2018 Current Concepts for Technicians [INTERNAL UW HEALTH EVENT]

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2018 Current Concepts for Technicians [INTERNAL UW HEALTH EVENT]

September 8, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Free

(This is an internal event for UW Health Ophthalmic Technicians)

JCAHPO has approved this course for 3.5 credits of continuing education.

Join us for the first Current Concepts Continuing Education event created for Technicians. Presented by the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and UW Health Eye Clinics.

8:00 – 8:30 Registration/Breakfast (Provided)
8:30 – 8:40 Introduction and Welcome // Angela Feiler, COT, and Amy Walker, OD
8:40 – 9:05 Improving Patient Compliance: The Technician’s Role // Sara Doyle, COT
9:05 – 9:30 Understanding Functional Blepharoptosis // Cat Burkat, MD, FACS
9:30 – 10:10 Low Vision Referral Resources // Sanbrita Mondal, OD
10:10 – 10:50 Treatment for Progressive Myopia in Pediatric Populations // Nayan Patel, OD
10:50 – 11:10 Break
11:10 – 11:35 Latest in Spectacle Lens Technologies // Tanya Webster, Optical Shops Manager
11:35 – 12:00 Life-Changing Sclerals // Amy Walker, OD

*This course is not sponsored by JCAHPO; only reviewed for compliance with JCAHPO standards and criteria and awarded continuing education credit accordingly; therefore, JCAHPO cannot predict the effectiveness of the program or assure its quality in substance and presentation.

 

Register for the event below by August 27, 2018.

 

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Details

Date:
September 8, 2018
Time:
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:
Free

Organizer

Bianca Johnson
Phone
608-262-2110
Email
bljohnson26@wisc.edu

Venue

Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC) 750 Highland Ave. , Madison, WI, 53705, United States