IOA's 118th Annual Convention
April 17 - 19, 2015
16 OD CE Hours | 6 Paraoptometric CE Hours
French Lick Springs Resort
French Lick, IN

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Offering sixteen (16) OD continuing education hours and six (6) para-optometric education hours, IOA's Annual Convention will be held April 17 - 19, 2015 at the French Lick Springs Resort in French Lick, Indiana. All sixteen hours qualify for Indiana Optometry Board (IOB) credit and ten hours qualify for the Legend Drug certification.  All OD hours are COPE-qualifed or COPE pending.

Friday, April 17, 2015 - OD Education

8:00 am – 9:30 am 
Registration (all day) & Continental Breakfast 

9:00 am – 11:00 am
Interactive Cases for Eye Doctors
Larry Alexander, OD
McKinney, TX

Description: This course is an interactive session designed to test your diagnostic and observational skills. It moves through diagnosis and management while testing your knowledge and reinforcing the diagnostic paradigm. Glaucoma, retina, optic nerve disease with a touch of the implications of anterior segment disorders. You will not sleep as you must interact.  43077-PD COPE Qualified - 2 Hours IOB and Legend Drug

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Nutrition, Behavior and Glaucoma
Larry Alexander, OD
McKinney, TX

Description: A description of the science behind behavioral modification as it relates to the development and control of glaucoma.  38817-GL COPE Qualified -1 Hour IOB and Legend Drug

12:00 – 2:30 pm Lunch on your own

12:00 – 2:30 pm House of Delegates (Lunch provided for delegates)

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Early Detection of Myriad Retinal and Choroidal Disorders with Fundus Auto Fluorescence
Jerome Sherman, OD
Bedford, NY

Description: Fundus Auto Fluorescence is a novel, non-invasive imaging method that yields abnormalities that are often invisible to ophthalmoscopy and fundus photography.  It allows mapping of lipofuscin distribution in the retina which are crucial findings in retinopathies. 42375-PS COPE Qualified -1 Hour IOB and Legend Drug

 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm 
The Diagnosis of Retinal Disorders Invisible to Ophthalmoscopy Utilizing 2014 Technology
Jerome Sherman, OD
Bedford, NY

Description: This course discusses occult hidden retinal diseases, their traditional methods of diagnosis and hot new technologies SD-OCT, mfERG, FAF, Panoramic AFA, and multi-spectral fundus image analysis are aiding and even changing the way these diseases can be diagnosed and managed.  42374-PS COPE Qualified - 2 Hour IOB and Legend Drug

5:30 – 7:30 pm  - Welcome Reception with Exhibitors
Sponsored by Eye Surgeons of Indiana

Saturday, April 18, 2015 - OD Education

7:30 – 9:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Refractive Cataract Surgery – Maximizing Outcomes
Michael Orr, MD
Indianapolis, IN

Damon Dierker, OD, FAAO
Indianapolis, IN

Description: Expectations in cataract surgery patients now approach those of patients choosing elective refractive surgery. This course will explore new technologies that surgeons are utilizing to maximize cataract surgery outcomes. The expanding role of optometry in the pre and post-operative care of these patients will also be reviewed.  COPE Pending -1 hour IOB and Legend Drug

9:00 am - 11:00 am
Grand Rounds in Anterior Segment Disease
Carl Spear OD
Pensacola, FL

Description: This course features a wide variety of anterior segment clinical case challenges to illustrate practical management in a primary care clinical environment. Using interactive audience response technology attendees have the opportunity to participate in the diagnosis, management and treatment of cases. New technologies and treatments will be presented along with tried and tested treatment protocols.  41792-AS COPE Qualified - 2 Hours IOB and Legend Drug

11:00 am – 2:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open

11:00 am – 2:00 pm Lunch (included in CE registration fee)
Sponsored by CooperVision 

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Joint session with Paraoptometrics)
How Do You Bill That
Carl Spear OD and Katie Gilbert-Spear, OD, MPH  
Pensacola, FL

Description: This course will serve to update attendees with regard to the ever changing rules and regulations involved in insurance billing, provider self-auditing and medical record coding compliance. Case examples and case studies will be used to review the most common questions regarding patient coding and billing. Practical strategies for working with vision plans including Frame, Lenses, Contacts and Premium Products is covered in detail.  42792-PM COPE Qualified- 2 Hours IOB

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Dark Adaptometry in the Management of AMD
Damon Dierker, OD, FAAO
Indianapolis, IN

Description: Dark adaptation is profoundly affected in patients with early AMD. In some cases, impaired dark adaptation can be detected prior to changes in the fundus appearance. This course will review the use of dark adaptometry to detect and monitor patients with AMD. 44005-PS COPE Pending - 1 Hour IOB and Legend Drug

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm President’s Reception*
Sponsored by Eye Specialists of Indiana 

7:30 pm – 10:00 pm President’s Banquet*
Featuring Entertainer Tom Sullivan 
Sponsored by Allergan 

*  OD registration fee includes provided meals, receptions, and the President's Banquet. Spouses and guests must pay a separate fee to attend the Exhibit Hall (which includes lunch), President's Reception, and President's Banquet.  The Paraoptometric registration fee includes the Exhibit Hall and lunch, but not the President's Reception and Banquet.  

