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Hyatt Regency Hotel
311 South 4th Street
Louisville, KY 40202
1-888-421-1442
Group Code: KY Optometric Association (KOA) with a rate of $149 a night.
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2015 KOA Spring Congress Registration for Paras/Opticians/Staff
The 2015 KOA Spring Conference will be April 23-25 at the Hyatt Hotel in Louisville, KY. The KOA is offering 13 hours of continuing education for Paras/Opticians/Stadd. There will be an exhibit hall during the meeting. Food functions are included in the registration price.
Conference Schedule:
Friday, April 24
7:00am - Registration/ Continental Breakfast
8:00am -10:00am “Cracking the Code: Clinical Case Management & Medical Record Compliance, Part 1" Using case examples, the lecturer will present various anterior segment disease states seen within optometric practice and ways we can improve our clinical skills from the case history, examination to medical decision making. Additionally, this course will discuss how clinical care should be reflected in the medical record & will be impacted by interaction of the CPT ICD-10 clinical documentation requirements. John Rumpakis, OD 2 Hours CE (AOA PENDING) Joint Class with ODs
10:00am -12:00pm “Cracking the Code: Clinical Case Management & Medical Record Compliance, Part 2” Using case examples, the lecturer will present common glaucoma and retinal disease states seen within optometric practice and ways we can improve our clinical skills from the case history, examination to medical decision making. Additionally, this course will discuss how clinical care should be reflected in the medical record & will be impacted by interaction of the CPT ICD-10 clinical documentation requirements. John Rumpakis, OD 2 Hours CE (AOA PENDING) Joint Class with ODs
12:00pm-2:00pm Presidential Luncheon
2:00pm-3:00pm “Shhh...What HIPAA Wants You to Keep to Yourself” HIPAA guidelines went into effect over ten years ago, however there is still confusion about the disclosure of PHI (Protected Health Information). Attendees will learn the practicalities of HIPAA guidelines and the Privacy Rule. Rebecca Johnson, COT, CPOT, COE 1 Hour CE (ABO Approved - AOA Approved)
3:00pm-4:00pm “Seeing Your Practice with An Owner’s Eye” What role do you play in the financial success of your practice? This course will change the way you see your practice and encourage you to look for opportunities to increase revenue while decreasing cost. Rebecca Johnson, COT, CPOT, COE 1 Hour CE (ABO Approved - AOA Approved)
4:00pm-5:00pm “Proactive Steps to Smiling Patients” Taking your business off of auto-pilot and thinking proactively requires some work. We will discuss examples of proactive approaches that will put a smile on your patients face. Rebecca Johnson, COT, CPOT, COE 1 Hour CE (ABO Pending- AOA Pending)
5:00pm-7:30pm Exhibit Hall Opening Reception
Saturday, April 25
7:00am-8:00am Registration / Breakfast
8:00am-10:00am - “Team Building by Perspective” “No two persons ever read the same book.” Perspective affects attitude and attitude is key in personal and business relationships. This course addresses the challenges that come from a team of people who see things differently. Rebecca Johnson, COT, CPOT, COE 2 Hours CE (ABO Pending- AOA Approved)
10:00am-11:00am - “Don’t Let RX’s Walk Out the Door” Stop waving good-bye to profit as it walks out of your door! Attendees of this course will learn the importance of tracking capture rate along with methods of improving it. Rebecca Johnson, COT, CPOT, COE 1 Hour CE (ABO Pending- AOA Pending)
11:00am-1:30pm Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall
1:30pm-2:30pm - “Telephone Triage” This course is designed for anyone who answers the telephone in the ophthalmic office. Common patient “emergency call” complaints will be discussed. An emphasis will be placed on triaging these calls into categories of emergent, urgent, and routine. Rebecca Johnson, COT, CPOT, COE 1 Hour CE (ABO Pending- AOA Approved)
2:30pm-3:30pm - “Tour of the Eye” Travel through the layers of the cornea, take a nice swim in the aqueous, enjoy the beauty of the crystal line lens, have lunch in the posterior chamber, and end the hour with a hike through the visual pathway. Rebecca Johnson, COT, CPOT, COE 1 Hour CE (ABO Approved- AOA Pending)
3:30pm-4:30pm - “Plus or Minus" Refractive status and the ophthalmic prescription are the focus of this course. Discussion will provide the participant with a working knowledge of the types and causes of ametropia, along with the use of ophthalmic lenses in the correction of visual acuity. Rebecca Johnson, COT, CPOT, COE 1 Hour CE (ABO & NCLE Approved- AOA Approved)
***All courses presented by the KOA will count towards CE Renewal credit for those licensed by the KY Board of Ophthalmic Dispensers.***
HOTEL INFORMATION:
The KOA does have a block of rooms at the Hyatt Hotel. Call the Hyatt (1-888-421-1442) and ask for the KY Optometric Assn rate of $149 a night. The block will only be open un March 22 or when the block is sold out.