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Finally, a trip to the annual AAO meeting would not be complete without attending the always interesting and
thought-provoking plenary session. Canada’s own Malcolm Gladwell (best-selling author, The Tipping Point, Blink,
Outliers) spoke about the Current State of Healthcare and Research. Gladwell presented a very interesting discus-
sion of the types of problems we face when making decisions about healthcare today, including “puzzles” (where teChNOLOgiCaL iNNOvatiON pRaCtiCe effiCieNCY CLiNiCaL OutCOmeS
we have too little information) and “mysteries” (where we have too much information). As we enter the age of big
data and personalized medicine, Gladwell’s analysis of the dilemmas faced by healthcare was startlingly accurate. to help to improve to uncover
prevent practice critical
Fig 11: Malcolm Gladwell speaking at the AAO Plenary Session: Current State of Healthcare and Research.
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Looking back on the 2016 AAO meeting in Anaheim, it is apparent that there really was something magical about the
Happiest Place on Earth! In October 2017, the Academy meeting was held in Chicago, Illinois. The report on Canadian
contributions to the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry will be in the next issue. l
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