National Glaucoma Society: Topics

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Topics: What's Worse Than a Migraine?; Uveitic Glaucoma; Episodic Damage to the RNFL; The Importance of Risk Factors for Younger Patients; Glaucoma and Retinal Pathologies; Bilateral NAION; Neuroretinal Rim Defects; Optic Neuritis; Iridotomy; Angle Closure Due to Topamax; Iridotomy Part II: Was It Successful?; Uveitis and Elevated IOP; Is This Glaucoma?; Anomalous Optic Nerve; Asymmetry; Detecting Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma; Unusual Side Effect of Topical Glaucoma Medication; Angle Recession; IOL Iris Defect; Glaucoma Damage in a Younger Patient; OCT and Ocular Lesions; Monitoring Conjuctival Lesions; Visual Fields vs. Optic Nerve Imaging; Sjogren's Syndrome; Duane's Retraction Syndrome; "Regular" Iritis; NAION; Giant Cell Arteritis; Complicated Uveitis; Central Serous Retinopathy; Doyne's Honeycomb Dystrophy; Vascular Issues in Glaucoma; SLT as First Line Therapy; RNFL Changes on OCT; Anomalous Optic Discs; Large Cupping vs Glaucoma

Upcoming Programs

September 12-13, 2020

LIVE STREAMED PROGRAM! We are pleased to offer the best of the lectures from the cancelled National Glaucoma Symposium on Cape Cod as a virtual program offering 8 hours of Glaucoma Live CE.

Dr. Justin Schweitzer presents "Innovations in Glaucoma Drug Delivery: What the Future Holds" as a live webinar from 8:00-9:00 P.M. Eastern Time (7:00-8:00 PM. Central Time) on Wednesday, September 23.

September 30, 2020

Dr. Jim Thimons presents "New Medications in Glaucoma" as a live webinar from 8:00-9:00 P.M. Eastern Time (7:00-8:00 PM. Central Time) on Wednesday, September 30.

October 4, 2020 - Malvern, PA - Desmond Hotel and Conference Center

PROGRAM CANCELLED. The National Glaucoma Society Regional Program will not be held in 2020. Since both NJ and PA are allowing on-line CE during this renewal cycle, we invite you to participate in the NGS virtual programs for your CE credit.

October 11, 2020

LIVE STREAMED PROGRAM! The National Glaucoma Symposium West will be streamed live on Sunday, October 11, offering 4 hours of Glaucoma CE.

October 14, 2020

Dr. Eric Schmidt presents "New Therapies in Eye Care" as a live webinar from 8:00-9:00 P.M. Eastern Time (7:00-8:00 PM. Central Time) on Wednesday, October 14.

October 28, 2020

Dr. Elizabeth Muckley presents "Glaucoma Compliance and Patient Psychology" as a live webinar from 8:00-9:00 P.M. Eastern Time (7:00-8:00 PM. Central Time) on Wednesday, October 28.

November 4, 2020

Dr. Mitch Ibach presents "An ODs Guide to Corneal Cross-Linking" as a live webinar from 8:00-9:00 P.M. Eastern Time (7:00-8:00 PM. Central Time) on Wednesday, November 4.

November 18, 2020

Dr. Leo Semes presents "My Least Favorite Maculas" as a live webinar from 8:00-9:00 P.M. Eastern Time (7:00-8:00 PM. Central Time) on Wednesday, November 18.

December 2, 2020

Dr. Brian Mathie presents "Cannibis and the Eye" as a live webinar from 8:00-9:00 P.M. Eastern Time (7:00-8:00 PM. Central Time) on Wednesday, December 2.

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News

CALIFORNIA ALLOWS LIVE WEBINARS AS LIVE CE

The California Board of Optometry posted an update on July 9 to their April 29, 2020 announcement. COPE approved, live webinars offered by COPE's December 31, 2020 deadline will count as Live CE toward the 30 hours of live continuing education required for license renewal. Recognizing that live, interactive webinars do not fit within the category of "self-study," the Board is still considering how live, interactive webinars will be classified in the future.

NGS 1-HOUR WEBINARS WILL CONTINUE IN SEPTEMBER

The NGS will start up the one-hour webinars in September and offer two webinars per month in September-December and January - May. These webinars are included in Full NGS Membership.

MA BOARD WAIVES LIMITS ON DISTANCE LEARNING

At its March 25 meeting, the Massachusetts Board of Optometry voted to waive the 6-hour limit on distance learning CE. For CE completed between January 1 and December 31, 2020, Massachusetts optometrists can obtain up to 18 hours of distance learning CE, provided the course is COPE approved, separately approved by the Board of Optometry, or offered by an organization specified in Massachusetts regulations as an approved entity. This policy will be posted to the Board's website soon, but is now in effect.

COPE MODIFIES RULES ON INTERACTIVE WEBINARS

Interactive webinars offered through December 31, 2020 will be classified as Live COPE Events. These webinars will not require a test. The NGS live webinars through the remainder of 2020 are COPE approved courses and Live COPE Events. Thus, the webinars will meet the criteria for CE in most states. States may consider these webinars as live or on-line CE. More information is included in the description of the webinars on the NGS website. Some State Boards are modifying restrictions for on-line CE because of COVID-19. Check the website of your State Board of Optometry for the latest rulings.

JANUARY - JUNE WEBINARS APPROVED IN TEXAS

The NGS webinars in January through June have been approved by the Texas Board of Optometry as live CE.

FLORIDA APPROVAL OF WEBINARS

At their June 22, 2018 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.

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.

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