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| Time | Session ID | Speaker | Lecture Title | Handout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00 a.m. | 1.01 | Dr. Susan Resnick | Ocular Terminology | VIEW |
| 10:15-11:15 a.m. | 1.02 | Mr. Tom Bowen | Life/Practice Management | VIEW |
| 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | 1.03 | Dr. Susan Resnick | Telephone Etiquette | VIEW |
| 1:00-2:00 p.m. | 1.04 | Dr. Manveen Bedi | Front Desk Emergency Triage | VIEW |
| 2:15-3:15 p.m. | 1.05 | Dr. Manveen Bedi | Specialty Contact Lenses | VIEW |
| Time | Session ID | Speaker | Lecture Title | Handout | COPE ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. | President's Welcome & Awards | OAO President, Dr. Sheldon Salaba | President's Welcome & Awards | ||
| 9:45-10:45 a.m. | 2.01 | Dr. Leonard Messner | The Pupil | VIEW | 71957-NO |
| 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | 2.02 | Dr. Paul Karpecki | The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Anterior Uveitis Management | VIEW | COPE Pending |
| 12:30-1:30 p.m. | 2.03 | Dr. Leonard Messner | Neuro-Ophthalmic Manifestations of Alzheimer’s Disease | VIEW | 71956-NO |
| 1:45-2:45 p.m. | 2.04 | Dr. Paul Karpecki | What's New in Ocular Surface Disease | VIEW | 69640-AS |
| 3:00-4:00 p.m. | 2.05 | Dr. Bradley Sutton | Getting to Know Your OCT | VIEW | 71230-PD |
| Time | Session ID | Speaker | Lecture Title | Handout | COPE ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-9:30 a.m. | AGM | AGM | AGM | ||
| 9:45-10:45 a.m. | 3.01 | Dr. Murray Fingeret | My Favorite Glaucoma Cases | VIEW | 70582-GL |
| 11:00-12:00 p.m. | 3.02 | Dr. Murray Fingeret | New Horizons in Glaucoma | VIEW | 70581-GL |
| 12:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | 3.03 | Dr. Jill Autry | MRIs, CTs and Labwork, Oh My | VIEW | 70856-PD |
| 1:45-2:45 p.m. | 3.04 | Dr. Blair Lonsberry | Oral Pharmaceuticals in Anterior Segment Disease | VIEW | 69629-OP |
| 3:00-4:00 p.m. | 3.05 | Dr. Jill Autry | Current Protocols in Oral and Topical Medications | VIEW | 70844-PH |
| Date, Time: 8:00 p.m. | Session ID | Speaker | Lecture Title | COPE ID | Handout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10 | 4.01 | Dr. Blair Lonsberry | Eyelid Lumps and Bumps | 72189-AS | Download |
| May 12 | 4.02 | Dr. DeAnn Fitzgerald | Primary Care ODs and mTBI’s | 72350-NO | Download |
| May 26 | 4.04 | Ms. Jackie Joachim | Buying and selling a practice | 72543-PM | Download |
| May 31 | 4.05 | Dr. Efrem Mandelcorn | Flashes, Floaters and Retinal Detachment | 72399-PS | Download |
| June 2 | 4.06 | Dr. DeAnn Fitzgerald | ODs and Child mTBI | 72543-PM | Download |
| June 7 | 4.07 | Dr. Jeffry Gerson | Practical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-Exudative AMD | 72759-PS | Download |
| June 9 | 4.08 | Dr. Brad Sutton | Ocular Side Effects of Oral Medications | 69077-PH | Download |
| June 14 | 4.09 | Dr. Jeffry Gerson | The Art of Optometry | 72761-GO | Download |
| June 16 | 4.10 | Dr. Bridgitte Shen Lee | Complications from Global Eyelash Obsessions | 70902-AS | |
| July 7 | 4.03 | Dr. Christoph Kranemann | IOL Lens Selection | 73040-RS |
Dr. Manveen Bedi pursued her Doctorate of Optometry at the Illinois College of Optometry.
Dr. Manveen Bedi pursued her Doctorate of Optometry at the Illinois College of Optometry. During her time there, Dr. Bedi was awarded membership to the Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society, Tomb & Key Honor Society, and a life-long membership to the Gold Key International Optometric Honor Society based on her leadership efforts and academic performance.
