National Glaucoma Society

Webinars

Topics

Cirrus HD-OCT Technology

Why Measure the Macula in Glaucoma

Clinical Pearls from The OHTS Study

Instructions for NGS Webinars on WebEx

Fluctuations in IOP

Getting WebEx for Your Smart Phone or Tablet

Optic Nerve Evaluation

Insights into the Use of Technology: Glaucoma Change Over Time

The Use of OCTs in Glaucoma

Will the Real IOP Please Stand Up

Using Chat During a Webinar

Ganglion Cell Analysis

Disc Hemorrhage

Peripapillary Atrophy

Patient Compliance

Using A Smart Phone for Webinars

Managing Ocular Pain

Sleep Apnea

Swollen Optic Nerves

OCT: The Optometrist's MREye

Influences on IOP

Corneal Hysteresis Measurement

Using an OCT to Detect Progression

Diabetic Retinopathy and Omega-3s

Stem Cell Technology

Checking on Prior Registrations

Fundus Autofluorescence

Hyperosmolar Eye Drops and Fuch's Disease

Detailed Webinar Instructions

Discussions

Re: Getting WebEx for Your Smart Phone or Tablet

sign up for Nov 18 webinar

Re: Getting WebEx for Your Smart Phone or Tablet

No, the chat window is part of the WebEx video conferencing. You need to enable it once you are on the webinar by clicking on the grey speech bubble in the upper right hand corner of the screen. The message
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Re: Getting WebEx for Your Smart Phone or Tablet

I cant seem to get the chat window open? Is this the same?

 

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. 

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.