Contact Information for the National Glaucoma Society
National Glaucoma Society (NGS)
P.O. Box 4092
Andover, MA 01810
Telephone: 978-470-3500
Toll-free: 877-825-2020
Fax: 978-470-4520
e-mail: info@nationalglaucomasociety.org
Janet Swartz, EdD
Executive Director
J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
Chairman
Bud O’Leary, OD
Director
Upcoming Programs
September 25, 2019
Dr. Elizabeth Muckley presents "The Co-Management of Glaucoma Surgery" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).October 16, 2019
Dr. Eric Schmidt presents "60 Minute Glaucoma Update" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).October 20, 2019 - Costa Mesa, CA - Crowne Plaza Costa Mesa Orange County
Join us in Costa Mesa, CA for 8 hours of COPE and Texas approved Glaucoma CE at the National Glaucoma Symposium West. Registration is now open!October 30, 2019
Dr. Mark Dunbar presents "Integrated Care for the Diabetic Patient: How to Diagnose and Manage the At-Risk Patient" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).November 3, 2019 - Malvern, PA - Desmond Hotel and Conference Center
Join us in the suburbs of Philadelphia for 8 hours of COPE and Florida approved CE. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!Your Registrations
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News
FALL WEBINARS APPROVED IN MI
The NGS webinars in September - December have been approved by the Michigan Board of Optometry. We recommend that you consider these webinars to be on-line CE for a Michigan license. Michigan Optometry Rule 338.323(h) allows up to 20 hours of continuing education (half of the 40 hours required in each 2-year cycle) to be obtained from "multimedia education, including online continuing education, approved by the Board."FALL WEBINARS APPROVED IN MN
The NGS live webinars in September - December have been approved by the Minnesota Board of Optometry as live CE.WEBINARS SUBMITTED FOR CALIFORNIA APPROVAL
The NGS live webinars in October-December have been submitted to the California Board of Optometry for approval. California accepts up to 20 hours of CE earned through documented audio and/or video courses. (Due to the time it takes for course approval, the September webinars were not submitted to the California Board.)FALL WEBINARS APPROVED IN NY & TX
The NGS live webinars in September - December have been approved by the New York and Texas Boards of Optometry as live CE.CHANGE TO WEBINAR APPROVAL IN VERMONT
We received notification that, as of July 1, any application for course approval by the Vermont Board of Optometry will cost providers $100 per course. Given the number of webinars that the NGS offers in a year and the limited number of optometrists in Vermont, this cost would pose an undue burden on the NGS. As a result, the NGS will no longer submit the NGS live webinars to Vermont for approval. The cost for individual doctors to request approval is only $25 per course, so if doctors in Vermont would like one of the NGS webinars approved, they could submit their own request to the Board.NGS 2019 CONFERENCES
The NGS will have 3 conferences in 2019: July 27-29 in Brewster, MA (Cape Cod); October 20 in Costa Mesa, CA; and November 3 in Malvern, PA. Please note: The NGS will not be offering a program in NH in 2019.UPDATE ON FLORIDA APPROVAL OF WEBINARS
At their June 22 meeting, the Florida Board of Optometry agreed that any prior NGS live webinars approved by the Board would be acceptable as CE for renewal of a Florida license this biennial, which ends February 28, 2019. However, they decided to restrict the number of online CE in the future to 2 hours of controlled substances education and 2 hours of practice management. Since the NGS does not offer webinars in controlled substances or practice management, no current or future NGS webinars will be submitted for approval in Florida.
CONNECTICUT BOARD APPROVES NGS WEBINARS
At their June 13 meeting, the Connecticut Board of Examiners in Optometry approved the National Glaucoma Society as a CE provider and specified that the NGS live webinars are "acceptable towards the fulfillment of the six hours of distance learning continuing education " allowed for the renewal of a Connecticut license.NGS LIVE WEBINARS = CATEGORY 1 ABO
We have received confirmation that the NGS live webinars now count as Category 1 Education towards American Board of Optometry (ABO) certification.TEST YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE A WEBINAR
You can test your computer before an NGS webinar by going to the following website: webex.com/test-meeting. This will let you know if WebEx will run on your operating system and Internet browser. Please note that WebEx will not run on Windows XP or MAC OS 10.6 or earlier operating systems. If you use Chrome as your browser, you may need to download an extension the first time you join a WebEx meeting.Join Our Email List
