Spring Convention Registration

April 23-26, 2020 Little Rock Marriott & Statehouse Convention Center

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O D E d u c a t i o n 20 Hours Total

Thursday, April 23, 2020 4 hours OD CE 8:30am Golf Tournament Maumelle Country Club

2:00pm-6:00pm Registration

2:30pm-4:00pm ArOA Board Meeting

4:00pm-6:00pm UAMS OD CE 6:00pm-7:00pm [Alcon]Industry Sponsored Dinner

7:00pm-9:00pm UAMS OD CE 9:00pm -10:30pm President’s Hospitality Suite/Reception

Friday, April 24, 2020 6 hours OD CE 6:30am-4:00pm Registration

7:45am-9:00am Membership Breakfast 9:00am-9:50am Disruptive Technologies by Jim Thimons, OD COPE: 63218-GO Discuss the

latest technologies available to patients and doctors that have the

10:00am-11:00am Exhibit Hall 11:00am-11:50am

Clinical Procedures in Primary Care Practice by Jim Thimons, OD COPE: 62110-PM This course will review the indications, contraindications and

12:00pm-1:00pm Essilor Sponsored Lunch

12:00pm-1:00pm TLC Sponsored Lunch

12:00pm-1:00pm Past Presidents Lunch (past ArOA presidents only)

1:00pm-2:40pm The Changing Paradigm in Diabetes Mellitus Americas New Healthcare Epidemic by Jim Thimons, OD COPE:65343-SD Diabetes mellitus is a disease of growing concern for all healthcare practitioners in the U.S. This course provides essential evidence-based information for the eye care

3:00pm-4:40pm Glaucoma Update by Jim Thimons, OD COPE: 64559-GL This course will highlight the latest developments in glaucoma, including diagnostic technology, pharmaceutical development and therapeutic intervention. Special emphasis will be placed on the implementation of these

4:30pm-6:30pm Exhibit Hall Reception - The Roaring 20s 6:30pm-7:30pm Networking Optometric Women (NOW) Speakeasy

Education supported by an educational grant from SECO.

Go to arkansasoptometric.org(events) for full description of courses and biographies of speakers.

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O D E d u c a t i o n Saturday, April 25, 2020 6 hours OD CE

6:30am-12:00pm Registration

8:00am-9:50am Intense Pulsed Light IPL MGD, DED, and Other Fun Acronyms by Selina McGee, O.D. COPE Pending Intense Pulsed Light or IPL is technology that has been utilized for years in the dermatological space. The role IPL plays in eyecare opens a whole new realm of possibilities in how to treat patients that suffer with meibomian gland dysfunction, dry eye disease and opens new doors to treat and achieve aesthetic results. 2 hours

11:00am-11:50am Radiofrequency Radiation in Eyecare by Selina McGee, O.D. COPE: 65452-SP The role RF plays in eyecare opens a whole new realm of possibilities in how to treat patients who want to achieve improved eye health and aesthetics. This course will provide doctors with fundamental concepts of Radio Frequency physics, physiology, safety and treatment guidelines for the proper use of the radio frequency system and its indications in the optometric setting. 1 hour

12:00pm-1:30pm Awards Luncheon 1:30pm-3:30pm The Oculoplastic Optometric Physician by Selina McGee, O.D. COPE:

63959-GO Patients today are searching and asking for procedures in the aesthetics market, currently a billion dollar industry. This course will serve to make ODs aware of what is available in the marketplace today, how to incorporate aesthetics into their own practice, no matter what their scope is, as well as giving doctors resources to talk to their patients confidently about functional and cosmetic noninvasive and surgical oculoplastic procedures. 2 hours

3:45pm-4:45pm AR Jurisprudence by AR State Board of Optometry 1 hour 5:30pm Young OD & Student Doctor Practice Crawl Sponsored by TLC Laser Eye Centers

Sunday, April 26, 2020 4 hours OD CE

7:30am-8:30am Registration

8:00am-9:45am The Relationship Between Visual Processing Problems Learning by Marc Taub, O.D. COPE: 62941-FV The need for optometrists to treat patients with visual processing and learning issues is dire. This course is broken into three sections: main theories of visual processing, examination techniques that will allow the collection of quality examination data, and vision therapy techniques used in the habilitation/rehabilitation process. 2 hours

