Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center
800 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
The Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center is located in Midtown Atlanta on the Georgia Tech Campus. This world-class conference center is easily accessible from Atlanta's major Interstates and is only 13 miles from Hartsfield Jackson International Airport.
RESERVATION INFORMATION
August 15-18, 2019
Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center
Atlanta, GA
Developed and Presented by
This 4-Day, 30 Hour education and training event is the only Georgia State Board of Optometry approved coursework for the certification for use of injectables. This course has been developed by and will be presented by Southern College of Optometry. This will be the only injection certification training event offered in 2019. Register today to reserve your spot! Payment plans for this course work can be arranged.
*NEW Additional 1 Hour of Georgia Jurisprudence Credit is included!
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Registration & Fees:
CLASS SCHEDULE:
Thursday, August 15, 2019*
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Registration & Lunch
12:30 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Medico Legal Issues
1:30 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. Routine Practices, OSHA Needle Basics
3:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Oclular Anatomy Pt 1
5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Dinner Break (Dinner will be provided)
6:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Ocular Anatomy Pt 2
Friday, August 16, 2019*
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast & Registration Check-in
8:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Pharmacology Review
11:50 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break (Lunch will be provided)
1:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. Pharmacology Review
3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Injection Procedures
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. GOA Hospitality Reception
Saturday, August 17, 2019*
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast & Registration Check-in
8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Geogria Jurisprudence presented by Dr. Larry Brown, GA State Board Member
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Injection Procedures
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break (Lunch will be provided)
1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. Injection Procedures
2:30 p.m. - 6:40 p.m. Case Review and Online Exam Opens
WET LAB:
Sunday, August 18, 2019
7:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast & Session Check-in
7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Hands-on Skills Lab
• Attendees are dismissed upon the conclusion of their Skills Lab Session.
*Breaks will be provided throughout the day, however break times are at the discretion of the lecturers.
Chapter 430-14 CERTIFICATION FOR USE OF INJECTABLES
RULE 430-14-.01 Certification Requirements
1. A doctor of optometry may be certified by the Board to administer pharmaceutical agents by injection for diagnosis or treatment purposes if one of the following conditions are met:
(a) The doctor of optometry has successfully completed an injectable training program that has been approved by the Board consisting of a minimum of thirty (30) hours; or,
(b) The doctor of optometry is enrolled in an injectable training program that has been approved by the Board consisting of a minimum of thirty (30) hours and is under the direct supervision of a physician licensed by the Georgia Composite Medical Board (O.C.G.A. § 43-34) who is board certified in ophthalmology.
Education Policy/Items of Note: