THURSDAY, October 3, 2024 |
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11:30am |
IOA Golf Classic & Gray Cup – The Rail Golf Course - Springfield, IL |
7:30pm |
Executive Council Meeting |
~9:00pm |
IOA Hospitality Suite Opens immediately after the conclusion of the Executive Council meeting |
FRIDAY, October 4, 2024 |
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7:00am |
Registration opens |
8:00am-11:00am |
Innovative Technologies and Cases in Optometry: Addressing Chronic Disease - Ansel Johnson, OD Room: BOS Center, Room B11AB 3 hrs TQ - Examines the synergy of modern diagnostic techniques and cases in modern optometry. We will evaluate how newer technologies can detect early ocular and ongoing changes in patients with various chronic disease conditions. This course will include practical lifestyle coaching and management strategies to enhance patient care. |
Pharmacology Update & ASD for the Primary Care Optometrist - Maria Pribis, OD Room: BOS Center, Room B11CD 3 hrs TQ - This course will update attendees on ocular medications with clinical indications, side effects and contraindications. The course will then review common and rare anterior segment diseases with treatment and management. |
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Injections for the Optometric Physician - Lindsay Sicks, OD Room: BOS Center, Room B10 3 hrs TQ - This course will provide a basic overview of injection procedures used in optometric practice including: injectable medications, side effects, adverse events/complications, and proper patient education. OSHA guidelines and blood borne pathogen basics will be reviewed. We will review the supplies necessary to perform injections procedures. Videos will be used to demonstrate the basic skills for performing injections in the office and cover individual techniques including intramuscular, intradermal, subcutaneous, and periocular injections. **Attendees will practice injections on one another as part of the training. *** This course does not allow attendees to administer injections apart from the COVID-19 vaccination. |
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11:00am-1:00pm |
Exhibit Hall Open - Lunch served in Exhibit Hall |
1:00pm-3:00pm |
Injections for the Optometric Physician Room: BOS Center, Room B10 (2 hrs Reg. CE - workshop - contd from morning session) - Lindsay Sicks, OD |
1:00pm-4:00pm |
Glaucoma Update & New Technology in 2024 - James Thimons, OD 3 hrs TQ - An in-depth review of the latest developments in pharmaceutical therapy, new technologies, and therapeutic interventions. This course will review the latest technologies in eye care and how they impact clinical practice. Special emphasis will be placed on how to integrate them into the Primary Medical practice. |
The Benefits of Proper Nutrition and Supplementation for Managing Chronic Ocular Diseases - Timothy Earley, OD Room: BOS Center, Room B11AB 3 hrs TQ - This course will review how a lifetime of carotenoids, omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA), and other antioxidants and micronutrients set patients up for better visual functioning and delayed aging of the tissues responsible for the clarity of our visual image. Attendees will also become familiar with the incredible pace of innovation over the past 15 years in the areas of AMD diagnosis and treatment. The lecture will surely leave attendees excited about the role optometrists play in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of this potentially blinding eye disease. |
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5:00pm-6:00pm |
Illinois Optometry's Celebration Cocktail Hour |
6:00pm-10:00pm |
Illinois Optometry's Celebration with Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos Illinois Optometry's Celebration is a chance to welcome our new President & Chair, Dr. Angela Oberreiter, and honor the 2024 award winners. Come to network, eat, and celebrate with colleagues. Ticketed event: Please add the event in your course itinerary to RSVP. |
SATURDAY, October 5, 2024 |
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8:00am-9:00am |
Breakfast in Exhibit Hall |
9:00am-12:00pm |
Innovations in Eyecare & Medicine - John McGreal, OD Room: BOS Center, Room B11CD 3 hrs TQ -This class will review the latest pharmaceutical approvals, and emerging trends in eyecare and systemic medicine. It will also explore new biomedical devices and surgical breakthroughs. A must-see class for the contemporary optometrist. |
The Ocular Surface and Homeostasis: Contact Lenses, Rosacea, and More! - Cory Lappin, OD Room: BOS Center, Room B11AB 3 hrs TQ - The ocular surface consists of several structures that must work together to maintain homeostasis. However, challenges to the ocular surface such as contact lens wear, ocular surface diseases, and our modern lifestyle can all fundamentally impact its function. This course will explore how soft contact lens wear and ocular surface disease, such as rosacea and dry eye, can disrupt ocular surface homeostasis and how we as eyecare providers can best restore homeostatic balance in these instances. |
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12:00pm – 2:00pm |
Exhibit Hall Open- Lunch served in Exhibit Hall |
2:00pm – 5:00pm |
Emerging Trends in Macular Disease - Sherrol Reynolds, OD Room: BOS Center, Room B11AB 3 hrs TQ - Macular disease is a significant public health issue and is now affecting more people than ever before. Therefore, early recognition and diagnosis of the wide spectrum of macular disorders as well as proper management is essential to improve patient’s outcomes and preserve vision. This lecture will provide the latest developments, diagnostic strategies, and therapeutic |
Advanced Technology in Eyecare: OCT Grand Rounds and Biologics - Anthony DeWilde, OD Room: BOS Center, Room B11CD 3 hrs TQ - This course will highlight the interesting ways OCT can improve diagnosis and management of patients with retinal disease. Case presentations will highlight the utility of OCT including managing macular holes, retinal traction, macular edema, macular degeneration, and Plaquenil evaluation. Biologics are a newer category of medication that target specific markers in the body to reduce the burden of disease. This course will highlight the many biologics currently available to treat ocular disease and systemic diseases that have ocular manifestations. The course will highlight co-management strategies for the many conditions where biologics can improve patients’ ocular and systemic health. |
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