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»Glaucoma Watch

May 20 2016

Handheld OCT

Janet Swartz, EdD

The handheld OCT, developed by James Fujimoto, Ph.D., and his colleagues at MIT, was discussed by Dr. Bud O'Leary at a recent webinar.
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»Glaucoma Watch

May 20 2016

Smart Phone Biosensor

Janet Swartz, EdD

During a recent webinar, Dr. Bud O'Leary presented a video of how a smart phone camera could be used as a high resolution spectrophotometer.
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During a recent webinar, Dr. Bud O'Leary presented a video of David J. Calkins, PhD, Director of Research, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Nashville, TN discussing the Catalyst for a Cure research initiative.
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»In Your Office

May 18 2016

Information about Omega-3s

Janet Swartz, EdD

During a recent webinar, Dr. Jim Thimons discussed Omega-3s supplements and ocular surface disease. PRN has developed an informative website about Omega-3s called NutriUniversity.
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»Case of the Month

Apr 14 2016

IOL Iris Defect

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Michael Pokabla discusses a patient with an IOL iris defect and the surgical options available,
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»Case of the Month

Mar 18 2016

Angle Recession

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Blair Lonsberry discusses a patient who experienced trauma to his eye 25 years ago and now has asymmetric IOPs.
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»Glaucoma Watch

Mar 16 2016

Glaucoma Risk Calculators

Janet Swartz, EdD

Glaucoma Risk Calculators and a new version developed by Wilmer Eye were discussed during a recent webinar.
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»Webinars

Mar 14 2016

Patient Compliance

Janet Swartz, EdD

Dr. Eric Schmidt discusses compliance issues for his glaucoma patients and how he has changed protocols in his practice to address them.
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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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IOL Iris Defect

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Angle Recession

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