OD CE Approvals

As courses get COPE approved, they will be added to the dates below. Make sure to check back frequently as this information often changes. ALL COPE approved classes will also be approved for Florida Approval

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Thursday, October 15th

• 8:00am – Course Number 102: “Ocular Emergencies” Carlo Pelino, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 8:00am – Course Number 500: “CPR Training” (Ohio Only Approved)
  
• 9:00am – Course Number 103: “Macular Degeneration: Newer Treatments for an Older Disease” Carlo Pelino, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 9:00am – Course Number 104: “Binocular Vision for the Primary Eye Care Setting,” Michelle Buckland, OD, MS, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 10:00am – Course Number 105: “Ask The Expert”: How to Fit and Bill for Specialty Contact Lenses,” Ryan McKinnis, OD, FAAO, FSLS (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 10:00am – Course Number 106: “Ocular Surface 360,” Selina McGee OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 10:00am – Course Number 107: “Testing for Diplopia” Michelle Buckland, OD, MS, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 11:00am – Course Number 501: “Keynote Lecture: Addressing Medical Misinformation on Social Media and Modern Patient Education,” Joseph Allen, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 1:00pm – Course Number 108: “”Ask The Expert”: Advanced Interpretation of Diagnostic Instrumentation”, Mary Beth Yackey, OD (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 1:00pm – Course Number 109: “Simplifying the Storm: A Clearer Path with DEWS III,” Selina McGee, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 1:00pm – Course Number 110: “Clinical Pearls for Managing Uveitis,” Erich Hinel, OD, MS, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 1:00pm – Course Number 502: “Building Your Brand: Social Media Strategies for Healthcare Professionals and Clinics,” Joseph Allen, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 2:00pm – Course Number 111: “Ocular Disease Round Table,” Various Speakers (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 2:00pm – Course Number 112: “The Eyelid Evolution,” Selina McGee, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 2:00pm – Course Number 113: “The Evolution of a Specialty Lens Fitter” Brooke Messer, OD, FAAO, FSLS (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 3:00pm – Course Number 114: “Beauty and the Beasts”, Selina McGee, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 4:00pm – Course Number 115: “Poster Session” Various Speakers (Ohio-Only Approved)
  
• 6:30pm – Course Number 116: “Contact Lens Panel W/Dinner” – Various Speakers (Pending COPE Approval)
  

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Friday, October 16th

• 8:00am – Course Number 117: “The Role of Biologics in Eye Care,” Katherine Rachon, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 8:00am – Course Number 118: “Independent But Not Alone: Functional Vision Considerations for Chronic Medical Disease” Chad Killen, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 8:00am – Course Number 119: “Talking Down off the Ledge: More Than Just Dry Eye” Joseph J. Allen, OD FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 8:00am – Course Number 120: “Update on Ocular Melanoma and Metastasis” Carlo Pelino, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 9:00am – Course Number 121: “”Ask the Expert”: Incorporating Aesthetics into Optometric Practice,” Selina McGee, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 09:00am – Course Number 122: “Pre-op/IPL Selection/ Co-Management” Katherine Rachon, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 9:00am – Course Number 123: “Ocular Manifestations of Pediatric Systemic Disease,” Casandra Solis, OD (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 9:00am – Course Number 124: “Benefits of YouTube and Video Creation in Healthcare” Joseph J. Allen, OD FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 9:00am – Course Number 125: “Neuro-Ophthalmology Grand Rounds,” Carlo Pelino, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 10:00am – Course Number 126: “Top 10 Poster Session,” Various Speakers (Ohio-Only Approved)
  
• 11:00am – Course Number 127: “Ask the Expert”: VSP Vision,” Various Speakers (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 11:00am – Course Number 128: “The Role of Inflammation in Anterior Segment Disease” Joseph J. Allen, OD FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 11:00am – Course Number 129: “It’s Already in Their Pocket: Turning Everyday Tech into Low Vision Tools” Chad Killen, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 11:00am – Course Number 130: “Common Pediatric Anterior Segment Conditions” Casandra Solis, OD (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 11:00am – Course Number 131: “Antibody-Drug Conjugates” Carlo Pelino, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
  
• 1:30pm – Course Number 132: “Decoding Glaucoma: From Mechanisms to Management” Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 1:30pm – Course Number 133: “Advanced Dry Eye Procedures Panel,” Various Speakers (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 1:30pm – Course Number 134: “Benefits of YouTube and Video Creation in Healthcare,” Joseph J. Allen, OD FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 1:30pm – Course Number 503: “Realeyes Educational Program Training,” Jeffrey J. Walline, OD PhD (Ohio-Only Approved)
  
• 2:30pm – Course Number 135: “When Good Retinal Surgery Makes Glaucoma Go Bad” Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 2:30pm – Course Number 136: “Nutrition and OSD” Joseph J. Allen, OD FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 4:30pm – Course Number 137: “”Ask the Expert”: Ordering Imaging and Bloodwork,” Dave Bejot OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 4:30pm – Course Number 138: “Ophthalmic Therapeutics Update” Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  

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Saturday, October 17th

• 8:00am – Course Number 139: “A Review of Anterior Segment Eye Pain Issues”, Katie Greiner, OD, MS, MBA (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 8:00am – Course Number 140: “Neuro Vs. Glaucoma: You Make the Call” Katherine Rachon, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 9:00am – Course Number 141: “A Review of Posterior Segment Eye Pain Issues,” Katie Greiner, OD, MS, MBA (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 9:00am – Course Number 142: “The Multiple Modalities of Glaucoma and Beyond” Katherine Rachon, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 10:00am – Course Number 143: “Identifying and Managing Pharmaceuticals Complications” Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 10:00am – Course Number 144: “Fields: A Virtual Reality” Katherine Rachon, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 12:00pm – Course Number 145: “Optimizing OCT for Posterior Segment Pathology,” Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 12:00pm – Course Number 146: “Hot Corneas, Cool Heads: Managing Corneal Ulcers with Confidence” Brooke Hyde, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)
  
• 1:00pm – Course Number 147: “Retinal Disease: From Pathology to Practice” Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO (Pending COPE Approval)

The Ohio Board of Optometry accepts for credit all courses that are COPE approved; a maximum of two hours of practice management (PM) or ethics jurisprudence (EJ) or one hour in each is also accepted. Courses approved for Pharmacology credit have COPE approval numbers with the following suffixes: AS, GL, IS, LP, NO, OP, PD, PH, PO, PS, RS, SD, SP.