Paraoptometric Program Course Descriptions

Friday – March 13^th

7:15 – 8:00 Registration & "Y’all come to the SWCO Coffee Round-up"

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8:00 - 10:00
901 Frame Inventory - 2hrs
 Brandon Moore
ABO

902 High Index and Aspheric Lenses
Alex Yoho, ABOM
ABO

903 Hands-on-Dispensing  
Katheryn Gross-Edelman, ABOM
ABO

10:00 – 10:30  Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:30

904 Predictive Personality Behaviors in an Optometric Practice - 2 Hrs
Effective interactions with other persons can be achieved quickly and easily by the understanding of the four basic types of personality, which are present in different mixtures in all humans, regardless of nationality, race, gender, cultural heritage, social-economic background, religion, or vocation.  This course will use the personality profiles (pre-assessed) of the attendees to demonstrate the four basic human natures, the major characteristics of each nature, and the different situation/response patterns of each nature.  Emphasis will be given to the interactions that staff encounter with patients, other staff, and doctors in a primary vision-care office. 
Pat Harris, Ph.D.

905 Pediatric Dispensing - 2 Hrs
Alex Yoho
ABO
 

906 Hands-on-Dispensing - 2 Hrs
Katheryn Gross-Edelman, ABOM
ABO

12:30 – 2:00
AOA Luncheon and Red River Shootout Trophy Presentation
Join your colleagues for lunch with the our special guest Tom Sullivan, author of "Adventures in Darkness".

Tom Sullivan, known to many as an actor, singer, entertainer, author, and producer, lives and works by “Sullivan’s Rules.”  One of Sullivan’s first rules is that “Any negative can be turned into positive.” Born prematurely in 1947, Tom was given too much oxygen while in an incubator.
Tom has overcome the handicap of blindness to become an inspirational, sought after motivational speakers.
Sponsored by
 

2:00 – 4:00
907

908 Challenges of Low Vision Dispensing Aids - 1 Hr
Dispensing Low Vision Eyewear - 1 Hr
Alex Yoho, ABOM
ABO

909 Free Care: Friend or Foe - 1 Hr
Human Factor of Indoor PALs - 1 Hr
Katheryn Gross-Edelman, ABOM
ABO

SATURDAY – March 14^th

6:30 – 8:00 Breakfast Seminar – Sponsored by
910 Zeiss Meditec Breakfast
Zeiss Stratus and Cirrus Advanced Scanning Techniques
John Edwards
Learn the latest techniques to get the most out of your Zeiss OCT.  This course will involve hands on training with both Zeiss OCT models as well as question and answer sessions.
       (Hands-on class limited to first 30 Registered)
       (Breakfast opens 6:30 - Program 7:00 - 7:50)

8:00 - 10:00
911 Communications Skills for Today's Paraoptometric - 2 Hrs
Jill Luebbert
ABO/AOA

912 Myth of Yellow Lenses - 1 Hr
Turning Adjustments into Sales - 1 Hr
Steve Robbins                                       

913 Customizing Eyewear for Special Needs - 2 Hrs
Alex Yoho, ABOM
ABO 

10:00 – 10:30  Coffee Break

10:30 - 12:30
914 Hands on Lensometry
Steve Robbins, ABOM
ABO

915 Frames and Bevels - 1 Hr
Go Fish! Increase Patient Satisfaction - 1Hr
Katheryn Gross-Edelman, ABOM
ABO                                     

916 Pretest: How it is Done - 1 Hr
Maximizing Staff Potential - 1 Hr
Jill Luebbert
ABO/AOA

12:30 - 3:00  "Lunch on SWCO" in Exhibit Hall

3:00 - 5:00
917 Identification and Verification of PALS - 2 Hrs
Steve Robbins, ABOM
ABO
                                          
918 The Eye: What a Trip! - 2 Hrs
Jill Luebbert           
ABO/AOA                                     

919 Visual Lab Tour - 2 Hrs
 Katheryn Gross-Edelman, ABOM
ABO

Sunday – March 15^th

8:00 – 10:00
920 Medical Coding & Billing Part I
John McGreal, OD, FAAO

921 Proper Frame Measure/Mark - 1 Hr
Anisometropia: Prism and Accommodation - 1 Hr
Steve Robbins, ABOM            
ABO

10:00 – 10:30  Coffee Break

10:30 - 12:30
922 Medical Coding & Billing Part II
John McGreal, OD, FAAO

923 A Technician's Role in the IngantSee Exam - 1 Hr
So That's What That is For! - 1 Hr
Jill Luebbert            
ABO/AOA