WAEPS 2016 Ophthalmic Medical Personnel Program Schedule

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Lectures

8:30 - 9:30
1

Office Staff Role in Malpractice Claims

Paul Weber, JD
& Dan Briceland, MD

 

2

Pharmacology Update 2016

Martha Leen, MD &
Paul Kremer, MD

 

3

Ocular Trauma 2016

Eissa Hanna, MD

 

4

The Tube Talk: Glaucoma Drainage Devices

Deanne Nakamoto, MD

 

5

Thyroid Eye Diseases

AJ Amadi, MD, FACS

 

9:40 - 10:40
6

COT Written Exam Review
Part 1
(2-Hour Course - Please Register for Part 1 at 9:40 & Part 2 at 10:50)

Amy Jost, COMT, BS, CCRC, OSC

 

7

Intracranial Hypertension

Jean Kassem, MD

 

8

Glaucoma Laser Surgery

Ernesto Golez, MD

 

9

Retinal OCT: An Interactive Discussion of Basic and Advanced Interpretation

Kelly Bui, MD

 

10

Coding Minor Surgeries and Concurrent Office Visits

Patricia Kennedy, COMT, COE

 

10:50 – 11:50
11

COT Written Exam Review
Part 2
(2-Hour Course - Please Register for Part 1 at 9:40 & Part 2 at 10:50)

Amy Jost, COMT, BS, CCRC, OSC

12

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pediatric Pearls

Ingrid Carlson, MD

 

13

Ocular Infections

B.L. Blackorby, MD

 

14

Orbital Trauma and Concussion in Sports Medicine

Tim Carey, MD

 

15

Mystery Retina: Interactive Discussion of Challenging Cases

Sharel Ongchin, MD

 

11:50 - 1:00

Lunch

1:10 - 2:10
16

COT Practical Exam Review
Part 1
(2-Hour Course - Please Register for Part 1 at 1:10 & Part 2 at 2:20)

Amy Jost, COMT, BS, CCRC, OSC

17

Contact Lens Complications

Bill Kilgore, LDO, NCLEC, COA

 

18

A Road Trip Through the Visual Pathway of the Brain

Steve Hamilton, MD

 

19

Eye Care and Common Eye Diseases in Developing Countries

Devin Harrison, MD

 

20

Refractive Care of the Cataract Surgical Patient: is 20/20 the Best We Can Do?

Chris Kuntz, MD

 

2:20 - 3:20
21

COT Practical Exam Review
Part 2
(2-Hour Course - Please Register for Part 1 at 1:10 & Part 2 at 2:20)

Amy Jost, COMT, BS, CCRC, OSC

22

Evaluation and Disorders of the Pupil

Matthew Niemeyer, MD

 

23

Mystery Uveitis: How to Evaluate a Patient with Uveitis

Thellea K. Leveque, MD, MPH

 

24

Jeopardy! Pediatric Ophthalmology Pearls

David Epley, MD

 

25

Refraction: What Do Those Numbers Really Mean?

Patricia Kennedy, COMT, COE

 

3:30 - 4:30
26

The Red Eye and the Ophthalmic Technician

Brian Roth, MD

 

27

Steps to Creating a Phenomenal Patient Experience

Barbra Dey

 

28

SUPER SCRIBE! Principle and Pearls to Scribing

Laurie Creasey, COT

 

29

Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) Toxicity

Nikhil Godbole, MD

 

30

Inflammation Story Time

Laura Periman, MD

 


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Workshops

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8:30 - 9:30
31A

Evaluating the Ocular Surface with the OCULUS Keratograph 5M

Chris Flaherty.
Oculus

 

32A

Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer: Best Practices

Connie Demarse, COA
Carl Zeiss Meditec

 

33A

Immersion A-Scan

Tina Campbell, COT

 

34A

Clinical Applications of the Spectralis OCT

Amanda Bye
Heidelberg Engineering

 

9:40 - 10:40
31B

Non-Mydriatic Fundus Photography

Kellie Godlesky
Nidek

 

32B

Cirrus HD-OCT: Best Practices and Introduction to AngioPlex

Connie Demarse, CCOA
Carl Zeiss Meditec

 

33B

Slit Lamp Examination Techniques

Parisa Taravati, MD

 

34B

Manual Keratometry

Stephen Carow, COMT, OCS

 

10:50 – 11:50
31C

LENSTAR Optical Biometry: Best Practices

Bobby Fernandez
Haag-Streit

 

32C

IOL Master 700: Best Practices and an Introduction to Swept Source Biometry

Connie Demarse, CCOA
Carl Zeiss Meditec

 

33C

Basic Ocular Motility

Claire Callaghan, CO, COMT

34C

Manual Lensometry

Stephen Carow, COMT, OCS

 

11:50 - 1:00

Lunch

1:10 - 2:10
31D

Soft Contact Lens Fitting

Bill Kilgore, LDO, NCLEC, COA

 

32D

Retinoscopy: Theory and Technique

Nathan Jordan, MD

 

33D

Intermediate/Advanced Ocular Motility

Claire Callaghan, CO COMT

 

34D

Manual Keratometry

Stephen Carow, COMT, OCS

 

2:20 - 3:20
31E

Clinical Applications of the Spectralis OCT

Amanda Bye
Heidelberg Engineering

 

32E

Cirrus HD-OCT: Best Practices and an Introduction to AngioPlex

Connie Demarse, CCOA
Carl Zeiss Meditec

 

33E

Immersion A-Scan

Tina Campbell, COT

 

34E

LENSTAR Optical Biometry: Best Practices

Tom Fisher
Haag-Streit

 

3:30 - 4:30
31F

Manual Lensometry

Stephen Carow, COMT, OCS

 

32F

IOL Master 700: Best Practices and an Introduction to Swept Source Biometry

Connie Demarse, COA
Carl Zeiss Meditec

 

33F

Anterior Segment Tomography with the OCULUS Pentacam

Chris Flaherty.
OCULUS, Inc.

 

34F

Non-Mydriatic Fundus Photography

Kellie Godlesky
Nidek

 

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