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1751 Hotel Plaza Boulevard
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Phone: 407-827-4000
Fax: 407-827-3890
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January 16, 2011 - Lake Buena Vista, FL

Join us in the Orlando area over Martin Luther King Weekend for 8 hours of COPE and Florida approved CE, including 4 hours of Florida TQ and 2 hours of Medical Errors. 

ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.  THERE IS STILL SPACE AVAILABLE FOR WALK-IN REGISTRATION ON SUNDAY.

Speakers include Dr. Brian Den Beste, Dr. Anthony Litwak, Dr. Bud O'Leary, and Dr. Jim Thimons.

The morning program offers 4 hours of lectures (2 hours in Glaucoma and 2 hours in Anterior Segment), with an optional session on Medical Errors. In the afternoon, one option is 4 hours of lectures. The other option is an interactive workshop on strategies, protocols and reimbursement for practicing medical optometry plus 2 hours of lectures. Space in the afternoon workshop will be limited to enable in-depth and interactive discussion.

Early Bird registration for 8 hours of lectures is $190 through January 7, 2011; half-day rates are $95. For registrations received on or after January 8, 2011, add $40 for a full-day registration and $20 for a half-day registration.  Additional fees apply for the workshop and Florida TQ. 

Space at the conference is limited.  We cannot guarantee the availability of walk-in registration.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made by January 10 can receive a refund, less a $25 processing fee, or apply the full registration to a future program. Cancellations received on or after January 11 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.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

8:00am–8:30am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30am–10:15am
Current Concepts in Glaucoma
Anthony Litwak, OD
COPE # 24200-GL, Florida TQ approved (Florida CE Broker # 1144080)
10:30am–12:15pm
Complex Anterior Segment Cases: What Would You Do?
Anthony Litwak, OD, J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
COPE # 24924-AS, Florida CE Broker # 10-1144081
10:30am–12:15pm
Medical Errors
Brian Den Beste, OD
COPE # 19143-EJ; Florida CE Broker # 1154482 (Be sure to select the registration with this option if you would like to enroll in this lecture)
12:15pm–1:15pm
Lunch (provided with full-day registrations)
1:15pm–3:00pm
Interactive Grand Rounds
Anthony Litwak, OD
COPE # 25409-SD. Florida TQ approved (Florida CE Broker # 10-1154483)
1:15pm–3:00pm
Workshop: Practicing Medical Optometry -- Cases, Cautions and Coding
Bud O'Leary, OD, J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
COPE # 26946-GO; Florida CE Broker # 10-1144083. In-depth and interactive discussion of clinical approach, insurance carrier policies and office strategies to streamline your practice and increase your revenues, led by two ODs in practice more than 30 years. SPACE IN THE WORKSHOP IS LIMITED. Small group allows for individual questions and answers.
3:00pm–4:00pm
Uveitis Pearls
Brian Den Beste, OD
COPE # 22584-SD; Florida CE Broker # 1148335
4:00pm–5:00pm
Patient Compliance: The Ultimate Goal in Glaucoma Therapy
J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
COPE # 28521-GL; Florida CE Broker # 1144082