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Massachusetts Society of Optometrists


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2012 CE PROGRAM

REGISTER FOR 2012 CE COURSES - CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FORM

VENDORS - 2012 MEETINGS:
- Sunday, March 4, 2012
- Sunday, November 11, 2012

VENDOR REGISTRATION FORM

UPCOMING CE SCHEDULE:

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2012 - 6 hours

TIME: 9:00am-4:00pm
LOCATION: Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (directions)
RATE: $140 Nonmember / $85 MSO Member
TOPICS/SCHEDULE:

9:00am-11:00am - Collaborative Prevention and Management of Diabetes - W. Lee Ball, Jr., OD

11:00am-12:00pm - Lunch

12:00pm-4:00pm - Everything You Wanted to Know About Diabetes But Were Afraid to Ask - Tony Cavallerano, OD + Joan Hill, RD, CDE, LDN

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012 - 3 hours

TIME: 9:00am-12:00pm
LOCATION: Becker College MetroWest Center, Southborough, MA (directions)
RATE: $85 nonmember / $55 MSO Member
TOPIC: Essentials in Contact Lens Care + Co-management of Refractive Surgery - Ron Watanabe, OD

SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2012 - 6 hours

TIME: 9:00am-4:00pm
LOCATION: Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlborough
RATE: $165 Nonmember / $110 MSO Member
TOPICS/SCHEDULE:

9:00am-11:00am - Cataract Co-Management - Jonathan Talamo, M.D.

11:00am-12:00pm - Holes: Hold em or Fold Em - Diana Shechtman, O.D.

12:00pm-1:00pm - Nutrition of the Eye - Diana Shechtman, O.D.

1:00pm-2:00pm - Lunch

2:00pm-4:00pm - Retina Grand Rounds - Diana Shechtman, O.D.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012 - 3 hours

TIME: 9:00am-12:00pm
LOCATION: Becker College MetroWest Center, Southborough, MA (directions)
RATE: $85 nonmember / $55 MSO Member
TOPIC: Photosensitivity Training, Cathy Stern, O.D.

SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2012 - 8 hours

TIME: 8:00am-5:00pm
LOCATION: Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlborough
RATE: $185 Nonmember / $130 MSO Member
TOPICS/SCHEDULE:

8:00am-10:00am - Electronic Health Records Update - David Mills, O.D.

10:00am-12:00pm - Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Torsten Wiegand, M.D.

12:00pm-1:00pm - Lunch

1:00pm-3:00pm - Viral Diseases + Look-a-Likes - Matt Garston, O.D.

3:00pm-5:00pm - Fixing My Gaze: A Journey Into Seeing in Three Dimensions - Theresa Ruggiero, O.D. and Susan Barry, Ph.D.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012 - 3 hours

TIME: 9:30am-12:30pm
LOCATION: Becker College MetroWest Center, Southborough, MA (directions)
RATE: $85 nonmember / $55 MSO Member
TOPIC: Refractive Surgery Co-Management - Santiago Villazon, M.D.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 - 3 hours

TIME: 9:30am-12:30pm
LOCATION: Becker College MetroWest Center, Southborough, MA (directions)
RATE: $85 nonmember / $55 MSO Member
TOPIC: TBA

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012 - 3 hours

TIME: 9:30am-12:30pm
LOCATION: Becker College MetroWest Center, Southborough, MA (directions)
RATE: $85 nonmember / $55 MSO Member
TOPIC: Traumatic Brain Injuries - William Padula, O.D.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2012 - 6 hours

TIME: 9:00am-4:00pm
LOCATION: Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlborough
RATE: $165 Nonmember / $110 MSO Member
TOPICS/SCHEDULE:

9:00am-11:00am - Glaucoma Grand Rounds - Richard Madonna, O.D.

11:00am-12:00pm - New Ideas + Controversies in Glaucoma - Richard Madonna, O.D.

12:00pm-1:00pm - Provocative Clinical Grand Rounds - Richard Madonna, O.D.

1:00pm-2:00pm - Lunch

2:00pm-4:00pm - Retinopathy, Maculopathy, and Optic Neuropathy - Robert Dunphy, O.D.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012 - 3 hours

TIME: 9:30am-12:30pm
LOCATION: Becker College MetroWest Center, Southborough, MA (directions)
RATE: $85 nonmember / $55 MSO Member
TOPIC: TBA

MA License CE Requirements:

Optometrists in Massachusetts must complete eighteen (18) hours of continuing education (CE) annually to renew their license. These hours must be either COPE-approved, Board-approved or given by a continuing education entity such as the New England College of Optometry. The MSO CE courses are all COPE-approved unless otherwise indicated.

State Board regulations state that optometrists can only be credited for up to six (6) CE hours in the combination of the following areas: CPR, child abuse recognition, infection control, office procedures, record keeping, legislation or optometric statutes and regulations.

Furthermore, no more than four (4) CE hours can be credited for distance-based courses such as a webinar or journal article.

All eighteen (18) hours of CE credit must be completed by December 31st of each year.