Schedule
Schedule updated every day. Please check back often.
- OD Track
- Para / Staff Track
- OD + Para / Staff Track
- 1:00pm – 9:30pm
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Thursday Registration 3rd Floor Foyer
- 2:00pm – 4:00pm
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Greg Caldwell, OD, FAAO
"OCT and OCT Angiography in Retinal Disease" CE: 2 TPA/DPA/CPOSponsored by: OptovueLone Star Ballroom
- 4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Greg Caldwell, OD, FAAO
"OCT and OCT Angiography in Wellness and Disease Management – Can’t Have One Without the Other" CE: 1 TPA/DPA/CPOSponsored by: OptovueLone Star Ballroom
- 5:00pm – 6:00pm
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Peter J. Cass, OD
"Cybersecurity" CE: 1 CPO/GeneralSponsored by: Practice Compliance SolutionsLone Star Ballroom
- 6:00pm – 7:00pm
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Kumar Patel, OD
"Managing Unforeseen Non-Ocular Emergencies" CE: 1 TPA/DPA/CPOLone Star Ballroom
- 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Boxed Dinner Lone Star Ballroom
- 8:00pm – 9:00pm
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Peter J. Cass, OD
"Managing the Risks and Benefits of Pain Management and Opioid Analgesics" CE: 1 TPA/DPALone Star Ballroom
- 9:00pm – 11:00pm
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Charles Connor, OD, PhD, FAAO
"Late Night CE: Current Prescribing for Ocular Disease" CE: 2 TPA/DPALone Star Ballroom
- 7:00pm –
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Dinner On Your Own ---
- 6:30am – 7:30am
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Continental Breakfast 3rd Floor Foyer
- 6:30am – 9:30pm
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Friday Registration 3rd Floor Foyer
- 7:00am – 8:00am
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Ryan Powell, OD
"Beyond 20/20: A Look at the Science Supporting Macular Nutrition and Its Impact on Visual Performance, Cognitive Function, and Macular Degeneration" CE: 1 TPA/DPASponsored by: MacuHealthLone Star Ballroom
- 8:00am – 10:00am
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Joe DeLoach, OD, FAAO
"Controlled Substances and Judicious Prescribing" CE: 2 TPA/DPASponsored by: Practice Compliance SolutionsLone Star Ballroom
- 9:00am – 10:00am
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Joel Jenkins,
"Authenticity: How to Get Potential Patients to Choose You" CE: 1 CPOSponsored by: 460Griffin Hall
- 10:00am – 12:00pm
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Charles Connor, OD, PhD, FAAO
"Glaucoma Medications" CE: 2 TPA/DPA/CPOLone Star Ballroom
- 10:00am – 12:00pm
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HOUSE of DELEGATES, Part One: Business and Awards Ceremony Lone Star Ballroom A-C
- 10:00am – 12:00pm
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Mary E. Schmidt, ABOC, CPO
"Dealing With Difficult Patients – How to Prevent Problems" CE: 2 CPO/ABOGriffin Hall
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Mary E. Schmidt, ABOC, CPO
"10 Ways to Lose A Patient & Not Even Know It" CE: 1 CPO/ABOGriffin Hall
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CooperVision Lunch: “Commitment to Myopia Control” – Justin Kwan, OD (Must Pre-Register) – NO CE Sponsored by: CooperVisionLone Star Ballroom
- 1:00pm – 2:00pm
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"Diagnosing and Monitoring AMD in Optometric Practices" CE: 1 TPA/DPASponsored by: MaculogixLone Star Ballroom
- 2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Charles Connor, OD, PhD, FAAO
"Nutrition and the Eye" CE: 1 TPALone Star Ballroom
- 2:00pm – 4:00pm
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Mary E. Schmidt, ABOC, CPO
"Building Patient Loyalty – How to Over Deliver Service" CE: 2 CPO/ABOGriffin Hall
- 3:00pm –
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Branding Texas Style “BTS” – OD Only – NO CE Lone Star Ballroom
- 4:30pm – 8:30pm
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Exhibit Hall & Dinner
Exhibitors and Map
Sponsored by: 44 Farms (Food)JW Grand Ballroom
- 8:30pm – 9:30pm
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Charles Connor, OD, PhD, FAAO
"Wine Tasting CE Event: “Come Taste the Education (must pre-register)" CE: 1 TPALone Star Ballroom
- 6:30am – 7:30am
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Continental Breakfast 3rd Floor Foyer
- 6:30am – 7:00pm
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Registration 3rd Floor Foyer
- 7:00am – 8:00am
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Joe DeLoach, OD, FAAO
"Professional Responsibility Course" CE: 1 EthicsSponsored by: University of Houston College of OptometryLone Star Ballroom
- 8:00am –
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Branding Texas Style “BTS” – OD Only – NO CE Lone Star Ballroom
- 9:00am – 11:00am
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Mary E. Schmidt, ABOC, CPO
"I Object (Overcoming Patient Objections)" CE: 2 CPO/ABOGriffin Hall
- 10:00am – 12:00pm
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Jennifer Deakins, OD, FAAO
Tommy Lucas, JR, OD
"HOUSE of DELEGATES, Part Two: Business and Optometry Update" CE: 2 GeneralLone Star Ballroom
- 11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mary E. Schmidt, ABOC, CPO
"Insurance Isn’t Everything" CE: 1 CPO/ABOGriffin Hall
- 12:00pm – 3:00pm
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Exhibit Hall & Lunch
Exhibitors and Map
Sponsored by: 44 Farms (Food)JW Grand Ballroom
- 3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Mary E. Schmidt, ABOC, CPO
"Teambuilding – More Than Just Getting Along" CE: 2 CPO/ABOGriffin Hall
- 3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Joseph Pizzimenti, OD, FAAO
"The Eye in Sleep Apnea" CE: 1 TPALone Star Ballroom
- 4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Joseph Pizzimenti, OD, FAAO
"Eye Cancers Across the Lifespan" CE: 1 TPA/DPALone Star Ballroom
- 5:00pm – 6:00pm
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Mary E. Schmidt, ABOC, CPO
"Telephone Techniques – 19 Must Have Skills for Staff" CE: 1 CPO/ABOGriffin Hall
- 5:00pm – 7:00pm
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Joseph Pizzimenti, OD, FAAO
"Our Top Topical Meds" CE: 2 TPA/DPALone Star Ballroom
- 6:00pm – 7:00pm
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Mary E. Schmidt, ABOC, CPO
"Making Work Fun – No Kidding" CE: 1 CPO/ABOGriffin Hall
- 9:00pm –
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Retro Movie Night: Come Join TOA “at the Movies!” Lone Star Ballroom
- 12:30am – 12:00am
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No Sunday Education or Events