JCAP1080
Provided by JCAHPO
Faculty: Kenneth E. Woodworth, Jr., COMT, COE
Level: Intermediate
(Achieving Quality and Profitability by Maximizing Clinical Efficiency)
Course Code: JCAV5140Provided by: IJCAHPOInstructor: Dianne Anderson, OD, FAAOLevel: IntermediateCredits: 1 IJCAHPO Group AFormat: Audio / Video
This course will describe the latest techniques for surgically managing keratoconus and post-LASIK ectasia, which includes Intacs, C3-R, intraocular pressure lowering, and a new index called L-U ratio to characterize keratoconus with topography.
JCAV1200
Faculty: Brian Boxer Wachler, MD
Level: Advanced
This course will present the advantages of assessing the retina in ways beyond the traditional methods of viewing in OCT cross-section (B-Scans). Using the Zeiss Cirrus HD-OCT, students will learn how to assess three dimensional retinal data cubes using proprietary analysis software known as "advanced visualization". Students will learn how to view retinal morphology and disease in "enface". Often times, these images will correlate, to some degree, with what is seen using more traditional imaging techniques such as with color photography and/or angiography.
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JCAV4210
Provided by IJCAHPO
Instructor: Greg Hoffmeyer, CPT
(Advanced OCT Visualization)
This course will take the experienced ophthalmic technician through an up-to-date review of classes of ophthalmic medications, their uses, and their potential side-effects. Commonly-used medications of each class will be described and used to illustrate important properties of groups of medications, which should help the technician in day-to-day clinical practice.
JCAP5060
Instructor: Vasudha Panday, MD, USAF
This course will present an overview of current methods, techniques, and lasers used in refractive surgery. Latest developments will also be discussed.
JCAP5050
Participants who have never been exposed to ophthalmic pathology will learn the importance and relationship of ophthalmic pathology to the clinical practice of ophthalmology. The history and evolution of ophthalmic pathology from its beginning to its modern-day form will be reviewed. Participants will be introduced to basic pathology procedures and the diagnostic advantages and disadvantages this specialty brings to their clinical practice.
Course Code: JCAP7002
Provided by: IJCAHPO
Instructor: Matthew Caldwell, MD, Maj, USAF, MC
Level: Basic
A systematic approach to the patient with diplopia will be presented. Case presentations will be used to highlight associated symptoms and signs relevant to the differential diagnosis. Video examples of myasthenia gravis, ocular motor cranial nerve palsies, Graves' disease, and internuclear ophthalmoplegia will be shown.
JCAP2090
Faculty: Michael S. Vaphiades, DO
Credits: 1 IJCAHPO Credit; 1 COE, Category A
Format: Audio/video
This course is designed to train ophthalmic medical personnel in the correct way to determine the visual acuity of preliterate children. It will include a discussion of fixation testing, vertical prism test for fixation preference, and Teller card testing. The significance of laboratory studies and the importance of early detection of vision problems in children will also be discussed, as well as specific causes of amblyopia.
JCAP1090
Faculty: Lisa Rovick, MHSc, COMT, CO
JCAV2010
Faculty: Diana Hatsis, BSN, RN, COT
JCAV1160
Faculty: Frank Scribbick, MD
This course will define ptosis. The course will also provide a general overview of the different types of ptosis, and outline the approach to a ptotic patient. At the completion of this course the participant will be able to differentiate between ptosis and pseudoptosis, describe how to conduct an evaluation on the patient with blepharoptosis and describe how to recognize and manage post-operative complication(s).
JCAP1100
Faculty: Hon-Vu Duong, MD
JCTX1091
Faculty: Ernst Nicolitz, MD; Lenka Champion, MD; Patricia T. Lamell, MEd, CO, COMT
In this interactive course, challenging cases in glaucoma management will be presented. Both primary and secondary glaucoma, as well as diagnostic tests, will be reviewed.
JCAV3050
Eydie Miller-Ellis, MD
JCTX1281
Faculty: Todd A. Hostetter, COMT, FCLSA
(Challenges in Refractometry: Troubleshooting Refraction Problems)
Building an efficient, successful ophthalmic technical team is similar to running a factory assembly line. All units need to work together seamlessly in order to produce a superior product. This course is targeted to allied health personnel (front desk and technicians) who need to develop a general awareness of Lean Six Sigma clinical efficiency, concepts and techniques.
This course will describe the different classifications of color vision as well as the different testing methods used to determine some of the different color vision deficiencies. The instructor will also discuss some of the different health issues that may cause color vision problems as well as give a view as to how someone with a color deficiency may see different things.
