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Optometry’s Meeting 2017 #OM2017 – Diaton Tonometer Featured

June 21, 2017 @ 8:00 am - June 25, 2017 @ 5:00 pm

Optometry’s Meeting 2017 is being held in Washington DC at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

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Conference At A Glance

Wednesday, June 21

Time Function Industry Supporter Registration REQ
7:00AM – 9:45AM Presidents’ Council
7:30AM – 12:00PM ASCO Annual Meeting
7:30AM – 3:00PM ACOE Annual Meeting
8:00AM – 6:00PM Registration
8:30AM – 3:30PM Optometry Cares® Board of Directors’ Meeting
10:00AM – 11:45AM IAOE Business Meeting
10:30AM – 11:30AM Continuing Education
11:30AM – 12:30PM Free Symposium with Lunch – Why Managing the Ocular Surface is Important to You! Bausch + Lomb Yes
12:00PM – 2:30PM ASCO Annual Leadership Luncheon
12:30PM – 3:00PM Continuing Education
1:00PM – 1:45PM AOA+ Rally on the Hill Johnson & Johnson Vision, AOAExcel and Essilor
1:30PM – 2:30PM HOD Resolutions Committee Open Hearing
2:30PM – 4:30PM AOA+ New Doctor Panel and Keynote Speaker: Alexa von Tobel Johnson & Johnson Vision, AOAExcel and Essilor
3:00PM – 4:15PM OD Talks: Virtual and Augmented Reality
4:30PM – 5:30PM Opening Reception
5:30PM – 8:00PM Opening General Session – Featuring keynote speaker, Olympic icon Dara Torres Johnson & Johnson Vision
8:00PM – 9:00PM MOA-Michigan Reception
8:00PM – 10:00PM CLCS Recognition Event

Thursday, June 22

Time Function Industry Supporter Registration REQ
6:30AM – 7:00PM Registration
7:00AM – 11:00AM AOA House of Delegates
7:00AM – 4:00PM Continuing Education
7:30AM – 6:00PM ACOE Annual Meeting
8:00AM – 9:00AM Free Symposium with Breakfast – The HydraGlyde® Advantage: A Winning Combination Alcon Yes
8:00AM – 9:00AM Free Symposium with Breakfast – Ocular Allergy Update Alcon Yes
8:00AM – 9:00AM Free Symposium with Breakfast – There is More to Know When it Comes to Dry Eye Shire Yes
8:00AM – 6:00PM Walmart Project Foresight Scholarship Competition
9:00AM – 2:00PM AOA-PAC Board of Directors’ Meeting
9:30AM – 10:30AM The Inside Scoop: Advocacy and You Johnson & Johnson Vision Yes
11:30AM – 1:00PM AOA+ Leadership Link Johnson & Johnson Vision, AOAExcel and Essilor
12:00PM – 1:00PM Free Symposium with Lunch – Powering your Practice with Social Media & DAILIES® Alcon Yes
12:00PM – 1:00PM Free Symposium with Lunch -Allergan: Dry Eye-A Complex Disease with Potential Consequences. JJV: EYE INSPIRED™ Design: Innovating with Excellence Allergan and Johnson & Johnson Vision Yes
12:00PM – 1:00PM Free Symposium with Lunch – AR–The Last Mile Essilor Yes
12:00PM – 1:00PM Paraoptometric Awards Luncheon Alcon Yes
1:00PM – 2:00PM Sports and Performance Vision Forum
1:30PM – 2:30PM Optometric Historical Society Annual Business Meeting
2:30PM – 4:00PM The Optometric Historical Society’s Blast from the Past-Looking Back: Optometry’s Inclusion in Medicare
3:00PM – 4:30PM ASCO Interprofessional Education & Collaborative Practice Committee
4:00PM – 4:15PM Exhibit Hall Ribbon Cutting
4:00PM – 7:00PM Exhibit Hall Ribbon Cutting – Featuring the Washington Nationals’ Racing Presidents
4:30PM – 5:00PM Fireside Chat in the Exhibit Hall – Using Brain Science to Run Your Practice CooperVision Yes
4:30PM – 5:30PM International Member Reception
5:00PM – 7:00PM Optometry Cares® – The AOA Foundation Recognition Reception
5:15PM – 5:45PM Fireside Chat in the Exhibit Hall – Pathway to Success: Making Your Practice Memorable CooperVision Yes
5:30PM – 6:30PM New Doctor Reception
6:00PM – 6:30PM Fireside Chat in the Exhibit Hall – Essilor Executive Q&A Essilor Yes
6:00PM – 7:00PM ePoster Session
6:30PM – 9:00PM Dinner Symposium-All Eyes on Dry Eye: Dilemmas, Decisions and TFOS DEWSII Novartis-Alcon Pharma Yes
7:00PM – 8:00PM Continuing Education
7:00PM – 8:00PM National Optometry Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
7:30PM – 9:30PM RevolutionEHR User Meeting
7:30PM – 11:00PM Essilor Optometry Student Bowl™ XXVI Reception immediately following Essilor