10:00am-12:00pm Acquired Brain Injury Diagnosis and Treatment Cases from the Trenches by Marc Taub, O.D. COPE : 63791-FV This lecture will discuss the who, what, why, where and how of acquired brain injury. Signs and symptoms will be discussed. A treatment approach that highlights vision rehabilitation will be offered. Cases highlighting the various aspects of treatment will be presented. 2 hours

10:30am-12:00pm ArOA Board Meeting

10:00am-11:00am Exhibit Hall

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O D E v e n t s

Thursday@ 8:30am J.C. Beane Memorial Scholarship Golf

Tournament @ Maumelle Country Club Thursday @ 6pm Alcon Industry Promotional Dinner Thursday @ 9:30pm President’s Reception Friday @ 10am Exhibit Hall (games & giveaways!) Friday @ 12pm TLC Industry Sponsored Lunch Essilor Industry Sponsored Lunch Friday @ 4:30pm Exhibit Hall “The Roaring 20’s” Friday @ 6:30pm NOW Speakeasy Saturday @ 10am Exhibit Hall (games & giveaways!) Silent Auction Ends Saturday @ 12pm Awards Luncheon Saturday @ 5:30pm YAC Practice Crawl (Young ODs & Students)

Events

TLC Industry Sponsored Lunch

Choose from one of the 2 lunch symposiums below & mark on registration

or have lunch on your own! *Must pre-register

*Limited seating available *Lunch seating not guaranteed

Friday Lunch Symposiums

Essilor Industry Sponsored Lunch

Alcon Industry Sponsored Dinner

Thursday @ 6pm

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L o d g i n g & G o l f

Hotel Reservations

A block of rooms have been reserved and the special room rate will only apply until March 24, 2020 or until the

block of rooms are sold out, whichever comes first.

Please help to keep hotel rates reasonable for all ArOA attendees by staying in the convention hotel where ArOA

has reserved room blocks at discounted rates.

$153 (single) per night

877-759-6290 or go to arkansasoptometric.org/events

for online reservations

Reserve Your Room by March 24, 2020!

Hotel Reservations

A block of rooms have been reserved and the special room rate will only apply until March 24, 2020 or until the

block of rooms are sold out, whichever comes first.

$195/ standard queen or king

$250 Capital King

Call 501-374-7474 or 877-637-0037

Reserve Your Room by March 24, 2020!

J.C. Beane Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament

April 23, 2020 | 8:30am

Maumelle Country Club

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AOP-PAC Silent Auction

Bidding during exhibit hall hours

Proceeds benefit the Arkansas Optometric

Physicians PAC *Bring items to donate to

registration desk by Thursday, April 23, 2020

O D E v e n t s

Exhibit Hall Hours

Friday:10am-11am games & prizes!

Friday 4:30-6:30pm The Roaring 20 ’s

Beer & Wine Reception

Saturday : 10-11am games & prizes!

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P a r a E d u c a t i o n Friday, April 24, 2020

6:30am‐4pm  Registra on 

8am‐9am  History Taking is an Art! This course is designed to enhance history taking skills by iden fying pi alls  staff may fall into when taking medical history. Some of the areas we will discuss include how to address and iden fy the pa ent, pain assessment, how to push the pa ent without being pushy, phrases & comments to avoid, and the proper sequence of a history. AOA CPC PT‐0036‐17 & ABO

9am‐10am  Performing Thorough And Reliable Visual Fields It is not enough to be able to “do” a visual field – you must be able to do thorough, consistent and reliable visual fields. We will discuss parameters of a visual field, the se ngs of the HVF, False Posi ves and False Nega ves, Grey Scale, and the different types of HVF available. Discussion includes the Prechiasm, Chiasm and Postchiasm and how to an cipate what visual field defects we may see when performing visual fields. AOA CPC PT‐0016‐19 & ABO

10am‐11am  Exhibit Hall

11am‐12pm  Technicians & The Anatomy of Glaucoma Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world yet is one of the most misunderstood diseases. Understanding the anatomical dynamics of this disease is difficult due to the percep ons we, as well as our pa ents, have regarding ideal IOP readings, VF results and corneal thickness evalua ons. What do the numbers mean to your doctor? 

