital

OAS member, Myra Aultman CRNA, was named Assistant Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive for the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, effective July 1, 2010. She will be responsible for patient care services. Prior to this appointment, Aultman was Chief Nurse Anesthetist for CEFH.

Video: www.youtube.com/uabnews
Text: www.uab.edu/news
Tweets: www.twitter.com/uabnews

Thanks to Ophthalmology Management for this link to a recent story featuring the Beverly Hills practice of Sam Masket MD, where our own Dean Berkus is anesthesiologist:
http://www.ophthalmologymanagement.com/article.aspx?article=102788

Dan Simonson on YouTube:

OAS Member Dan Simonson produced a video demonstrating the significance of needle selection when performing ophthalmic anesthesia techniques. Have a look: YouTube 

Member-Get-A-Member Discount

Encourage your colleagues to attend the OAS Annual Meeting as a first-time visitor, and we’ll knock $50 off YOUR registration for each new attendee you bring with you. Simply have your colleagues contact Staff at and let us know their attendance is at your invitation so you can receive the discount.

Call for Case Discussions

We want to include your difficult cases in our annual Sunday morning Case Discussion that is chaired by Dr. Marc Feldman. Please email a summary of cases which have presented your team with decision-making challenges when patient or OR safety was in question. Send all cases to the Administrative Office via email to by August 15, 2010.