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Diana
M. Hatsis, R.N., BSN, C.O.T.
Ms.
Hatsis, a native New Yorker, is a Cum Laude graduate of
the Molloy College of Nursing. In 1985 she received her
certification as an Ophthalmic Technician from the Joint
Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology.
She trained with Dr. Alexander Hatsis for sixteen years
in general ophthalmology, specializing in refractive surgery.
Originally,
Ms. Hatsis worked as an Optometric Assistant in a private
office, moving on to do various job functions in an optical
laboratory, before beginning her career in ophthalmology.
Ms. Hatsis is certified on the VISX Star S4 and Alcon LadarVision excimer laser systems, as well as several microkeratomes. She is responsible for inventing the Hatsis LASIK Irrigation Cannula. She has also been involved as a Clinical Research Coordinator for several FDA investigational studies since 1985. Ms. Hatsis will be eligible, and plans to take, the CCRA examination in March of 2007.
Ms. Hatsis moved to Florida to join the Katzen Eye Care and Laser Center in West Palm Beach as a Refractive Specialist. She began lecturing nationally in 1999 and is now a regular speaker at annual meetings of the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the International Society of Refractive Surgery. In 2005, after volunteering 5 continuous years of continuing education lectures, she was presented the 5-Year Faculty Award by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology, and in June of that same year was named Alumnus of the Month by her alma mater, Molloy College. She was also a nurse consultant member of the Clinical Advisory Board for Becton Dickenson Surgical Company and Medvance, Inc.
Eyes On Research Consulting is an incorporated business that Ms. Hatsis started in the beginning of 2005 to provide national and international on-site monitoring services. Ms. Hatsis is also available as a consultant to evaluate a practice to determine its ability to perform ophthalmic clinical trials, or to provide guidance and counseling regarding regulatory issues to practices that are in the process of performing trials, but having problems with study coordination, recruitment or teamwork.
Ms. Hatsis also provides consultative services with regard
to aseptic technique and cost control for refractive surgery
practices looking to increase the safety, efficiency and
outcomes of their laser/surgery suite.
Ms.
Hatsis has been serving the ocular community since 1980.
PRESENTATIONS
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ASCRS Annual Meeting, Presbyopia: The Final Frontier “External Clips” presenter for N. Caro, M.D.; JCAHPO Clinical & Surgical Staff Program, Workup and Patient Selection for Phakic Refractive Lenses, Instructor; Study Coordinator's Roundtable, Moderator - San Francisco CA, March 18 – 22, 2006 .
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AAO
Annual Meeting, Sands of the Sahara Syndrome, Instructor;
Basic Surgical Assisting, Instructor – Chicago,
IL, October 15 - 18, 2005.
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ASCRS
Annual Meeting/JCAHPO, Technician’s Tips for Improving
Wavefront Acquisitions, Instructor, Workup and Patient
Selection for Phakic Refractive Lenses, Instructor, Washington
– DC – April 16 – 20, 2005.
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AAO
Annual Meeting, Sands of the Sahara Syndrome, Instructor;
Basic Surgical Assisting, Instructor – New Orleans,
LA, October 23 – 27, 2004.
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ASCRS
Annual Meeting/JCAHPO, Moderator; Technician’s Tips
for Improving
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Wavefront
Acquisitions, Instructor; Workup and Patient Selection
for Phakic Refractive Lenses, Instructor; STAAR Phakic
Refractive Lens Handling and Loading Workshop, Instructor;
LASIK Mayo Tray Setup, Instructor – San Diego, CA,
May 1 – 5, 2004.
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CLES/CLAO
2nd Annual Meeting, Wavefront Guided Custom Ablation,
Instructor; Orlando, FL, January 23-25, 2004.
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AAO
Annual Meeting, Sands of the Sahara Syndrome, Instructor;
Basic Surgical Assisting, Instructor – Anaheim,
CA, November 15 – 19, 2003.
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ASCRS
Annual Meeting/JCAHPO, Comparison of Sterilization Techniques,
Instructor; Moderator – San Francisco, CA, April
11 – 15, 2003.
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CLES/CLAO
1st Annual Meeting, Basic Surgical Assisting, Instructor
– Orlando, FL, January 24-26, 2003.
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AAO
Annual Meeting, Sands of the Sahara Syndrome, Instructor;
Basic Surgical Assisting, Instructor – Orlando,
FL, October 18 – 22, 2002.
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ASCRS
Annual Meeting/JCAHPO, Sands of the Sahara Syndrome, Lead
Instructor; Comparison of Sterilization Techniques, Instructor;
LASIK Mayo Tray Setup workshop, Lead Instructor –
Philadelphia, PA, May 31 –June 4, 2002.
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AAO
Annual Meeting, JCAHPO’s “The Role of the
Ophthalmic Assistant in Refractive Surgery”, Co-Instructor;
Sands of the Sahara Syndrome, Lead Instructor –
New Orleans, LA, November 2001.
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ISRS
Summer Refractive Symposium, JCAHPO’s “The
Role of the Ophthalmic Assistant in Refractive Surgery”,
Co-Chairman, Co-Instructor and Moderator – Orlando,
FL, July 2001.
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ASCRS
Annual Meeting, JCAHPO’s “The Role of the
Ophthalmic Assistant in Refractive Surgery”, Co-Instructor
and Moderator; Sands of the Sahara Syndrome, Lead Instructor;
Comparison of Sterilization Techniques, Instructor; LASIK
Mayo Tray Setup workshop, Instructor - San Diego, CA,
April 28 – May 2, 2001.
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AAO
Annual Meeting, JCAHPO’s “The Role of the
Ophthalmic Assistant in Refractive Surgery”, Co-Instructor
– Dallas, TX, October 2000.
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ISRS
Summer Refractive Symposium, JCAHPO’s “The
Role of the Ophthalmic Assistant in Refractive Surgery”,
Co-Instructor – Miami, FL, July 2000.
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ASCRS
Annual Meeting – JCAHPO’s “The Role
of the Ophthalmic Assistant in Refractive Surgery”,
Co-Instructor – Boston, MA, May 2000.
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JCAHPO’s
“The Role of the Ophthalmic Assistant in Refractive
Surgery”, Co-Instructor – Miami, FL, December
1999.
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