Ophthalmic Allied Personnel CE Update

Danville, PA US
November 9, 2024
Join our in-person educational program designed for allied personnel in the ophthalmology field. Throughout the day, physicians and skilled technical personnel will cover a wide range of ophthalmic topics. 

Target Audience

This activity is designed for RN/LPN, Ophthalmic Technicians, and Ophthalmic Photographers/Imagers. Other learner groups such as Ophthalmology Patient Access Representatives, Contact Lens/Eyewear staff, and Ophthalmology Secretaries/Schedulers would also benefit from this education. 

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to: 

  • employ expanded knowledge of the ophthalmic topics presented
  • integrate learned skills to positively impact patient care and clinic efficiency
  • apply new strategies to improve testing proficiency
Refund Policy
A full refund will be given for any cancellations received up to one week prior to the course.  No refunds for no shows. 
 
Course Cancellation Policy
In the unusual circumstance that this course is cancelled, you will be called and/or emailed, and any tuition fees received would be refunded in full.  Geisinger is not responsible for any airfare, hotel or other costs incurred.
 
Attendance
Attendance will be recorded within three to four days of the conclusion of the activity.  Credit will display on your continuing education transcript once the activity evaluation is completed.  
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 6.00 ANCC
    • 6.00 Participation Credit
    • 6.00 IJCAHPO
    • 6.00 OPS
    Course opens: 
    05/31/2024
    Course expires: 
    11/23/2024
    Event starts: 
    11/09/2024 - 8:00am EST
    Event ends: 
    11/09/2024 - 3:00pm EST
    Cost:
    $110.00
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    7:00 AM                         
    Registration and Continental Breakfast
     
    7:45 AM                          
    Welcome and Introductions
    Gary Miller, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS  
     
    8:00 AM                          
    Why Don’t These Glasses Work? Concepts and Therapeutics for Irregular Corneas
    Jared Schneider, MD
     
    9:00 AM                          
    Cataract and Anterior Testing
    Kelly Wood, COA
     
    9:30 AM
    Resident Case Presentation Pt. 1
    Andrew Dorion, MD
     
    10:00 AM                       
    Nutrition Break
     
    10:15 AM                     
    Vitreoretinal Surgery Case
    Benjamin Hale, MD
     
    11:15 AM                       
    Specialty Based Patient Check-In
    William Ensor, MD
     
    12:15 AM                       
    Luncheon
     
    1:00 PM                          
    Shining a Light on Fundus Autofluorescence Imaging
    Gary Miller, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS
     
    1:30 PM
    Resident Case Presentation Pt. 2
    Ryan Zubricky, MD
     
    2:00 PM                          
    Important of Ophthalmologic Diagnostic Testing in Monitoring IIH Patients
    Christopher Whiting, DO
     
    3:00 PM                         
    Evaluations/Adjournment
     
    *Topics and Speakers are subject to change. 

     

    Henry Hood Center for Health Research
    100 North Academy Avenue
    Danville, PA 17822
    United States
    +1 (570) 271-6692

    All visitors to the Geisinger campus, please park in the patient parking lot. A shuttle bus will take you to the Henry Hood Center for Health Research, please notify the driver when boarding the bus of your final destination. 

    Travel

    Henry Hood Center for Health Research is located on the Geisinger Campus in Danville, Pennsylvania (Montour County), Exit 224 on Interstate 80. Routes 11 and 54 also intersect in Danville. 

    Geisinger Faculty
     
    William Ensor, DO
    Associate, Ophthalmology
    Geisinger Eye Institute
     
    Benjamin Hale, MD
    Associate, Ophthalmology Retinal Surgery
    Geisinger Eye Institute
     
    Gary Miller, CRA, OCT-C
    Activity Director
    Ophthalmic Photographer
    Geisinger Eye Institute
     
    Jared Schneider, MD
    Optometrist, Ophthalmology Woodbine
    Geisinger Eye Institute
     
    Meredith Spitz, MD
    Resident Physician, Ophthalmology Residency
    Geisinger Medical Center 
     
    Katelyn Walsh, RN
    Clinical Registered Nurse
    Geisinger Eye Institute
     
    Christopher Whiting, DO
    Associate, Neurology
    Geisinger Medical Center
    Clinical Associate Professor
    Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
     
    Kelly Wood, COA
    Refractive Surgery Coordinator
    Geisinger Eye Institute
     
    Karla Woods, COA, OCT-C
    Ophthalmology Technician Photographer Certified
    Geisinger Eye Institute
     
    Ryan Zubricky, MD
    Resident Physician, Ophthalmology Residency
    Geisinger Medical Center 
     
     
    Content Disclosure
    The faculty has attested that their presentations and/or content are HIPAA compliant.   
     
    Individuals in a position to control educational content for this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.  
     
    CE Committee Members/Content Reviewer(s) have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.  
     
    *Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.   

    Accreditation 

    In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

     

     

     

    Credit Designation 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for 6 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

    This program has been accredited for 6.0 IJCAHPO CE credits.

    This Ophthalmic Photographers Society has been accredited for 6.0 continuing education credits.

    Disclosure Policy 

    Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activity sponsored by Geisinger College of Health Sciences must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s). 

    Commercial Support 

    None

    Available Credit

    • 6.00 ANCC
    • 6.00 Participation Credit
    • 6.00 IJCAHPO
    • 6.00 OPS

    Price

    Cost:
    $110.00
    Please login or register to take this course.
    Geisinger Employees: $95.00
     
    Non-Geisinger Employees:
    Before 10/25/2024 - $110.00
    After 10/25/2024 - $140.00

     

    Geisinger employees are no longer required to use a coupon code to charge AU/Cost Centers. Cost Center will now appear as a payment option when you Checkout.