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Ocean Edge Resort

Route 6A
Brewster, MA 02631
Phone: 800-343-6074
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National Glaucoma Symposium - July 24-26, 2010 - Brewster, MA

Join us at the beautiful Ocean Edge Resort for the seventh annual National Glaucoma Symposium on Cape Cod, featuring 17 hours of COPE approved CE.  Speakers include Ike Ahmed, MD; Anthony Litwak, OD, FAAO; Bud O'Leary, OD; Christopher Quinn, OD, FAAO; Bradford Shingleton, MD; and J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO.

Lectures are held on Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings.  In response to requests for additional CE for those who are early risers, we have added additional lectures from 7:30-8:20am on Saturday and Sunday mornings (separate fees apply). There also is a hands-on workshop Saturday afternoon (space at the workshop is limited). All courses will be submitted for Florida approval. 

Family activities include a BBQ Saturday night (rain or shine) followed by a fire and marshmallow roast on the beach (weather permitting). Registration for the BBQ must be received by July 16th.  There is no walk-in registration available for the BBQ.  The beach bonfire is free of charge and open to all attendees and their families, whether or not they attend the BBQ.  Registration for the BBQ is now closed.

Conference Registration for the three mornings of lectures from 8:30-12:15 is $350 through June 15 and $400 from June 16 through July 21. One-day rates for the morning lectures are $130 Early Bird and $150 regular. Separate fees apply for the Early Riser lectures from 7:30-8:30, the interactive workshop and the family BBQ. After July 21, there is a late fee of $50 added to all CE, if space is available.  We cannot guarantee walk-in registrations.  This conference has sold out in prior years. 

The Saturday and Sunday morning lectures and the Saturday afternoon workshop are now sold out.  Limited space is still available for the Monday lectures.

The Early Riser lectures on Saturday and Sunday mornings (7:30-8:20) are now full.  No more registrations will be accepted for these sessions. 

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made by July 19 can receive a refund, less a $25 processing fee, or apply the full registration to a future program. Cancellations received after July 19 can receive a credit of the full registration fee toward a future conference. Please cancel in writing by fax (978-470-4520) or e-mail (nepc@comcast.net).

Conference registration is closed.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

7:30am–8:30am
Early Riser CE: Glaucoma Grand Rounds
Anthony Litwak, OD
THIS SESSION IS NOW FULL. COPE # 20268-GL
7:30am–8:30am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30am–9:30am
Advances in the Surgical Management of Glaucoma
Ike Ahmed, MD
New! Submitted for COPE approval
9:30am–10:30am
Narrow Angle Glaucoma
Ike Ahmed, MD
New! Submitted for COPE approval
10:30am–12:15pm
Clinical Research Update
Anthony Litwak, OD, J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
New! Submitted for COPE approval
1:00pm–4:00pm
21st Century Optometry: Building your Glaucoma Practice
Bud O'Leary, OD, James Rienzo, J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
Strategies, Protocols and Reimbursement. In-depth and interactive discussion. THE WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL. (COPE # 25875-PM)
6:00pm–7:30pm
NGS BBQ at the Bay Pines Pavillion at Ocean Edge
A casual buffet at Ocean Edge for Speakers, Sponsors, Attendees, and Families. Food includes hamburgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, BBQ chicken, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, coleslaw, pasta salad, green salad, corn-on-the-cob, watermelon, cookies & brownies, lemonade and cash bar. This takes place rain or shine in an in-door facility next to the Bay Pine Pool (open during the BBQ for an early evening swim). After the BBQ, take a short walk to the beach for a bonfire and marshmallow roast.
7:30pm–9:00pm
Beach Fire and Marshmallow Roast
All attendees, speakers and families are invited to watch the sun set over the ocean and enjoy a complimentary bonfire and marshmallow roast on the beach at Ocean Edge. (weather permitting).

Sunday, July 25, 2010

7:30am–8:30am
Early Riser CE: New Technologies in Glaucoma
J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
Space is limited in this session. New! Submitted for COPE approval.
7:30am–8:30am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30am–9:30am
Normal Tension Glaucoma: Fact or Fiction?
Anthony Litwak, OD
COPE # 28261-GL
9:30am–10:30am
Simultaneous Management of Glaucoma and Cataract with a Particular Emphasis on Pseudoexfoliation
Bradford Shingleton, MD
COPE # 21248-PO
10:30am–12:15pm
Controversies in Glaucoma Therapy
Ike Ahmed, MD, Anthony Litwak, OD, Bradford Shingleton, MD
COPE # 19846-GL

Monday, July 26, 2010

8:00am–8:30am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30am–9:30am
Patient Compliance: The Ultimate Goal in Glaucoma Therapy
J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
New! Submitted for COPE approval
9:30am–10:30am
Following the Field
Christopher Quinn, OD, FAAO
COPE # 26343-PS
10:30am–12:15pm
Glaucoma Watch: Rapid Fire Topics in Glaucoma Today
Bud O'Leary, OD, Christopher Quinn, OD, FAAO, J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
COPE # 16732-GL