2023 Spring Regional Meeting

Saturday, April 29, 2023

St. Joseph Medical Center
1004 Carondelet
Kansas City, MO 64114
Alex George Auditorium

Registration is open!

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 Course Director: Lisa McKay, EdS, MA, SGRN, CRNA, CRNO

Target Audience: This course is designed for ophthalmic registered nurses, ophthalmic technicians, assistants, technologists and others interested in the clinical care of the ophthalmic patient.

Preliminary Program

Time Title  Speaker
6:30am-5:30pm Registration  
7:00am-7:50am Breakfast Provided
Sponsored by Alcon
7:50am-8:00am Welcome  
8:00am-9:00am A Review of Intraocular Lens Implants      Michelle Boyce, MD
9:00am-10:00am Basics of Vitreoretinal Surgery  Michael Ellis, MD
10:00am-10:30am Break  
10:30am-11:30am General Ophthalmology: Anatomical considerations in Ophthalmic Surgery        Miranda Bishara, MD
11:30am-12:30pm Glaucoma: Diagnosis and Treatment  Modalities  Abraham Park, MD
12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch Provided
Sponsored by Glaukos
1:30pm-2:30pm Age Related Macular Degeneration   Abraham Poulouse, MD
2:30pm-3:30pm Diabetes and the Eye  Blake Cooper, MD
3:30pm-4:00pm Evaluation  

 

Continuing Education:

Nursing: This course is available for 6.25 Nurse Contact Hours

IJCAHPO: This course is available for 6.0 JCAHPO Group A credits. 

 

Disclosures

APPROVAL STATEMENT
NURSING CONTACT HOURS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OPHTHALMIC REGISTERED NURSES (ASORN).
ASORN IS ACCREDITED AS A PROVIDER OF NURSING CONTINUING PROGESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER'S COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION.

ASORN IS PROVIDER APPROVED BY THE CALIFORNIA BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSING CEP #16717.

NURSES: This course is available for 6.25 nursing credits

DISCLOSURES
ASORN'S ACCREDITED STATUS DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY ASORN OR THE ANCC OF ANY COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS DISCUSSED OR DISPLAYED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY. ALL PRESENTERS AND THE NURSE COORDINATORS WILL RECEIVE AN HONORARIUM.

SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION IS IDENTIFIED AS ATTENDANCE AT EACH SESSION FOR THE DESIGNATED TIME. CREDIT FOR A COURSE HOUR WILL BE DENIED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MISS MORE THAN 10 MINUTES OF THAT HOUR.
ATTENDEES SHOULD SUBMIT A COMPLETED ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION FORM AT THE END OF THE LAST SESSION FOR RECOGNITION OF CREDITS.

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
Pending