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Friday, April 27, 2012
O.D. Education
7:30 am - 8:30 am
BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION
8:30 am – 10:30 am
Pharmaceutical Update: Management of Ocular Pain and Inflammation
Description: A complete review of the indications, contraindications, side effects and dosages of major analgesic/anti-inflammatory agents will be given. Drug selection criteria of both narcotic and non-narcotic medications are discussed. The use of steroids VS NSAIDS is covered in detail.
Bruce Onofrey, O.D.
Houston, TX
25811-PH COPE-Qualified - 2 IOB and Therapeutics Hours
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Systemic Medications for Special Populations: Treating the Young and the Old
Description: Systemic medications are always important and valuable in managing ocular disease. Some patients require altered dosages and drugs to avoid side-effects and toxicity. This lecture covers the proper prescribing techniques for these special populations. This includes calculating special dosages and improved drug selection.
Bruce Onofrey, O.D.
Houston, TX
31556-PH COPE-Qualified - 2 IOB and Therapeutics Hours
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
LUNCH (on your own)
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
New Developments in Glaucoma
Sponsored by OCULUS
Description: In this course, we will review the latest developments in glaucoma diagnosis and treatment. Reviews of new publications and studies will be provided to bring you up to date on the newest information. New technologies in glaucoma will be discussed with examples of their use through patient care examples from clinical practice.
Robert Wooldridge, O.D.
Salt Lake City, UT
31209-GL COPE-Qualified - 1 IOB and Therapeutic Hour
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Glaucoma or Neurologic Disease? You Make the Call!
Sponsored by Optovue
Description: Do you frequently see patients with optic nerves that look abnormal but you are not sure if they have glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmic disease or just “funny looking nerves”? How can I tell which patients have normal tension glaucoma and which ones need to see a neurologist or have a MRI scan? Should I refer this one or just follow it? In this course we will review many such patients in an interactive fashion and develop key diagnostic pearls that help guide us in the diagnosis and management of such patients.
Robert Wooldridge, O.D.
Salt Lake City, UT
28037-NO COPE-Qualified - 2 IOB Hours
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
RECEPTION AND EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
Sponsored by Essilor
Featuring Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard
IOA's 2012 Corporate Sponsors
BRONZE
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
O.D. Education
7:15 am - 8: 15 am
BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION
Sponsored by Abb Concise
8:00 am - 9:30 am
IOA HOUSE OF DELEGATES (Select Attendees)
Breakfast for delegates sponsored by Vistakon
8:15 am – 9:15 am
Nutrition and Dry Eye: A Practical Guide to Treatment
Description: You will better understand the research related to nutrition and dry eye. This information will then be used in a practice way to assist you in clinical practice to understand the types of nutrition, the role of nutrition and where it best fits into the treatment options.
Paul Karpecki, OD
Lexington, Kentucky
33353-AS COPE-Qualified - 1 IOB and Therapeutic Hour
9:30 am – 11:30 am
Fill Your Stadium with Fans Using These New Technologies Parts 1 and 2
Sponsored by Marco
Description: Patients research healthcare topics on the internet more than any other area of information. This program will insure that optometry can answer any of their questions! It’s a fast paced peak into new and future technologies including new diagnostic tests, therapeutics and procedures for anterior and posterior segment disease. Being able to answer your patient’s eyecare questions about new innovations will keep that patient in your office.
Paul Karpecki, OD
Lexington, Kentucky
COPE Pending - 2 IOB Hours
11:30 am – 2:30 pm
LUNCH (Provided)/EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
Sponsored by VSP, VSP Optics & Marchon
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
When and How to Prescribe Prism
Description: Prisms are a very useful tool for treating diplopia or asthenopia caused by various pathological or binocular vision conditions. Opinions vary in regards to how to best determine the amount of prism to prescribe so that even experts can differ on how much prism they might prescribe for the same patient. This presentation reviews the numerous categories of prisms commonly prescribed, discusses some basic clinical techniques for determining how much prism to prescribe, and presents several cases where prisms were successfully utilized along with a discussion of how the prism was used in the management of each case.