Friday, June 23

Time Function Industry Supporter Registration REQ
6:30AM – 7:50AM NAPO Membership Meeting
6:30AM – 10:00PM Registration
7:00AM – 3:00PM Continuing Education
7:00AM – 6:00PM ACOE Annual Meeting
8:00AM – 9:00AM Free Symposium with Breakfast – Managing IOP when Initial Therapy is not Enough Novartis-Alcon Pharma Yes
8:00AM – 9:00AM Free Symposium with Breakfast – An Established Formulation Designed with a Purpose Bausch + Lomb Yes
8:00AM – 9:00AM Free Symposium with Breakfast for Optometric Staff – Powering your Practice with Social Media & DAILIES® Alcon Yes
8:00AM – 10:00AM ASCO Corporate Contributors’ Breakfast
8:00AM – 10:00AM NEO Forum
8:00AM – 11:00AM Southern Caucus
8:00AM – 11:00AM Vision Rehabilitation Forum
10:00AM – 5:00PM Exhibit Hall
10:00AM – 5:00PM Packet Pickup–Optometry Cares® 5K Run/Walk The Vision Council and Transitions
11:30AM – 1:30PM AOSA Awards, General Session & Trivia Challenge HOYA
11:30AM – 1:30PM Indiana Caucus
12:00PM – 1:00PM Free Symposium with Lunch – Collaborating with your Ophthalmologist to Educate Cataract Patients Alcon Yes
12:00PM – 1:00PM Free Symposium with Lunch – Therapeutic Considerations for Lowering Intraocular Pressure Allergan Yes
12:00PM – 1:00PM Free Symposium with Lunch – JJV: EYE-INSPIRED™ Design: Innovating with Excellence. Allergan: Dry Eye-A Complex Disease with Potential Consequences Johnson & Johnson Vision and Allergan Yes
12:00PM – 5:30PM GWCO Presidents’ Council
12:15PM – 12:45PM Fireside Chat in the Exhibit Hall – Essilor Executive Q&A Essilor Yes
1:00PM – 2:00PM ePoster Session
1:30PM – 3:30PM Optometric Residency Forum
3:00PM – 4:00PM ePoster Session
3:00PM – 4:30PM Paraoptometric Idea Exchange Yes
3:00PM – 5:00PM Recharge in the Hall
3:15PM – 3:45PM Fireside Chat in the Exhibit Hall – Your Real Competition? Amazon, Southwest and New Expectations CooperVision Yes
4:00PM – 4:30PM Fireside Chat in the Exhibit Hall─Where Will the Next Generation of Patients Come From? Think About Your Eyes Yes
4:00PM – 5:00PM ePoster Session
4:30PM – 6:30PM Future Leaders Reception AOA and VOSH/International Yes
5:00PM – 6:30PM Paraoptometric Networking Social Yes
5:00PM – 6:30PM Illinois College of Optometry Alumni and Friends Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM IU School of Optometry & Indiana Optometric Association Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM MWU AZCOPT Alumni and Friends Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM New England College of Optometry Alumni and Friends Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM NSU College of Optometry Alumni & Friends Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM SCCO Alumni & Friends Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM Southern College of Optometry Alumni & Friends Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM SUNY College of Optometry Alumni/Faculty Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM The OSU College of Optometry Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM UAB School of Optometry Alumni Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM University of Houston College of Optometry Alumni Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM UMSL College of Optometry Alumni Reception
5:00PM – 6:30PM WesternU Reception
6:00PM – 12:00AM Continuing Education – CE After Dark
6:30PM – 7:30PM Walmart Project Foresight Reception & Awards Presentation
7:00PM – 9:30PM Pennsylvania College of Optometry Alumni and Friends Reception
8:00PM – 10:00PM Luxottica Live! Luxottica Retail
8:00PM – 10:00PM ODs on Facebook Reception
9:00PM – 12:00AM A Celebration Honoring Incoming AOA President Christopher J. Quinn, O.D., – Featuring Bad Habits, “The Eye Docs of Rock” Vision Source

Saturday, June 24

Time Function Industry Supporter Registration REQ
6:00AM – 8:00AM Optometry Cares® 5K Run/Walk The Vision Council and Transitions Yes $30
6:30AM – 8:30PM Registration
7:00AM – 1:00PM ACOE Annual Meeting
7:00AM – 4:00PM Continuing Education
8:30AM – 4:30PM AOA House of Delegates
8:00AM – 1:00PM Exhibit Hall
9:00AM – 10:00AM Bagels and Muffins in the Exhibit Hall
9:00AM – 10:00AM ePoster Session
11:00AM – 3:00PM Hackathon III – Future of Interprofessional Patient Education
12:00PM – 1:00PM ePoster Session
8:00PM – 11:00PM A Celebration of Optometry – Featuring entertainment by popstar Andy Grammer.
Doors open at 7:30pm. Reception, DJ & dancing after entertainment.
HOYA

Sunday, June 25

Time Function Industry Supporter Registration REQ
7:30AM – 10:00AM Registration
8:00AM – 12:00PM Continuing Education