After graduating, Dr. Bedi completed a residency in Cornea and Contact Lens at the Southern California College of Optometry at the Marshall B. Ketchum University. She focused on specialty contact lens fitting for corneal pathologies, aphakia, and prosthetics. Dr. Bedi is passionate about teaching and has lectured at local optometry societies and universities. She has written articles for Contact Lens Spectrum and presented at several meetings. She is a Fellow of the Scleral Lens Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry.
Dr. Bedi is fluent in Hindi and Punjabi. She enjoys traveling and photography.
Tom Bowen is the Founder and CEO, THRIVE Practice and Life Development.
Tom Bowen is the Founder and CEO, THRIVE Practice and Life Development.
After thirty-four years with and a Founding Principal of Williams Group, Practice Coach, Optometric Consulting Systems (OCS) and the SLIVERMARK Agency, Tom Bowen is Founder and CEO of THRIVE Practice and Life Development.
Earning his degree In Marketing and Advertising from the University of Nebraska, Tom has spent the decades consulting with, coaching and training thousands of practice owners and teams throughout North America and around the word in the areas of practice growth, team development, operations and organizational structure, strategic planning, personal achievement and practice transition. He has also worked and partnered with some of the largest companies in health care to bring a number of recognized programs to practice owners.
Dr. Murray Fingeret is Chief of the Optometry Section, Brooklyn/St. Albans Campus.
Dr. Murray Fingeret is Chief of the Optometry Section, Brooklyn/St. Albans Campus, Department of Veterans Administration New York Harbor Health Care System. Dr. Fingeret is a Clinical Professor at the State University of New York, College of Optometry and a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. Dr. Fingeret was inducted into the National Optometry Hall of Fame in 2019 and sits on the Board of Directors of the Glaucoma Foundation. He is a member of the American Glaucoma Society, the American Optometric Association, and the National Academies of Practice. Dr. Fingeret is a founding member and past-president of the Optometric Glaucoma Society and currently the president of the Optometric Glaucoma Foundation.
Dr. Jeffry Gerson graduated from Indiana University school of Optometry in 1997, after which he went on to do a VA residency concentrating in low vision and ocular disease.
Dr. Manveen Bedi pursued her Doctorate of Optometry at the Illinois College of Optometry. During her time there, Dr. Bedi was awarded membership to the Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society, Tomb & Key Honor Society, and a life-long membership to the Gold Key International Optometric Honor Society based on her leadership efforts and academic performance.
After graduating, Dr. Bedi completed a residency in Cornea and Contact Lens at the Southern California College of Optometry at the Marshall B. Ketchum University. She focused on specialty contact lens fitting for corneal pathologies, aphakia, and prosthetics. Dr. Bedi is passionate about teaching and has lectured at local optometry societies and universities. She has written articles for Contact Lens Spectrum and presented at several meetings. She is a Fellow of the Scleral Lens Society and a fellow of the
American Academy of Optometry.
Dr. Bedi is fluent in Hindi and Punjabi. She enjoys traveling and photography.
Dr. Blair Lonsberry obtained his Optometry degree from the University of Waterloo in 1996 after completing a Master of Science in Physiology from the University of Manitoba.
Dr. Blair Lonsberry grew up in Rossburn, Manitoba (Canada). He obtained his Optometry degree from the University of Waterloo in 1996 after completing a Master of Science in Physiology from the University of Manitoba. He completed his residency in Primary Care Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry in 1997, then joined the faculty at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN. During his time at SCO, he completed a Masters in Education degree with an emphasis in adult learning.
Currently, Dr. Lonsberry is a Full Professor with Pacific University College of Optometry in Oregon.
Dr. Lonsberry is a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry, a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, the Optometric Retinal Society, the Optometric Glaucoma Society, and the Ocular Surface Society of Optometry.
Dr. Efrem Mandelcorn is an attending vitreoretinal surgeon at the Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network.
Dr. Efrem Mandelcorn is an attending vitreoretinal surgeon at the Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network. He received his medical degree with honours and subsequently completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Toronto Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Board of Ophthalmology. He completed 2 surgical fellowships, first at the University of Toronto followed by the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami, Florida. He is an associate professor at the University of Toronto, Department of Ophthalmology and is the Director of the vitreoretinal fellowship program. He is also the chief of the retina service at the University of Toronto.