Yin Tea, OD
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
32626-GO COPE-Qualified - 1 IOB Hour
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Essentials in Pediatrics and Binocular Vision
Description: The goal of this course is to provide a comprehensive review of pediatric and binocular vision conditions in optometric care. The course will cover diagnosis and management considerations for the most common accommodative, binocular vision, oculo-motor and visual perceptual disorders. Amblyopia will be discussed in addition to acquired brain injury and neuro-optometric rehabilitation
Yin Tea, OD
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
30698-FV COPE-Qualified - 2 IOB Hours
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION*
Sponsored by Eye Surgeons of Indiana
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
PRESIDENT'S BANQUET & AWARDS EVENT* – Ballroom
Sponsored by Alcon
* ODs registering for CE may attend all drink and meal events free of charge on Saturday, April 28. Fees for spouses, guests, and paraoptometrics are provided on the attached registration form. Please be sure to inform us if you plan to attend the President's Banquet & Awards Event so we can plan accordingly. |
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
O.D. Education
7:00 am – 8:00 am
PAST PRESIDENT'S BREAKFAST
Sponsored by Cooper Vision
7:00 am – 8:00 am
CONTINENTIAL BREAKFAST
Sponsored by Clearvision
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Clinical Updates
Description: The course will highlight the latest medical and surgical trends in eye care. The course will describe in detail the newest approaches to treat different eye disorders, including dry eye, ocular surface diseases, glaucoma, and cataract and reduce the morbidity and mortality of their disease processes.
Joseph James Thimons, O.D.
Fairfield, CT
31749-GO COPE-Qualified - 2 IOB Hours
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
O.D. Education
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10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Advances in Anterior Segment Therapy
Description: This course will discuss the latest in medical and surgical treatments in anterior segment care. The course will include detail discussions on a broad spectrum of conditions including adnexa, lids, lashes, cornea, conjunctiva, anterior chamber, iris, and crystalline lens. The course will detail the disease process on blephahritis, dry eye, infections, inflammatory conditions, glaucoma, and uveitis. The newest pharmaceutical and surgical procedures and options for each condition will be discussed in detail involving pharmaceutical agents, off label applications, procedures and diagnostic assessments
Joseph James Thimons, O.D.
Fairfield, CT
31750-AS COPE-Qualified - 2 IOB and Therapeutic Hours |
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FRONT DESK & OPTICIAN TRACK
Saturday, April 28, 2012
9:15 am - 10:15 am
The Journey Continues
Sponsored by Walman Optical
This course provides an in depth look at “True Free Form” lenses. In this course the audience will learn the differences between fixed and variable corridors and obtain elevated knowledge of when to fit what. The intent of this course is to provide opticians with enhanced sales, fitting, and lens selection skills. We will also evaluate new measurements such as wrap, vertex distance, panto/retro tilt, and seg heights.
Tracy Adams
Minneapolis, MN
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Fill Your Stadium with Fans Using These New Technologies
Sponsored by Marco
Patients research healthcare topics on the internet more than any other area of information. This program will insure that optometry can answer any of their questions! It’s a fast paced peak into new and future technologies including new diagnostic tests, therapeutics and procedures for anterior and posterior segment disease. Being able to answer your patient’s eyecare questions about new innovations will keep that patient in your office.
Paul Karpecki, OD
Lexington, Kentucky
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Who is My Target and How Do I Reach Them?
The purpose of marketing is to create an equity position in a specific target market and to reach and motivate a sufficient number of patients so that a practice can realize a specific growth objective. This course is designed to provide insight and discussion as to who your office should be targeting and techniques to help you reach them.
Samantha Toth
Ada, Michigan
ABO credit - 1 Hour
33870-PM COPE Qualified - 1 hour
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
LUNCH (Provided) / EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
Sponsored by VSP, VSP Optics & Marchon
2:00 pm- 3:00 pm
Combating Online Eyeglass Sales
Online eyeglass sales are becoming more and more of an obstacle for independent eyecare professionals. This presentation provides research data and actual hands-on examples of what eyewear solutions are available online. Online website features and strategies will be discussed. This presentation is designed to help your office effectively compete with online eyeglass retailers.
