Eye Talk Audio

Man oh man, what a way to start off 2021. This episode was probably the most fun I've had actually doing the recording bit, and Dr. Nijm pretty much carried me on this one. She is amazing and very very busy as you will discover. A lawyer, a doctor, current CEO of Women in Ophthalmology, has her own successful practice...and that's just a few of the things she's currently doing, you'll have to listen to find out more (like her very cool organization MDNegotiation.com...sorry couldn't help myself I had to throw that one in as well).

Listen in as Darryl and Dr. Nijm talk about everything from her work and career, their mutual fandom of Orbis, what it takes to acquire the skills to successfully negotiate life, women and diversity in Ophthalmology, mentoring and it's necessity....the list goes on. Oh, and there is quite a bit of laughter as well. Like I said, the most fun podcast yet. 

Find out more about Dr. Nijm and her various work, or contact her directly if you have a question. 

Websites, contact info and social media. 

In this episode, I kinda fanboy out a bit, which you'll just have to forgive because I'm talking with Dr. Hunter Cherwek of Orbis International. Orbis, people, Orbis. You've most likely heard of Orbis and their flying hospital, but they do so much more. As we dive into the intricacies of this brilliant organization you'll come to see that Orbis really knows what they are doing, and they do it exactly the way you would hope they do. Dr. Cherwek eloquently explains their mission and how they successfully work with countries all around the world to not only perform life-changing surgeries but more importantly, how they help teach and build programs that are long-lasting and self-sustaining.  Additionally, we do a deep dive into their technology; discussing their mentoring A.I., their system of global sharing (learning, assisting, and collaborating virtually in real-time), and how they maintain a state of the art learning library that anyone can access. 

Man, these folks are good. 

So please listen in and learn more about Orbis and their global mission to put themselves out of work by ending blindness worldwide.

You know those people you occasionally meet in life that you instinctually know are in the right profession? That’s exactly the feeling I got when I chatted with Dr. Sarwat Salim. She is impressive in her own right, but the way she has dedicated herself to her profession, in all aspects, is quite remarkable. From work around the world to her mentoring and teaching here in the states, she is not shy about stepping in helping move things forward.

In this episode we chat about many many things including the recent recognition of her work during the early days of COVID-19, the need for education and training around the world, mentoring (she proposes a fascinating new model of mentoring that is definitely worth listening to), diversity in ophthalmology and the need for more women to step into leadership roles. We also chat about her current passion – myopia, the rising epidemic it presents, and the work that she and the AAO task force are currently doing to help spread awareness as well as the research being done.

Dr. Sarwat Salim is a Professor of Ophthalmology at Tufts University and the Vice-Chair of Clinical and Academic Affairs and Director of the Glaucoma Service at Tufts Medical Center.

Dr. Salim has held numerous leadership positions at both state and national levels. She is currently the Chair of the Council of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of the Academy’s Board of Trustees.

Links for further information

Darryl chats with Chief Strategy Officer Michel Holmes and CEO Bobby Mehan of Shareable Forms to talk about all things forms (but really soooo much more). Practices face the dreaded paper forms every day, from patient intake to clinical notes and it tends to be a problem with record keeping. Where do you keep them, do you currently have to scan them in, the paper piles up and up and up. Well, Shareable Forms has digitized this process in a rather brilliant way. They might not be the first but they have definitely perfected it. Plus you can tell these guys love talking about what they do, it's kinda infectious. 

They also ask the question - is it an EHR or not? Well, yes, but also much more. 

Listen in and they chat about, forms, their philosophy on helping practices and surgery centers large and small and they even drop a groundbreaking bombshell towards the end of the episode (honestly what they disclose is quite amazing and deserves its own podcast). 

If you want to learn more check them out below

Dr. Patel came on the podcast to talk about what it is like to start your own practice and grow it to be a successful eye care practice with seven locations and counting. He provides wonderful insight into the pains and the decisions necessary to continue to grow. In addition, he drops some knowledge on how to create a workplace culture that encourages different opinions and interests, not an easy task to accomplish. Listen in and then learn more about Dr. Patel by clicking any of their links below. 

Oh, and yes, I mistakenly call him Dr. Milan in the beginning, that was my error. 

Dr. Vital is just cool. 

Caring, level headed and pretty darn smart to boot. Dr. Vital comes on to talk about what his practice, Houston Eye Associates has been doing to adapt during the pandemic and offers up some rather sage advice. Listen in and feel free to give him a shout if you have any questions for him. 

Various ways to get in touch and learn more about Dr. Vital. 

In this episode, Darryl chat's with Dr. Blake Williamson of Williamson Eye Center. Dr. Williamson has been utilizing telehealth (or virtual medicine or telemedicine, choose your favorite) to more effectively treat his patients. In our current quarantine situation, this aspect of practicing medicine has been invaluable to maintaining compassionate, quality care of his patients. He chats about its effectiveness and how he believes it will become a staple of practicing eye care in a post-COVID-19 world.  He lends us his brilliant insight on how that can be achieved and offers fantastic advice to other doctors not fully using this relatively new way to practice medicine. 

Learn more about him by checking out any of the following 

Curious if you should still be doing any form of marketing during these interesting times? Ey Talk Audio's Darryl Quinlan sits down with Troy cole to discuss what kind of messaging and items practices should be focusing on during the days of self-quarantine. (Hint, all those items on your to-do list that kept getting put off because "we don't have the time" - well...now you most likely do.)

Dr. Geoffrey Tabin is an extraordinary man. He has studied and practiced ophthalmology all over the world and in doing so stumbled across another extraordinary man Dr. Sanduk Ruit. Listen along as Dr. Tabin describes his incredible journey through ophthalmology with some amazing stops to climb a few mountains along the way. (Yeah, he’s that kinda guy. The guy who goes out and really lives life and cares about those he encounters on his journey.) This is truly a great story about a great man doing great things.

Learn more about him and how you can help by clicking any of the links below (he’s even written a book)

Welcome to our fourth episode! Yay. In this episode, we talk with Dr. McCafferty one of the winners of the winning pitch award at the 2019 ASCRS annual conference. And man, did he deserve it. We chat about innovation in eye care and his new CATS Tonometer prism and how it is improving diagnosis significantly. Plus he's just a cool guy.  After listening, check him out a bit more. 

Ric Tiplady of Eye Physician Network joins the podcast to talk about the eye care industry as a whole, the difficulties of staffing and human resources at the practice level and the changes he’s witnessed in his years in the eye care industry.