12pm‐1pm  Essilor Sponsored Lunch  *must register *limited sea ng 

12pm‐1pm  TLC Sponsored Lunch *must register *limited sea ng 

1pm‐2pm  The Ugly Eye: What Do I Do with That? This course will discuss eye trauma & ocular diseases in regard to the urgency needed ge ng them in to see a physician. We will discuss pa ent complaints and why some problems are ”not as bad as they look” whereas other eyes that seem not as urgent actually need immediate a en on. AOA CPC BP‐0015‐17 & ABO

2pm‐3pm  Office Based Minor Surgical Procedures: Preparing The Room, The Pa ent and You When it is determined that an in‐office procedure (chalazion, laser, angiogram) needs to be performed, there are a number of considera ons that have to be worked into the equa on. Does the pa ent need to sign a consent for the procedure? Are they legal to sign the consent? When se ng up the room – how sterile do we need to be? And a er the procedure, how do we clean the room for the next pa ent? We need to ensure that  we are following the same quality of care for an in office procedure, as we would for a major case to ensure the pa ent is receiving the highest quality of care. AOA CPC SP‐0004‐19 & ABO

3pm‐4pm  Clinical First Aid: I Think My Pa ent Is Sick When Should You Call 911? A discussion on topics such as Panic A acks, Fain ng, Strokes, Shortness of Breath, Seizure/Convulsions, and Heart A acks. AOA CPC FA‐0001‐19 & ABO

4pm‐5pm  The Difficult Pa ent: The “Bad Kid” Scenario Pa ents may get labeled as a “difficult pa ent”. These pa ents can be angry, irritable or even down right mean in the eyes of your staff. The ques on that rises is why? Through an interac ve teaching process, we will look at the “difficult pa ent” and walk through the steps that might have occurred to make that pa ent appear to be difficult to assist. When you start to break it down, it might not be the pa ent that is difficult, but all the scenarios around them that lead to their behavior. Understanding those dynamics can help you turn that pa ent around and get a great exam. 

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P a r a E d u c a t i o n Saturday, April 25, 2020

Friday @10am Exhibit Hall Friday @ 12pm TLC Industry Sponsored Lunch Essilor Industry Sponsored

Lunch Friday @ 4;30pm-6:30pm Exhibit Hall Reception “The

Roaring 20’s” Saturday @ 10am Exhibit Hall Saturday @ 12pm Awards Luncheon

Events

Paraoptometric Education supported by an educational grant from SECO.

6:30am‐12:00pm  Registra on

8:00am‐9:00am  Technicians & The Anatomy of Diabe c Re nopathy We will discuss the anatomical eye changes that occur with Type I and Type II diabetes including: BDR, PDR, NPDR, PDR stages and the medical terminology associated with these changes.   AOA CPC ED‐0054‐18 & ABO

9:00am‐10:00am  Your Staff is Not Ready Many offices train throughout the year on their con ngency plans for when there is an emergency‐ either internally or externally. Managers will tell you that their staff is ready in the event of fire,  tornado, pa ent medical crisis and even intruder alerts. But how do you know that they are really ready?  We will discuss a number of scenarios and procedures that your staff should be aware of to get themselves, as well as the pa ent, through the crisis. AOA CPC PM‐0094‐19 & ABO           

10:00am‐11:00am  Exhibit Hall

11:00am‐12:00pm  Scary Tech The very traits that make us outstanding  technical staff are also traits that can get us and our pa ents into trouble. When independent decision making turns into failure to seek input, “star” quali es turn into “loner” employee behavior, and the “me” a tude replaces teamwork, the pa ent is the one that will eventually suffer. AOA CPC PM‐0096‐17 & ABO

Exhibit Hall Hours Friday:10am-11am games & prizes! Friday 4:30pm-6:30pm The Roaring 20 ’s

Beer & Wine Reception Saturday : 10-11am games & prizes!

Paraoptometric Staff Credentials

Arkansas Licensed Opticians (AR ABO)

American Board of Opticianry (ABO)

AOA Certified Paraoptometric (indicated by CPC)

(CPO) (CPOA) (CPOT) (CPOC)

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I n d u s t r y S u p p o r t

Platinum Partner

Champion Partner

Gold Partner

Bronze Partners

Silver Partners

The Arkansas Optometric Association Industry Partnership Program was created to provide

year-long collaboration between the association and industries. Industry Partnership

funding supports non-educational expenses for the Arkansas Optometric Association. No

industry funding will be used towards expenses related to any

continuing education, including but not limited to, speaker honoraria, travel or related

expenses, course development or filing fees.