Course Code: JCAP5130
Instructor: Beth L. Koch, COT, ROUB
This lecture will discuss imaging of the optic nerve and nerve fiber layer with particular emphasis on glaucoma. Scanning laser polarimetry and optical coherence tomography will be covered.
JCAV4670
Instructor: Neil T. Choplin, MD
(Computerized Scanning Imaging of the Optic Nerve and Retinal Nerve fiber Layer)
Patients with conditions such as dry eyes, allergies, blepharitis, keratoconus, post-refractive surgery and post-PKP present as challenging contact lens fittings. This course will explain the nature of each of these conditions and describe the appropriate lens types for optimal vision and comfort.
Course Code: JCAP5110
Instructor: Dianne Anderson, OD, FAAO
This course will describe fluorescence and present an introduction to the range of normal angiograms.The identifiable phases of the angiogram will be presented with an explanation of the mechanism, including the normal circulation of the posterior segment, which contributes to standard patterns. Most of the time will be used in the process of descriptive interpretation.
JCAV2040
Faculty: John Niffenegger, MD
JCAP2250
Faculty: Carlos Rosende, MD
A self-guided online course designed to teach outreach personnel and allied health professionals about the visual system and the signs, symptoms and complications of the secondary diseases of diabetes • Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataracts and Glaucoma. The purpose of the program is that patient education messages about diabetic eye disease can be delivered through health outreach programs of community health centers, health departments, pharmacies and medical practices to patients with diabetes and populations at highest risk for developing diabetes.
PBAV1000
Instructor: Prevent Blindness America
(Diabetic Eye Disease Educator Course)
This course will present the history of Penetrating Keratoplasty (PK) surgery and the development of Descemet-Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK). It will also describe the clinical indications for transplant and DSEK surgery and outcomes.
Course Code: JCAV4010
Instructor: Vasudha Panday, MD
There are many important factors to consider when evaluating or implementing EMR programs in your practice. This course will cover information pertaining to evaluating software programs, how to choose the right program for your practice, the stimulus plan and how it pertains to your implementation, and how to restructure your patient flow. This course is helpful for all technicians and administrator levels interested in learning more about EMR and tips to utilizing and implementing this in your practice.
Course Code: JCAV5020
Instructor: James E. Croley III, MD
Course Code: JCAP6020Provided by: IJCAHPOInstructor: Michael Vaphiades, DOLevel: IntermediateCredits: 1 IJCAHPO CreditFormat: Audio / PowerPoint
The clinical importance of the pupil is often overlooked. This central opening in the iris is a very sensitive indicator of the functional integrity of the nervous system supply (innervations) of the iris muscles. Its reaction to light can be used to judge intactness of the retina and optic nerve. Unfortunately, pupil assessment is often a neglected skill. Many ophthalmic technicians lack the knowledge and understanding needed to make them comfortable with evaluating pupil function. This module provides ophthalmic medical personnel with information on pupil function. It reviews the anatomic structures of the iris and the factors that control the pupil’s color, shape, and size. It also describes how the pupil reacts to light, near stimulation, and the effect of pharmacologic agents on the pupil. Common causes of afferent and efferent pupillary defects are reviewed. This module describes a systematic approach to evaluating the pupil that will help the examiner identify common pupillary abnormalities.
JCTX1140
Instructor: Michael Vaphiades, DOWanda Ottar Pfeifer, OC(C), COMT
(Evaluating the Pupil)
Orbital cellulitis is a condition that may be associated with vision and life threatening complications. Despite numerous medical advances in anti-microbial therapy, radiographic imaging, and surgical technique, the treatment of orbital cellulitis remains challenging. Successful management requires prompt diagnosis, aggressive medical therapy, and in some cases, timely surgical intervention. Through lecture and video, participants will learn to assist to manage these patients confidently.
Course Code: JCAP7110
Provided by: JCAHPO
Instructor: Michael T. Yen, MD
JCTX1300
Faculty: Evelyn A. Paysse, MD; David K. Coats, MD; Ashvini K. Reddy, MD; Rachael H. Jenkins, DBO, CO
Evisceration, enucleation, and exenteration are procedures that involve removal of all or part of the eye and/or orbit. The purpose of this lecture is to review the indications for and the differences between each of these procedures. Pre-operative and post-operative issues will also be discussed. Please note that surgical videos will be shown for each of the procedures.
