Schedule

Schedule updated every day. Please check back often.

  • OD Track
  • Para / Staff Track
  • OD + Para / Staff Track
9:00am –
Golf Outing

For details e-mail: events@txeyedoctors.com

 TBA
9:00am – 9:30pm
Registration

Floor Plan Maps – Levels 3 and 4

 4th Floor Foyer
10:00am – 11:00am
Tim Aiken
President and COO
Cleinman Performance Partners "Laying the Strategic Foundation" CE: 1 General/CPOTBA
11:00am – 12:00pm
Don Furman, OD "Giving Vision Plans the Boot" CE: 1 General/CPOTBA
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Kevin Wilhelm
CEO
Marketing 4ECPs "Filling the Book" CE: 1 General/CPOTBA
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Jeffrey Varanelli OD, FAAO Nick Colatrella, OD, FAAO "Pharmacology A-Z" CE: 1 TPA/DPATBA
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Boxed Lunch (must pre-register) TBA (NO CE)

Speaking: TBA



TBA
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Kevin Wilhelm
CEO
Marketing 4ECPs "The Art and Science of Selling" CE: 1 General/CPOTBA
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Jeffrey Varanelli OD, FAAO Nick Colatrella, OD, FAAO "Treatment and Management of Challenging Anterior Segment" CE: 2 TPA/DPATBA
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Don Furman, OD "The Million Dollar Question" CE: 1 General/CPOTBA
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Al Cleinman
Founder and CEO
Cleinman Performance Partners "Maximizing Profit Margins…Now!" CE: 1 General/CPOTBA
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Jeffrey Varanelli OD, FAAO Nick Colatrella, OD, FAAO "Neurotrophic Keratitis" CE: 1 TPA/DPATBA
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Tim Aiken
President and COO
Cleinman Performance Partners Kevin Wilhelm
CEO
Marketing 4ECPs Don Furman, OD "Answers to Your Burning Questions" CE: 1 GeneralTBA
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Marc Gustafson
CPR Resources "First Aid" CE: 1 TPA/DPA/CPOTBA
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Jeffrey Varanelli OD, FAAO Nick Colatrella, OD, FAAO "Amniotic Membranes Workshop" CE: 2 TPA/DPATBA
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Marc Gustafson
CPR Resources "CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification" CE: 1 TPA/DPA/CPR/CPOTBA
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Dinner On Your Own
9:00pm – 10:00pm
Jeffrey Varanelli OD, FAAO Nick Colatrella, OD, FAAO "Late Night CE: High Risk Medication Monitoring Quiz Game" CE: 1 TPA/DPATBA
10:00pm – 11:00pm
Jeffrey Varanelli OD, FAAO Nick Colatrella, OD, FAAO "Late Night CE: Anterior Segment Jeopardy" CE: 1 TPA/DPATBA
6:30am – 7:30am
Continental Breakfast TBA
6:30am – 8:30pm
Registration


Floor Plan Maps – Levels 3 and 4

 4th Floor Foyer
7:00am – 8:00am
John Nolan PhD "A Vision for Vision" CE: 1 TPA/DPASponsored by: MacuHealthTBA
7:00am – 8:00am
Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO "Addressing Structural Puzzles in Diabetic Eye Disease" CE: 1 TPA/DPASponsored by: LKC TechnologiesTBA
8:00am – 9:00am
Chad Fleming, OD, FAAO "Mastering the Message: How to Lead and Inspire Through Effective Communication" CE: 1 General/CPOSponsored by: WeaveTBA
8:00am – 9:00am
Peter J. Cass, OD "Customer Service: Revolving Issues and Net Promoter Scores" CE: 1 General/CPOTBA
8:00am – 10:00am
Mary E. Schmidt, ABOC, CPO "Dealing with Difficult People" CE: 2 CPO/ABOTBA
9:00am – 10:00am
Anith Pillai, OD, FSLS, FIAOMC "Making A Case for Scleral Lens: Keratoconus and Beyond" CE: 1 TPA/DPATBA
9:00am – 10:00am
Craig Thomas, OD "Oculoplastic Optometry" CE: 1 TPA/DPASponsored by: MD EliteTBA
10:00am – 11:00am
Anith Pillai, OD, FSLS, FIAOMC "Orthokeratology: Reshaping Vision" CE: 1 TPA/DPATBA
10:00am – 12:00pm
Jenny Terrell, OD, FAAO Deborah Bernay, OD "InfantSEE Workshop – Limited to 50 Attendees (must pre-register)" CE: 2 TPA/DPA/CPOTBA
10:00am – 12:00pm
Lily Arendt, OD, FAAO "To Remove or Not to Remove" CE: 2 TPA/DPATBA
10:00am – 12:00pm
Mary E. Schmidt, ABOC, CPO "Team Building – More than Just Getting Along" CE: 2 CPO/ABOTBA
11:00am – 12:00pm
Anith Pillai, OD, FSLS, FIAOMC "A Case for Advanced Ortho-K" CE: 1 TPA/DPATBA
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Boxed Lunch (must pre-register) TBA (NO CE)

