Today's Schedule
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Doctors
Administrators
7:30am
Registration
8:00am
Dr. Gerson, Non-CE Breakfast Symposium
Change the Future for your Patients, for your Practice, for your Profession
Dr. Jeffry Gerson graduated from Indiana University school of Optometry in 1997, after which he went on to do a VA residency concentrating in low vision and ocular disease. He has been in several different practice settings, including a retina referral practice where he participated in several large clinical trials...
8:45am
Dr. Chu, Welcome/Kick Off
9:00am
Luke Pankratz, 1st Morning Presentation
Teamwork and the Patient Experience -Elevating the Practice Experience
Luke is an Ophthalmic Business Consultant for VSP Optics. He brings close to two decades of professional sales, sales management and operations experience. Throughout his career he has lead teams in both retail and B2B medical device selling environments...
10:00am
Break/Vendors
10:30am
Laura Rousseau and Michelle Pelletier
Priming Your Practice for The New Millennium
Laura Rousseau, Director of Sales - Clearwave Corporation has over 12 years experience in the healthcare industry including: Bausch + Lomb, Clemson Eye, AMO, and the Cleveland Eye Clinic. She was a fan of Clearwave’s solution before she even joined the team in 2017...
Michelle Pelletier has been with MDprospects since 2012. Her primary focus is enabling customers to capture, communicate, and convert opportunities into successes. Michelle's primary goal as CEO and product director, is to realize both strategic and operational targets...
11:30am
Dr. Cunningham, Non-CE Lunch Symposium
Connectiing the Dots: Xiidra (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution) 5% in Actiion
Dr. Cunningham is the Director of Optometry and Research at Dell Laser Consultants in Austin, Texas. He is a founding member and chair of the Integrated Ophthalmic Managed Eyecare Delivery Task Force by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He was the founding chief medical editor...
12:30pm
Pete Hanlin, 1st Afternoon Presentation
Blue Light
Pete Hanlin has been employed by Essilor of America since 2002, where his current role is Senior Director of Professional Solutions. Prior to joining Essilor, Pete managed several Optometric Practices and laboratory operations in both the private and retail sectors of the market, and has been employed in the ophthalmic industry since 1989...
1:30pm
Break/Vendors
2:00pm
Laurie Pierce, 2nd Afternoon Presentation
Top 10 Picks for Excellence Through Optics
Ms. Pierce is an instructor in the Opticianry program at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida. Laurie is a graduate of Newbury College’s opticianry program in Boston, and managed Lugene Opticians, an upscale optical boutique in Boston’s Copley Place...
3:00pm
Carrie Jacobs, Final Afternoon Presentation
4:00pm
Closing Remarks
7:30am
Registration
8:00am
Dr. Gerson, Non-CE Breakfast Symposium
Change the Future for your Patients, for your Practice, for your Profession
Dr. Jeffry Gerson graduated from Indiana University school of Optometry in 1997, after which he went on to do a VA residency concentrating in low vision and ocular disease. He has been in several different practice settings, including a retina referral practice where he participated in several large clinical trials...
8:45am
Dr. Chu, Welcome/Kick Off
9:00am
Dr. Gerson, 1st Morning Presentation
Art of Optometry
Dr. Jeffry Gerson graduated from Indiana University school of Optometry in 1997, after which he went on to do a VA residency concentrating in low vision and ocular disease. He has been in several different practice settings, including a retina referral practice where he participated in several large clinical trials...
10:00am
Break/Vendors
10:30am
Dr. Cunningham, 2nd Morning Presentation
Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) and the Future of Glaucoma
Dr. Cunningham is the Director of Optometry and Research at Dell Laser Consultants in Austin, Texas. He is a founding member and chair of the Integrated Ophthalmic Managed Eyecare Delivery Task Force by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He was the founding chief medical editor...
11:30am
Dr. Cunningham, Non-CE Lunch Symposium
Connectiing the Dots: Xiidra (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution) 5% in Actiion
Dr. Cunningham is the Director of Optometry and Research at Dell Laser Consultants in Austin, Texas. He is a founding member and chair of the Integrated Ophthalmic Managed Eyecare Delivery Task Force by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He was the founding chief medical editor...
12:30pm
Dr. Heckman, 1st Afternoon Presentation
1:30pm
Break/Vendors
2:00pm
Dr. Harrie, 2nd Afternoon Presentation
Treatment Strategies for Advanced Ocular Surface Disease
Dr. Harrie grew up in Fargo, North Dakota. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree with an emphasis in Biology at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. He earned his Doctorate of Optometry from Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry where he...
3:00pm
Dr. Chu, Final Afternoon Presentation
What's New in Anterior Segment Technologies 2020
Y. Ralph Chu, M.D., founder and medical director of Chu Vision Institute and Chu Surgery Center, is recognized as an international leader in cataract and refractive surgery. He is a fellowship-trained corneal specialist whose practice focuses on refractive, cataract, and corneal surgery. Dr. Chu is a recognized opinion leader, innovator...
4:00pm
Closing Remarks
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