Summer CE Escape: Making Waves in Optometry
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FRIDAY, JULY 31ST
7:00PM – 9:00PM
"PPP Unplugged"
Joe DeLoach, OD, FAAO; Peter J. Cass, OD; Bj Avery; Kyle Klute, OD, FAAO
Course Description:
IT'S BACK! The wildly popular open agenda for any questions you have about compliance, billing and coding, HR, practice management, Joe's best bourbon picks. Let the experts answer your questions in a relaxed, interactive atmosphere. Space is limited!!!
2hrs General
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST
6:30AM – 7:00AM - Breakfast and Visit with Vendors
7:00AM – 8:00AM
"Nutrition and Neuroprotection in Athletes: New Evidence on Visual and Brain Health"
Tim Earley, OD
Course Description:
This course reviews new research showing that targeted nutritional intervention can improve visual processing, macular health, and neural resilience in athletes, while translating these findings into practical strategies and case-based applications for sports vision care.
1hr D/T
Sponsored by MacuHealth
8:00AM – 9:00AM
"Intersection of Healthcare Compliance and Being a Doctor"
Joe DeLoach, OD, FAAO
Course Description:
Compliance with the law just gets more complicated. HIPAA breaches are on fire costing some of your colleagues $300-$400K. We will focus on what is changing on what you will need to do to protect yourself from what experts are calling “WHEN” not “IF” something bad happens.
1hr General
9:00AM – 9:30AM - Visit with Vendors
9:30AM – 11:20AM
"Vision or Medical: Is That Really the Question"
Joe DeLoach, OD, FAAO
Course Description:
Vision or medical is one the hottest and most debated topics in optometry. Forget the social media opinions. Come hear what the law says and how you can maximize your patient care and your practice revenue by doing things the right way.
2hrs D/T
11:20AM – 12:10PM - Snack Break and Visit with Vendors
12:10PM – 1:00PM
"The Power of Disease Prevalence"
Kyle Klute, OD, FAAO
Course Description:
Are your providing medical care for the entire eye? Do you know how your coding and billing stacks up against your colleagues and the recommendations from clinical guidelines and preferred practice patterns. This presentation will focus on what the real prevalence of medical eye care is and how we all should be maximizing our patient care and revenue, again by doing things the right way.
1hr D/T
1:00PM – 6:00PM - Attendee FREE TIME - Have Some FUN
6:00PM – 7:00PM - Vendor Reception
Swing by before class for some light REFRESHMENTS and PRIZES (must be present to win)
7:00PM – 9:00PM
"Building Pillars of Care"
Kyle Klute, OD, FAAO
Course Description:
How do you approach medical care with your patient? Is medical care a plan or a shot off the hip when you see it? Learn how to organize a path and plan for dealing with common ocular disease that will maximize your care and maximize your reimbursement.
2hrs D/T
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND
9:00AM – 10:00AM
"Integrating Aesthetics into Your Practice"
Celesta Ferreira, OD
Course Description:
Not just dry eyes – not just a “side business”. Come learn how to incorporate full aesthetics care into your practice. Not the pathology of meibomian glands but a step by step approach to aesthetics from an expert who does it every day.
1hr D/T
10:00AM – 11:00AM
"Ocular Complications of Systemic Medications"
Peter J. Cass, OD
Course Description:
Everyone tests for Plaquenil toxicity….how about the other 40+ systemic medications that all can create problems for the eye. Come learn how to fill your schedule by monitoring complications from far more than Plaquenil or steroids.
1hr D/T
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