Speaking: TBA

Viatris-SQ

 Sponsored by: AstellasTBA
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Peter J. Cass, OD "Managing the Risks and Benefits of Pain Management With Opioid Analgesics" CE: 1 TPA/DPA/OpioidTBA
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Mary E. Schmidt, ABOC, CPO "23 Life Skills" CE: 1 CPO/ABOTBA
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Natalie Pirrone
Poiema Foundation "Human Trafficking" CE: 1 General/Human TraffickingTBA
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Sharon Carter "Marketing Benefits and Not Products" CE: 2 CPOTBA
3:00pm –
Branding Texas Style “BTS” – Optometrists Only – NO CE

$200 REBATE!*
*If you attend all specified vendor sessions on Friday & Saturday, we will rebate $200 of your registration fees.

 TBA
4:30pm – 8:30pm
Exhibit Hall & Dinner Sponsored by: 44 Farms (Food)TBA
8:00pm – 10:00pm
Job Placement Social (must pre-register) – Optometrists

Job Placement Social

 Sponsored by: The Doctors of Texas State OpticalTBA
6:30am – 7:30am
Continental Breakfast TBA
6:30am – 6:00pm
Registration


Floor Plan Maps – Levels 3 and 4

 4th Floor Foyer
7:00am – 8:00am
Andrew Kemp, OD, FAAO "Professional Responsibility Course" CE: 1 EthicsSponsored by: University of Houston College of OptometryTBA
8:00am –
Branding Texas Style “BTS” – Optometrists Only – NO CE

$200 REBATE!*
*If you attend all specified vendor sessions on Friday & Saturday, we will rebate $200 of your registration fees.

 TBA
9:00am – 11:00am
Sharon Carter "Where is my Money!!?? It’s my Money and I Want it Now!" CE: 2 CPOTBA
10:00am – 1:00pm
Jennifer Deakins, OD, FAAO Tommy Lucas, Jr., OD "HOUSE of DELEGATES" CE: 2 GeneralTBA
11:00am – 12:00pm
Sharon Carter "Creating A Culture That Attracts and Retains Employees" CE: 1 CPOTBA
12:00pm – 3:00pm
Exhibit Hall & Lunch Sponsored by: 44 Farms (Food)TBA
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Lily Arendt, OD, FAAO "Secondary Glaucoma as the Primary Focus" CE: 1 TPA/DPATBA
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Kaleb Abbott, OD, MS, FAAO "Beyond the Surface: Corneal Nerves and the Complexity of Dry Eye Symptoms" CE: 2 TPA/DPATBA
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Sharon Carter "Coding and Billing" CE: 2 CPO/ABOTBA
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Joe DeLoach, OD, FAAO "Lies, Myths and Legends from the FDA, AMA and Pharm Industry" CE: 2 TPA/DPA/CPOTBA
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Lily Arendt, OD, FAAO Christopher Putnam, OD, PhD, FAAO "Corneal Edema: Case-Based Insights and Emerging Therapies" CE: 1 TPA/DPATBA
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Sharon Carter "Total Recall" CE: 1 CPOTBA
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Joe DeLoach, OD, FAAO "My Patients Are Sick – How Can I Help?" CE: 1 TPA/DPA/CPOTBA
5:00pm – 6:30pm
Kaleb Abbott, OD, MS, FAAO "Dreams of Better Vision: How Sleep Impacts Ocular Health and Systemic Function" CE: 1.5 TPA/DPATBA
6:00pm – 7:00pm
William L. Miller, OD, MS, PhD, FNAP "Corneal Cross-Linking" CE: 1 TPA/DPA
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Presidential Celebration Reception

Food + Drinks + Games = FUN

 Sponsored by: UIW Rosenberg School of Optometry and
University of Houston College of Optometry
TBA
8:00pm – 12:00am
Saturday Night Party featuring “The Grooves” LIVE Band TBA
7:30am – 8:30am
Continental Breakfast TBA
7:30am – 10:00am
Registration


Floor Plan Maps – Levels 3 and 4

 4th Floor Foyer
8:00am – 9:00am
Kaleb Abbott, OD, MS, FAAO "Ocular Rosacea: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Skin Can be Red, but Eyes Can Too" CE: 1 TPA/DPATBA
9:00am – 10:00am
Kaleb Abbott, OD, MS, FAAO "Comfort Through the Chaos: Navigating the Dry Eye Dilemma in Glaucoma Management" CE: 1 TPA/DPATBA