TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity is intended for optometrists who provide primary care optometry services, including but not limited to medical optometric services.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

[italic]After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:[/italic] 1. Diagnose and treat dry eye, meibomian gland dysfunction and blepharitis using the latest technologies and treatments. 2. Evaluate the best ways to monitor and treat glaucoma using the latest technologies and treatments. 3. Discuss the new ways optometrists can manage retinal diseases using the latest technologies and treatments. 4. Understand how to screen and treat patients with presbyopia in a clinical setting 5. Review best practices for myopia management and treatment [bold][italic]Disclosure of Financial Relationships[/bold][/italic] Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies. All identified financial relationships are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company. [bold]Planners and Managers[/bold] REG planners and managers have nothing to disclose. [bold][underline]Disclaimer[/underline][/bold] Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS

In support of improving patient care, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team

The Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE)

Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by COPE to provide continuing education to optometrists.

Credit Statement: This course is COPE approved for 19 hours of CE credit. Activity number and Course ID will be designated on your certificate.

The course was reviewed by The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry.
 

[bold][underline]Request for Credit[/bold][/underline] [bold][italic]Live, In-Person Participants:[/bold][/italic] In order to be eligible to receive LIVE COPE credit for this activity, you must remain in the session room for at least [bold][italic]50 minutes of each 60 minute presentation and at least 100 minutes of each 120 minute presentation.[/bold][/italic] Attendance will be submitted to COPE, however, [bold]please be mindful that it is your responsibility to submit to your appropriate state board.[/bold] Review Education Group does not guarantee that this course has been approved for continuing education credit by your licensing board.