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Apr 28 2017

Using A Smart Phone for Webinars

Janet Swartz, EdD

If you have tried to connect to an NGS webinar on your smart phone or tablet and had trouble hearing the audio or sending a chat, here is information about how to manage settings and navigate through the WebEx app.
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»Case of the Month

Mar 23 2017

Monitoring Conjuctival Lesions

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Robert Dunphy discusses the use of OCTs to manage conjunctival cysts and post-operative care of glaucoma surgery.
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»Glaucoma Watch

Feb 13 2017

Introduction to Corneal Hysteresis

Janet Swartz, EdD

Dr. Leo Semes describes corneal hysteresis and differentiates it from central corneal thickness in the diagnosis of glaucoma and glaucoma progression.
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»Case of the Month

Feb 05 2017

OCT and Ocular Lesions

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Robert Dunphy discusses using an OCT to provide additional structural information when treating a patient with herpetic blepharitis.
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»Glaucoma Watch

Jan 31 2017

Study Questions link between Glaucoma and Alzheimer's Disease

J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO

A recent study presented at the Hawaiian Eye 2017 conference compared the cognitive skills of normal tension glaucoma patients and nonglaucomatous controls.
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»Glaucoma Watch

Dec 11 2016

Sustained Release IOP Therapies

Janet Swartz, EdD

Dr. Jim Thimons discusses several developments for sustained release of IOP therapies using injection, punctal plugs and contact lens.
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»Glaucoma Watch

Nov 13 2016

Checking Color Vision

Janet Swartz, EdD

During a recent webinar, Dr. Michael Pokabla discusses why he uses color plates for all new glaucoma patients.
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»Case of the Month

Jun 13 2016

Glaucoma Damage in a Younger Patient

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr.Tony Litwak discusses the medical and surgical options for a 47-year-old patient who previously was a boxer and now has glaucoma damage.
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Membership Changes

Yearly memberships are no longer going to be a requirement for NGS. We will continue to offer Webinars on a regular basis, on a pay as you register event. Current active memberships will be honored until they expire. Thank you for your continued support.

NGS WEBINARS 2025

Webinars will begin in January 2025. Happy Thanksgiving

NGS PROGRAMS FALL 2023

The NGS Wednesday webinars will begin on September 13 with two webinars a month in September through December. There also will be an in-person program on October 8 in Malvern, PA with 8 hours of CE. All programs will be submitted for COPE approval. (Please Note: There are no NGS programs this summer.)

NGS WEBINARS SPRING 2023

NGS webinars will take place twice a month in March to May, 2023, followed by a break from the webinars over the summer.

NEW HAMPSHIRE INDICATES LIVE WEBINARS = FORMAL CE

The New Hampshire Board of Optometry announced in August 2022 that courses approved by COPE are automatically approved as Class I Formal CE. In addition, they clarified that live webcasts with real-time active participation by attendees are Formal CE, the same as in-person programs. In contrast, Alternative CE refers to lectures that are not live. More details are on the NH Board of Optometry website under Laws and Rules, Standing Orders.

COPE RULES FOR INTERACTIVE WEBINARS 2023

As of January 2023, COPE will include interactive webinars in the same category as in-person lectures, with no post-test required. CE will be categorized as either Synchronous (lecturer and learner are together at the same time, either in-person or virtually, with real-time communication) or Asynchronous (lecturer and learner are not together at same time, no real-time communication). Interactive webinars will be labeled Synchronous Virtual CE for courses and activities submitted after January 1 (interactive webinars approved before January 1 may still be labeled Online Interactive courses or Interactive Distance Learning events). Please Note: State Boards may restrict the number of Synchronous Virtual hours of CE allowed for license renewal; check with your State Board for the latest regulations.

LIVE WEBINARS = LIVE CE IN MASSACHUSETTS

At their December 15, 2021 meeting, the Massachusetts Board of Optometry specified that a live webinar where speakers and attendees can interact in real-time are considered to be live CE. The Board clarified that distance learning CE courses, which are limited to 6 hours per renewal cycle, are those where the licensees are reading content or observing media on their own with no interaction with the instructor. Thus, the COPE-approved interactive NGS webinars count as live CE for MA optometrists.

CE BROKER FOR TEXAS OPTOMETRISTS

The NGS will submit attendance data to CE Broker for Texas optometrists who attend our webinars. We will continue to mail CE certificates so attendees have a copy for their records and also will send attendance data to ARBO's OE Tracker.

PENNSYLVANIA CE REGULATIONS

The Pennsylvaia Board of Optometry will allow all CE to be online for the renewal period that ends November 30, 2022. Starting December 1, 2022, revised regulations allow for up to 50% of the CE requirements (15 out of 30 ours) to be online.

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Resources and Information

»Webinars

Using A Smart Phone for Webinars

»Case of the Month

Monitoring Conjuctival Lesions

»Glaucoma Watch

Introduction to Corneal Hysteresis

»Case of the Month

OCT and Ocular Lesions

»Glaucoma Watch

Study Questions link between Glaucoma and Alzheimer's Disease

»Glaucoma Watch

Sustained Release IOP Therapies

»Glaucoma Watch

Checking Color Vision

»Case of the Month

Glaucoma Damage in a Younger Patient

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COPE RULES FOR INTERACTIVE WEBINARS 2023

LIVE WEBINARS = LIVE CE IN MASSACHUSETTS

CE BROKER FOR TEXAS OPTOMETRISTS

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