IOA's 2016 Fall Seminar 
October 5 - 6, 2016 
Split-day Registration Available
Register before September 30, 2016 to avoid the $35 late fee

Register today to attend IOA's Fall Seminar to be held on Wednesday, October 5 and Thursday, October 6, 2016, at the Indiana Memorial Union in Bloomington, Indiana! This optometric event offers fourteen (14) hours of continuing education and the opportunity to gather and share ideas with optometrists from across the state and beyond.

LODGING:  Reservations can be made by calling 800-209-8145 or on IMU's Biddle Hotel website (http://imu.indiana.edu/hotel/).   

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Wednesday, October 5      Whittenberger Auditorium

8:00 am – 9:00 am 
Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 11:00 am
21st Century Glaucoma Therapy
Description: This course will describe methods used to treat glaucoma, juxtaposing therapy today with where therapy may be in the foreseeable future. The concept of risk will be described as well as new medical and surgical interventions.
COPE Qualified 47867-GL, 2 hours IOB and Legend Drug
Murray Fingeret, OD, Hewlett, NY

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Progression in Glaucoma
Description: An important area in the management of glaucoma is the detection of change or progression. This course will explain the assessment of the optic nerve, retinal nerve fiber layer and visual field in watching for change, which instruments come into play, and how they enable the clinician to monitor for progression.
COPE Qualified 42096-GL, 1 hour IOB and Legend Drug
Murray Fingeret, OD, Hewlett, NY

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
LUNCH – Alumni Hall

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Glaucoma
Description: This course will discuss the role of OCT in glaucoma diagnosis and management. OCT technology will be described and how it has evolved. A method to systematically evaluate printouts will be described. Artifacts associated with testing will be presented. The role of OCT in monitoring glaucoma over time will also be discussed.
COPE Qualified 39751-GL, 1 hour IOB and Legend Drug
Murray Fingeret, OD, Hewlett, NY   

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Communication GPS
Description: Communication skills are a critical part of optometric care, especially when there is bad news to be relayed.  This interactive course is filled with tips and protocols to make doctors more comfortable and effective during the difficult conversations that arise in their practices.
COPE Qualified 50526-LV, 1 hour IOB
Elli J. Kollbaum, OD, FAAO, Bloomington, IN

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
The Strain of Digital Eyestrain in Our Patients and Us
Description: This course will review current understanding and lack of understanding of eyestrain and associated potentially synonymous terms, especially related to the use of digital devices, and specifically highlighting potentially unknown information surrounding its prevalence, association, etiology, and treatment.
COPE Qualified 47524-GO, 1 hour IOB
Peter Kollbaum, OD, PhD, FAAO, FBCLA, Bloomington, IN

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly; AMD Future Treatments, Current Treatments, and Outcomes
COPE Qualified 50455-PS, 1 hour IOB
Thomas Ciulla, MD, Indianapolis, IN

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm 
RECEPTION - Alumni Hall

Thursday, October 6       Whittenberger Auditorium

7:00 am – 8:00 am 
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 am – 10:00 am
Diabetes Nation Where Are We and Where Do We Go From Here
Description: This course considers breaking developments in the epidemiology of diabetes, strategies for prevention, earlier diagnosis, treatment and management of diabetes and diabetes-related eye disease.
COPE Qualified 41282-SD, 2 hours IOB and Legend Drug
Paul Chous, OD, FAAO, Tacoma, WA

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Diabetes Case Reports
Description: This talk will consider a number of diabetes and diabetes-related eye disease case reports from an optometric practice specializing in diabetes eye care.
COPE Qualified 49250-SD, 2 hours IOB and Legend Drug
Paul Chous, OD, FAAO, Tacoma, WA

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
LUNCH (on your own)

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
New Technologies in Ocular Surface Disease and How to Implement Them
Description: This course will provide an update on new instrumentation, diagnostic techniques, and treatment options that have come available in the diagnosis and management of ocular surface disorders. Advantages and difficulties in establishing management strategies from these tests and treatments will be presented in a case discussion format.
COPE Qualified 44455-AS, 2 hours IOB and Legend Drug
Robert Vandervort, OD, Omaha, NE 

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Gonioscopy: Do You Know All the Angles?
Description: Need to brush up on gonioscopy? Are you ignoring this vital procedure in your practice? This course will review the technique and indications for gonioscopy as well as practical ways to implement this procedure in your practice. An overview of normal angle variants as well as abnormal gonioscopic findings will also be presented.
COPE Qualified 49916-GL, 1 hour IOB and Legend Drug
Robert Vandervort, OD, Omaha, NE

Questions?  Contact Bridget Sims at (317) 237-3560 or at blsims@ioa.org.

CEE will not be offered at this event. Should any scheduling changes be necessary, they will be posted on this webpage.

REFUND POLICY:  All requests for refunds must be made in writing and must be postmarked or sent via email no later than September 30, 2016.  Refund requests made on or before September 30 will receive a full refund.  Requests made between October 1 and October 4, 2016, will receive a 75% refund.  No refunds will be made after October 4, 2016.

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