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Ocean Edge Resort

Route 6A
Brewster, MA 02631
Phone: 800-343-6074
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National Glaucoma Symposium - July 24-26, 2010 - Brewster, MA

Join us at the beautiful Ocean Edge Resort for the seventh annual National Glaucoma Symposium on Cape Cod, featuring 17 hours of COPE approved CE.  Speakers include Ike Ahmed, MD; Anthony Litwak, OD, FAAO; Bud O'Leary, OD; Christopher Quinn, OD, FAAO; Bradford Shingleton, MD; and J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO. 

Lectures are held on Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings.  In response to requests for additional CE for those who are early risers, we have added additional lectures from 7:30-8:20am on Saturday and Sunday mornings (separate fees apply). There also is a hands-on workshop Saturday afternoon (space at the workshop is limited). All courses will be submitted for Florida approval. 

Family activities include a BBQ Saturday night followed by a fire and marshmallow roast on the beach. Registration for the BBQ must be received by July 16th.  There is no walk-in registration available for the BBQ.

Conference Registration for the three mornings of lectures from 8:30-12:15 is $350 through June 15 and $400 from June 16 through July 21. One-day rates for the morning lectures are $130 Early Bird and $150 regular. Separate fees apply for the Early Riser lectures from 7:30-8:30, the interactive workshop and the family BBQ. After July 21, there is a late fee of $50 added to all CE, if space is available.  We cannot guarantee walk-in registrations.  This conference has sold out in prior years. 

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made by July 19 can receive a refund, less a $25 processing fee, or apply the full registration to a future program. Cancellations received after July 19 can receive a credit of the full registration fee toward a future conference. Please cancel in writing by fax (978-470-4520) or e-mail (nepc@comcast.net).

Registration

Register     
3-Day Lectures 8:30-12:15 (12 hrs of CE) Early Bird Rate: $350  
Early Riser CE 7:30-8:30am Saturday, July 24 (1 hr of CE, with breakfast) Early Bird Rate: $25  
Early Riser CE 7:30-8:30am Sunday, July 25 (1 hr of CE, with breakfast) Early Bird Rate: $25  
Workshop: Building Your Glaucoma Practice (3 hrs of CE, includes lunch) Early Bird Rate: $200  
Saturday, July 24 8:30-12:15 Lectures (4 hrs CE) Early Bird Rate: $130  
Sunday, July 25 8:30-12:15 Lectures (4 hrs CE) Early Bird Rate: $130  
Monday, July 26 8:30-12:15 Lectures (4 hrs CE) Early Bird Rate: $130  
NGS BBQ Sat 6-7:30pm (1 adult) Early Bird Rate: $20  
NGS BBQ Sat 6-7:30pm (2 adults) Early Bird Rate: $40  
NGS BBQ Sat 6-7:30pm (1 child 6-12 yrs) Early Bird Rate: $10  
NGS BBQ Sat 6-7:30pm (2 children 6-12 yrs) Early Bird Rate: $20  
NGS BBQ Sat 6-7:30pm (1 child 5 and under) Rate: $0  
NGS BBQ Sat 6-7:30pm (2 children 5 and under) Rate: $0  

Saturday, July 24, 2010

7:30am–8:30am

Early Riser CE: Glaucoma Grand Rounds

Anthony Litwak, OD

COPE # 20268-GL

7:30am–8:30am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30am–9:30am

Advances in the Surgical Management of Glaucoma

Ike Ahmed, MD

New! Submitted for COPE approval

9:30am–10:30am

Narrow Angle Glaucoma

Ike Ahmed, MD

New! Submitted for COPE approval

10:30am–12:15pm

Clinical Research Update

Anthony Litwak, OD, J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO

New! Submitted for COPE approval

1:00pm–4:00pm

21st Century Optometry: Building your Glaucoma Practice

Bud O'Leary, OD, James Rienzo, J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO

Strategies, Protocols and Reimbursement. In-depth and interactive discussion. Space in the workshop is limited (COPE # 25875-PM)

6:00pm–7:30pm

NGS BBQ at the Bay Pines Pavillion at Ocean Edge

A casual buffet at Ocean Edge for Speakers, Sponsors, Attendees, and Families. Food includes hamburgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, BBQ chicken, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, coleslaw, pasta salad, green salad, corn-on-the-cob, watermelon, cookies & brownies, lemonade and cash bar. This takes place rain or shine in an in-door facility next to the Bay Pine Pool (open during the BBQ for an early evening swim). After the BBQ, take a short walk to the beach for a bonfire and marshmallow roast.

7:30pm–9:00pm

Beach Fire and Marshmallow Roast

All attendees, speakers and families are invited to watch the sun set over the ocean and enjoy a complimentary bonfire and marshmallow roast on the beach at Ocean Edge. (weather permitting).

Sunday, July 25, 2010

7:30am–8:30am

Early Riser CE

Christopher Quinn, OD, FAAO

Topic TBD

7:30am–8:30am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30am–9:30am

Normal Tension Glaucoma: Fact or Fiction?

Anthony Litwak, OD

New! Submitted for COPE approval.

9:30am–10:30am

Simultaneous Management of Glaucoma and Cataract with a Particular Emphasis on Pseudoexfoliation

Bradford Shingleton, MD

COPE # 21248-PO

10:30am–12:15pm

Controversies in Glaucoma Therapy

Ike Ahmed, MD, Anthony Litwak, OD, Bradford Shingleton, MD

COPE # 19846-GL

Monday, July 26, 2010

8:00am–8:30am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30am–9:30am

Patient Compliance: The Ultimate Goal in Glaucoma Therapy

J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO

New! Submitted for COPE approval

9:30am–10:30am

Following the Field

Christopher Quinn, OD, FAAO

COPE # 26343-PS

10:30am–12:15pm

Glaucoma Watch: Rapid Fire Topics in Glaucoma Today

Bud O'Leary, OD, Christopher Quinn, OD, FAAO, J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO

COPE # 16732-GL