JCAV4790
Instructor: Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD
(Evisceration, Enucleation, and Exenteration: Some, Most, and All)
This course will discuss the evaluation of orbital and eyelid trauma from an Oculoplastic Surgeon's perspective. It is imperative that an appropriate triage and intake is performed for these patients. This course will review the evaluation and treatment methods for patients with eyelid and orbital trauma.
Course Code: JCAV5050
Instructor: Richard C. Allen, PhD, MD
This course discusses the five diplopia pearls including the key clinical and distinctive radiographic features of myasthenia gravis, aneurysm, fungal abscess and pituitary apoplexy.
JCAV4520
Instructor: Andrew G. Lee, MD
(Five Diplopia Pearls That Can Make a Difference)
FA is an invasive diagnostic procedure documenting the blood circulation of the retina/choroid. While FA is generally well tolerated, angiography has associated risks. This course will discuss risk management recommendations to assist you to prevent and better respond to the risks of the procedure. Issues that will be addressed are delegation of tasks, informed consent, emergency response equipment, and management of complications.
JCAV1030
Faculty: Paul Weber, JD
(Fluorescein Angiography: Preventing & Responding to Complications)
This course will aid ophthalmic allied health personnel in assessing functional vision in cataract and refractive surgery patients. Techniques covered will include visual acuity, brightness acuity, contrast sensitivity, visual field, potential acuity estimation, and tests of macular function.
Learning Objectives
JCAV3060
Frank W. Scribbick, MD
(Functional Evaluation of the Refractive and Cataract Surgery Patient)
Functional problems are the most common medical problems. They also contribute significantly to the diagnosis and management of complex eye disease. This introduction identifies and explains the relationship between emotions and health. It delineates psycho-social issues and identifies hysteria, psychosomatic, and malingering disorders. Visual perception as deception (Charles Bonnet syndrome) as an example of the correlation of central nervous system organic and psychosomatic disease is taught as a frequently missed, common disorder associated with macular degeneration and cataracts in elderly patients.
JCAP2010
Faculty: Rod Morgan, MD, LMCC, FRCS
Type: Audio/PPT
This purchase is only for the CE quiz for Going Blind and Going Forward Part 1: Maximizing your Patient's Potential: The Ophthalmic Technician's Role in Vision Rehabilitation. You can view the free course here. A series of three webinars collectively entiled "Going Blind and Going Forward: Pearls and Resources for the Eye Care Team," which aired live in October 2013, was made possible be a grant from the Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation. The Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation is devoted to improving the quality and productivity of life for the blind and visually impaired. JCAHPO and the Partners for Sight Foundation have made these courses available to the general public as free resources. Going Blind Filmmaker Joseph Lovett and Going Blind and Going Forward Outreach Coordinator Julie Gaynin will discuss using the film Going Blind to learn more about how ophthalmic techs can help their patients. By viewing and discussing the film, Going Blind, techs will learn what resources are available to help their patients. Moreover, they will learn the patient’s experience in living with vision loss.
JCAV4880
Instructor: Joseph Lovett
(Going Blind and Going Forward)
Prerequisite: Experience and knowledge with cornea problems and some experience with patients who have had corneal transplants. In typical grand rounds format, a series of difficult, interesting, and challenging cornea cases will be presented. The course participants will be asked to comment on avenues of treatment and diagnosis, or on possible errors committed by the presenter.
JCAP3080
David W. Lamberts, MD
Challenging neuro-ophthalmic cases will be presented to the audience for their input. The cases will be unknowns. This year's theme will be neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of systemic disease. Experience and knowledge of neuro-ophthalmology situations helpful.
Course Code: JCAV4029
Instructors: Karl C. Golnik, MD, MEd
This course will present a number of eyelid cancers in an effort to acquaint the student with those eyelid neoplasms that threaten life or sight.
Course Code: JCAP8050
Instructor: Altug Cetinkaya, MD
Headache is a symptom often encountered by ophthalmologists and ophthalmic medical personnel. A patient with headache may feel that his or her pain is eye-related or may experience periocular or visual symptoms, prompting a clinical visit. Although usually a benign symptom, headache may be a sign of serious disease. Taking a thorough history of patients with headache is extremely important because many of the common headache syndromes are diagnosed based on symptoms and show no abnormalities on examination. Nevertheless, after a thorough history, the ophthalmologist’s responsibility is to identify any ophthalmic cause of the pain and to guide further work-up if other causes are suspected.