Leonard V. Messner is the Vice President for Strategy & Institutional Advancement at the Illinois College of Optometry. He holds the rank of Professor of Optometry at ICO.
Dr. Resnick is the president and managing partner of Drs. Farkas, Kassalow, Resnick and Associates, a contact lens and anterior segment specialty practice.
Dr. Resnick is the president and managing partner of Drs. Farkas, Kassalow, Resnick and Associates, a contact lens and anterior segment specialty practice with locations in New York City and Long Island. She has devoted her clinical career of over thirty years to specialty contact lens fitting, ocular surface wellness, and refractive surgery co-management. A Diplomate of the Cornea, Contact Lens and Refractive Surgery Section of the American Academy of Optometry, the American Board of Optometry, and a Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society, Dr. Resnick is a frequent speaker and author as well as a consultant to the contact lens and pharmaceutical industries. Dr. Resnick was recently honored by the Gas Permeable Lens Institute as the 2019 Practitioner of the Year and received the 2020 Luminary Award from the Contact Lens Section of the AOA.
Dr. Bridgitte Shen Lee earned her Doctor of Optometry degree magna cum laude from the University of Houston College of Optometry.
Dr. Bridgitte Shen Lee earned her Doctor of Optometry degree magna cum laude from the University of Houston College of Optometry. She is the co-‐founder of Vision Optique® (1999) and founder of iTravelCE® (2011).
Vision Optique was selected as one of the ten 2018 Best Optometric Practices in USA! It is a private optometric practice in Houston, with an innovative high-‐end optical, advanced contact lens practice, and comprehensive ocular health center.
Dr. Shen Lee is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Fellow of the British Contact Lens Association, and Fellow of the European Academy of Optometry and Optics. She lectures internationally on the topics of Digital Eye Health®, Dry Eye Disease, Anti-‐Aging Eye Care, Health Care Social Media, and Ocular Aesthetics℠.
Dr. Karpecki received his doctor of optometry degree from Indiana University followed by a fellowship in Medical Cornea in Kansas City in affiliation with the PCO.
Dr. Karpecki grew up in North Bay and completed his undergrad at the University of Waterloo. He received his doctor of optometry degree from Indiana University followed by a fellowship in Medical Cornea in Kansas City in affiliation with the PCO. He currently serves as Director of Cornea and External Disease for Kentucky Eye Institute in Lexington KY.
He is the Chief Clinical Editor for Review of Optometry, Co-chaired the previous two TFOS Symposia and served on the DEWS II Diagnostic Methodology Committee. Dr. Karpecki is also an Associate Professor at the Kentucky College of Optometry in Pikeville KY.
As one of North America’s leading eye surgeons, Dr. Kranemann’ s goal is to understand exactly what patients want from their vision.
As one of North America’s leading eye surgeons, Dr. Kranemann’ s goal is to understand exactly what patients want from their vision. With this information, Dr. Kranemann can provide the most advanced vision correction option available to meet your patient’s lifestyle goals.
After completing his education and training at the University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, and Royal Manchester Eye Hospital, Dr. Kranemann went on to complete a fellowship course in refractive surgery at the Institute for Refractive and Ophthalmic Surgery (IROC) in Zurich, Switzerland. He is the current Fellowship Director for the Glaucoma and Anterior Segment Fellowship, Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences; University of Toronto.
As a multi-national lecturer and frequent contributor to well-respected, international medical journals such as the American Journal of Ophthalmology and the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Dr. Kranemann uses his years of experience and extensive skills to advance vision correction research and train the next generation of surgeons.
When not providing personalized vision correction to his patients or educating new physicians, Dr. Kranemann enjoys spending time with his wife and five children, gourmet cooking, art, and travel.
Dr. Autry received her pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She practiced in critical and surgical care before returning for her optometry degree.
Dr. Autry received her pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She practiced in critical and surgical care before returning for her optometry degree at the University of Houston. Following graduation, she performed a residency in ocular disease and surgical comanagement at the Eye Center of Texas ophthalmology center where she is a partner today. Dr. Autry lectures nationally and internationally on a variety of pharmaceutical and ocular disease topics and has authored numerous articles for both optometric and pharmaceutical journals.
Dr. Brad Sutton is a Clinical Professor at the Indiana University School of Optometry and is the Chief of Service at the Indianapolis Eye Care Center.
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