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Name:________________________________________________________________________________________OE Tracker #: ___________________

Phone Number: ___________________________________________________________Fax Number:_________________________________________

Email Address:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address: _____________City: __________________ State: Zip:_____________

Emergency Contact Information:

Name:______________________________________________Phone #_____________________________Relationship:____________________________

If you are registering a guest/spouse below, please provide:

Guest/Spouse’s name:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Guests may attend the Exhibit Hall, Awards Luncheon, & Presidents Reception

*Staff Registration on separate form

ArOA/AOA Member Discount* $475 _________ $525___________

Non—Member $700 _________ $750 ___________

Spouse/Guest $25 __________ $50 ____________

2019 Grad (Member)** $0 ___________ $25 ____________

Students $0 ___________ $0______________

JC Beane Golf Tournament $150_________ $150___________

2 Mulligans $10__________ $10 ____________

TOTAL $____________ $_______________

Please indicate the functions you will attend: Thursday, April 23rd Alcon Promotional Dinner

Friday, April 24th Membership Breakfast (MEMBERS ONLY) TLC Industry Lunch (pick 1) Essilor Industry Lunch (pick 1) Past Presidents Lunch (Past ArOA

Presidents only) Networking Optometric Women (NOW)-

Speakeasy Saturday, April 25th Awards Luncheon __ Registered Guest __ Registered Guest YAC Practice Crawl (Young ODs &

Students) Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions? Please list______________________________ Gluten-Free

Credit Card Number _______________________________________________________________________Ex Date ___________________CVV_________

Is the billing address of your credit card the same as your mailing address listed above? ___ Yes ____ No If not, please complete the following information: Name on card ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Billing Address ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

April 23-26, 2020 Spring Convention *

Little Rock Marriott

OD Registration OD Registration Mail: 1401 W. Capitol, Suite 247, Little Rock, AR 72201 Fax: 501-372-0233 Phone: 501-661-7675 Online: www.arkansasoptometric.org

Before 4/15/20 After 4/15/20

**Registration for 2019 Graduates who have paid 2020 dues are sponsored by the ArOA Board. Non-members pay full price.

Register online at www.arkansasoptometric.org

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Para Registration Mail: 1401 W. Capitol, Ste 247 Little Rock, AR 72201 Fax: 501-372-0233 Phone: 501-661-7675 Online: www.arkansasoptometric.org

Work for Doctor: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _____________________________________________________Fax Number:______________________________________

Mailing Address: ___________________________________________ City ______________________ State _____ Zip __________________

Para/Staff/Optician

Works for ArOA Member OD

# staff _______

X $125=

$_______

# Staff ____

X $150=

$ _____

Para/Staff/Optician

Non-Member

# staff _______

X $205=

$_______

# Staff ____

X $230=

$ _____

Total # staff _______ $_______ # Staff ____

$ ______

Please circle certification needed, if any.

Before 4/15/20 After 4/15/20

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Payment must accompany this form to avoid a charge for late registration. Please make checks

payable to: Arkansas Optometric Association. The meeting is only available as a complete pack-age. Registration fees will not be broken out for those who do not wish to attend all meetings. A refund of registration, minus a $50 cancellation

fee, will be made if the request is received before April 16, 2020.

Staff name: Ark ABO ABO CPO NONE

Email:

Emergency contact name & number:

List any food allergies/dietary restrictions:

Will attend TLC Lunch Friday Will attend Essilor Lunch Friday Will attend Awards Lunch Saturday

Email:

Emergency contact name & number:

List any food allergies/dietary restrictions:

Will attend TLC Lunch Friday Will attend Essilor Lunch Friday Will attend Awards Lunch Saturday

Staff name: Ark ABO ABO CPO NONE

Email:

Emergency contact name & number:

List any food allergies/dietary restrictions:

Will attend TLC Lunch Friday Will attend Essilor Lunch Friday Will attend Awards Lunch Saturday

Staff name: Ark ABO ABO CPO NONE

Email:

Emergency contact name & number:

List any food allergies/dietary restrictions:

Will attend TLC Lunch Friday Will attend Essilor Lunch Friday Will attend Awards Lunch Saturday

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1401 W. Capitol Suite 247

Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

Register your way!

Mail in registration forms

Call 501-661-7675

Online @ arkansasoptometric.org under Events

Register by April 15th for early bird rates!