Samantha Toth
Ada, Michigan
Pending: 1 ABO credit
29859-PM COPE-Qualified - 1 hour
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
How to Increase Word of Mouth Referrals
A referral from an existing patient is one of the most powerful forms of advertising available. When patients trust you, they are willing to recommend you to their family and friends. This course is designed to help eye care professionals make their practice worth talking about by implementing specific word-of-mouth techniques.
Samantha Toth
Ada, Michigan
1 ABO credit
30180-PM COPE-Qualified - 1 hour
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Essential Social Media Tips for Growing Your Practice
Using social networking websites is the newest craze amongst the young and old alike. However, the benefits of social media go far beyond its "friend-making" and "tweet- worthy" features and can reach into the more practical world of optical practice promotion. This course provides some basic and indispensable tips for using FaceBook, Twitter and LinkedIn to increase your patients' interest in your practice, as well as increase your revenue.
Samantha Toth
Ada, Michigan
1 ABO credit
29312-PM COPE-Qualified - 1 hour
** COMBINED LECTURE WITH TECHS AND FRONT DESK/OPTICIAN TRACKS** |
TECHNICIAN TRACK
Saturday, April 28, 2012
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Optical Triage
Many times dispensing opticians and contact lens practitioners are gatekeepers for their patient’s optical conditions. What constitutes an optical emergency? Triage is a term used to describe the process of sorting the sick and wounded based upon the seriousness of their condition, and can be used to determine appropriate optical care for your patients.
Debra White, MSEd, FCLSA, ABOM
Canton, NY
ABO/NCLE Level 2 (as Emergency Response and Referral) - 1 Hour
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Fill Your Stadium with Fans Using These New Technologies
Sponsored by Marco
Description: Patients research healthcare topics on the internet more than any other area of information. This program will insure that optometry can answer any of their questions! It’s a fast paced peak into new and future technologies including new diagnostic tests, therapeutics and procedures for anterior and posterior segment disease. Being able to answer your patient’s eyecare questions about new innovations will keep that patient in your office.
Paul Karpecki, OD
Lexington, Kentucky
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Through a Child’s Eyes
This fun course takes a detailed look at what dispensers should know about when dealing with little people. Different age groups will be viewed, to help understand the changing needs as children mature. Lens and frame details will be presented, including sports eyewear. Lastly, children’s eyeglass accessories and maintenance of eyewear will be discussed.
Debra White, MSEd, FCLSA, ABOM
Canton, NY
ABO Level 2 credit - 1 Hour
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
LUNCH (Provided) / EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
Sponsored by VSP, VSP Optics & Marchon
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
What’s Up?
A look at prism from apex to base. Not only does prism have power, it has direction. Images shift when prism is present. This course will look to: avoid, split, combine and compare prism to ANSI Standards. Bring a calculator!
Debra White, MSEd, FCLSA, ABOM
Canton, NY
ABO Intermediate level credit - 1 Hour
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Which Rx? 1 or 2
This presentation will view who, why, when and how of compensating for change in vertex distance. Calculating for change with nomograms and formula will be covered
Debra White, MSEd, FCLSA, ABOM
Canton, NY
1 hr. ABO Level 2
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Essential Social Media Tips for Growing Your Practice
Using social networking websites is the newest craze amongst the young and old alike. However, the benefits of social media go far beyond its "friend-making" and "tweet- worthy" features and can reach into the more practical world of optical practice promotion. This course provides some basic and indispensable tips for using FaceBook, Twitter and LinkedIn to increase your patients' interest in your practice, as well as increase your revenue.
Samantha Toth
Ada, Michigan
1 ABO credit
29312-PM COPE-Qualified - 1 hour
** COMBINED LECTURE WITH TECHS AND FRONT DESK/OPTICIANS
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