JCTX1230
Instructor: Byron L. Lam, MD
(Headache: Causes and Management)
Like Patient Care, Coding is a team effort. Ophthalmic personnel who assist providers by obtaining histories, performing exam elements, and scribing, play an integral part in patient care and the coding process. Understanding your role in the coding process will help you provide better care to patients (quality), give your providers the necessary information (efficiency), and help your practice's bottom line (profitability). This course will help you to understand a technician’s role in the coding process; provide helpful coding tips when documenting histories, exam elements, and scribing; review the coding rules for E/M and Eye Codes; and also make you aware of common errors that may limit your practice’s ability to bill for the necessary level of exam.
Course Code: JCAV4020
Instructor: Matthew Baugh, COT, OCS
This course will describe the methods and techniques in obtaining the presenting complaint / history of presenting illness, past ocular history, family history, systemic illness, past and present, medications, allergies and drug reactions, and partially sighted patient history by the ophthalmic technician. Proper history taking for E&M coding will also be discussed.
JCAV4380
Instructor: Sergina Flaherty, COMT
(History Taking For the Beginner Ophthalmic Assistant)
This course will assist the ophthalmic assistant in interviewing a patient and obtaining a pertinent patient medical history, including: Chief Complaint (CC), History of Present Illness (HPI), Review of Systems (ROS), and Past Family and/or Social History (PFSH). The relevance of signs and symptoms and obtaining medical information to assist the physician in diagnosing and treating patients will be discussed.
Course Code: JCAP5150
Instructor: Natalie M. Loyacano, COMT, ROUB, OCS
Part 1 of the award winning Mini-Medical School Series (R), Dr. Kershner's Human Anatomy and Physiology Course provides a comprehensive review of the organization of the human body, with an in-depth review of the cells, embryology, tissues, skin, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. This course is an excellent way to add to your existing knowledge of the human body.
Course Code: JCAP7071
Instructor: Robert M. Kershner, MD, MS, FACS
Part of the award winning Mini-Medical School Series (R), Dr. Kershner's Human Microbiology course provides a comprehensive review of the microbial pathogens that cause human disease. This course will review bacteria, viruses, prions, fungi, parasites, protozoans, and worms. This course is an excellent way to add to your existing knowledge of human microbiology and prepare for the certification exams.
Course Code: JCAP7090
JCAP2140
Faculty: Mary O'Hara, MD, FACS
This course will review the importance of pre-op measurements in the calculation of IOL powers. We will discuss the direct effects of errors in axial length and keratometric measurements on post-operative visual outcomes and explain how keratometric measurements determine the magnitude of astigmatism correction for Toric IOL implantation and LRI procedures. Discuss how the response to increased expectations of patients undergoing toric and multi-focal IOL implantation is to increase pre-operative measurement accuracy.
Course Code: JCAP5040
Instructor: Amy V. Jost, COT
This course will provide an overview on dry eye, review the importance of metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) in dry eye, and provide training on the use of the recently FDA cleared and CLIA-waived InflammaDry test for the detection of elevated MMP-9 in tears. Moreover, the practice implementation of a dry eye protocol that utilizes InflammaDry testing and its reimbursement will be reviewed.
Course Code: JCAV4025
Instructors: Robert P. Sambursky, MD
This course will describe the measurement of corneal topography. A review of the types of technologies that are available will be given as a prelude to the hands-on session. The advantages, disadvantages, and unique capabilities of each will be discussed. In addition, the various types of displays will be explained from a practical perspective, including how to interpret curvature, power, and elevation maps, as well as the relationship among them. Clinical examples will be presented, highlighting the value of this information for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, as well as the limitations.
JCAP5020
Instructor: Aaron V. Shukla, COMT, PhD
This lecture will familiarize the student with the proper steps to estimate the refractive error in patients with astigmatism.
JCAP3090
David Norath, COT
Can you measure eye pressure? Does simple tonometry befuddle you? This course will help you understand the hows and whys of tonometry. Basic principles will be outlined, with emphasis on the mastery of applanation tonometry using the Goldmann tonometer. Hints to improve skills of even experienced ophthalmic medical personnel will be shared.
JCAV3100
Patricia T. Lamell, COMT, CO
This course will discuss the mechanistic theories of Open Angle Glaucoma along with the risk factors of both developing the disease or progressing to possible blindness.
JCAP5100
Instructor: Edwin Schottenstein, MD
This course will provide an overview of how to examine, evaluate, and recognize issues in burn patients in order to prevent unnecessary ocular complications.
Course Code: JCAV5080
Instructor: David Yoo, MD
This course reviews advances in the diagnosis and treatment of keratoconus, pellucid marginal degeneration, keratoglobus, and keratoectasia.Course Code: JCAP6070Provided by: IJCAHPOInstructor: Deborah Jacobs, MDLevel: AdvancedCredits: 1 IJCAHPO CreditFormat: Audio / PowerPoint
This courses discusses the basics of LASIK and surface ablation, including pre-operative evaluation, surgical procedures, and post-operative techniques.