Sunday, April 19, 2015 - OD Education

7:00 am – 8:00 am - Past Presidents’ Breakfast
Sponsored by Vision Source 

7:30 am – 8:30 am - Continental Breakfast

[Please note that the instructor and courses listed below have changed since this event was originally published]

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Oral Meds in Anterior Segment Disease 
Steven Sorkin, OD
Fairfield, NJ

Description: Oral medications play a vital role in the treatment of anterior segment disease. Indications for anti-infectives, pain medications and anti-inflammatories for various conditions, along with their contraindications, will be covered.  42526-OP COPE Qualified - 1 Hour IOB and Legend Drug

9:00 am – 11:00 am
Therapeutic Contacts for the Compromised Cornea
Steven Sorkin, OD
Fairfield, NJ

Description:  Contact lenses have additional functions other than their primary use in vision correction. This course will discuss the uses of soft, hybrid, gas permeable and scleral contact lenses in the treatment and management of various corneal conditions and post surgical cases.  42303-CL COPE Qualified -  2 Hours IOB

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fitting Scleral Lenses
Steven Sorkin, OD
Fairfield, NJ

Description: Scleral contact lenses have become an indispensable device in specialty contact lens practice. These game-changers have been steadily overtaking other forms of treatment for irregular, diseased and post-surgical corneas. This lecture will discuss and demonstrate the uses of scleral contact lenses in clinical practice.  39312-CL COPE Qualified - 1 Hour IOB

*The schedule is subject to change.  Any changes will be posted on this webpage.

REGISTER BEFORE APRIL 4, 2015, TO AVOID $35 LATE FEE

Saturday, April 18, 2015 - Paraoptometric Education

 7:30 – 9:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:00 am
Contact Lens Risks, Keratitis, List of Do’s and Don’ts for Patients
Larry Koval, OD
Indianapolis, IN

Description: This course will review serious contact lens corneal complications that may threaten vision.  Our role in patient education, including medico-legal concerns, will be discussed.

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Understanding Common Eye Diseases and Patient Education: Glaucoma, DM, PVD, ARMD, Dry Eye disease
Larry Koval, OD
Indianapolis, IN

Description: This course will review common eye diseases seen every day in optometric offices.  Patient symptoms, etiology, diagnostic testing, and patient education will be discussed.

 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Patient psychology: Sometimes patients say the “darndest” things:
How to Respond in a Positive Way
Larry Koval, OD
Indianapolis, IN

Description: Common patient concerns will be discussed:  Rx release/expiration, on-line purchasing, contact lens professional fees, waiting/punctuality (Dr. or Lab), new glasses dispensing-symptoms . . . A calm, friendly, professional demeanor will be stressed in our role as patient and office advocate.

11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Exhibit Hall Open (included in registration fee)

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Lunch (included in registration fee)

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Joint session with ODs)
How Do You Bill That
Carl Spear OD and Katie Gilbert-Spear, OD, MPH
Pensacola, FL

Description: This course will serve to update attendees with regard to the ever changing rules and regulations involved in insurance billing, provider self-auditing and medical record coding compliance. Case examples and case studies will be used to review the most common questions regarding patient coding and billing. Practical strategies for working with vision plans including Frame, Lenses, Contacts and Premium Products is covered in detail.  42792-PM COPE Qualified - 2 Hours IOB

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
eRefraction: The True Benefits
Joe Sabel, ABOC; ABO Technical Speaker
Oak Creek, WI

Description:  With the implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHR) in the Eye Care industry, practitioners are looking for a more efficient way of importing exam data into their EHR.  eRefraction is the way to do it.  It also improves the patient experience, increase eyeglass sales, and improves capture rate.  Learn about the different systems out there as well as how it will raise profits for your practice.  ABO Approved 1 Hr | AOA (CPC) Approved 1 Hr: Course ID: PM-0011-14

6:30 pm – 7:30 President’s Reception (separate fee required)

7:30 pm – 10:00 pm President’s Banquet (separate fee required)
Featuring Entertainer Tom Sullivan
Sponsored by Allergan 

REGISTER BEFORE APRIL 4, 2015, TO AVOID $35 LATE FEE