JCAV1230
The instructors will review the clinical features and management of disorders that lead to limitations of eye movements in children. These include orbital injuries, Duane and Brown syndromes, cranial nerve palsies, congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles.
JCAV3130
Elias I. Traboulsi, MD
Common lower eyelid malpositions include entropion, ectropion, and retraction. The course will review the anatomic foundations, history and physical, classifications and treatment options for entropion, ectropion, and retraction.
JCAV4540
Instructor: Richard C. Allen, MD
(Lower Eyelid Malpositions: Evaluation and Management)
This course will explore the differences between congenital, early-acquired, and adult anophthalmia and microphthalmia. Occurrence rate, clinical and surgical management, complications, and patient issues will be discussed.
JCAV1080
Faculty: Kenneth E. Morgenstern, MD
This module consists of three (3) topics relating to Business Management and Patient Service and Selling. The first topic, Effective Communication Skills, describes different types of communication and how to use these communication types while interacting with colleagues and patients in the dispensary.
The second topic, Evaluating Current Eye Wear Performance, explains how Dispensers can evaluate a patient's current eyewear performance and make recommendations based on their current eye wear.
The third topic in this module, Managed Healthcare Working with Insurance in the Dispensary, details best practices for working with a patient's insurance coverage. It provides examples of different types of insurance coverage and how to propose eye wear solutions to the patient using their insurance.
This is an interactive course.
Supported in part by an unrestricted education grant from ESSILOR of America, Inc.
JCSM3010
Level: Beginner
This course will cover building a rapport with patients, various scenarios, and techniques of dealing with dissatisfied patients.
JCAP3100
Elbert Magoon, MD, FACS
This purchase is only for the CE quiz for Going Blind and Going Forward Part 1: Maximizing your Patient's Potential: The Ophthalmic Technician's Role in Vision Rehabilitation. You can view the free course here. A series of three webinars collectively entiled "Going Blind and Going Forward: Pearls and Resources for the Eye Care Team," which aired live in October 2013, was made possible be a grant from the Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation. The Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation is devoted to improving the quality and productivity of life for the blind and visually impaired. JCAHPO and the Partners for Sight Foundation have made these courses available to the general public as free resources. The ophthalmic technician is often the first eye care professional the patient interfaces with in their ophthalmologist's office. The patient may feel more comfortable telling the technician day to day challenges related to their eye disease. Thus, the tech can be the first to identity the patient who would benefit from low vision services. It is important that the technician recognizes the range of symptoms a patient may experience as well as how they may differ depending on the diagnosis and stage of disease. This presentation will cover the range of symptoms that result from glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration, and emphasize the technician's role in guiding the patient to services that will maximize their visual potential.
JCAV4870
Instructor: Eydie Miller-Ellis, MD
(Maximizing Your Patient’s Potential: The Ophthalmic Technician’s Role in Vision Rehabilitation)
This course reviews the role of the nurse and technician during an ASC Medicare survey. Current surveys involve interviewing of staff to ensure compliance with Medicare regulations. Medicare rules and regulations for the ASC as well as current deficiencies will be reviewed. The goal of the course is to prepare the nurse/technician for the next Medicare survey.
JCAV4400
Instructor: Elethia Dean, RN, BSN, MBA, PhD
(Medicare Survey: The Technician's and Nurses Role)
This course will discuss four neuro-ophthalmic emergency cases that have extreme visual and life threatening implications.
Course Code: JCAV4040
Instructor: Karl Golnik, MD, MEd
Patients with intracranial or intraorbital disease often present with complaints such as blurry vision, loss of vision, double vision, “jumping or crossed eyes,” eye pain, or “bulging eyes.” These symptoms may be the presenting manifestations of potentially vision- or life-threatening disease. Many of these patients will require a neuroimaging study as part of their evaluation.
JCTX1250
Instructor: Andrew G. Lee, MDCindy Tanz Dorenbach, COTMichael Cassidy, COT
(Neuroimaging of the Ophthalmic Patient)
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) has rapidly established itself as an indispensable imaging technology in retina practices over the last ten or more years. It's use in managing glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology patients has changed dramatically with the advances in spectral domain OCT technology. This course will discuss various means to assess the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and OCT scanning methodologies used to document the optic nerve and RNFL in glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology. Quantitative measurements and progression analysis will be covered.
JCAP3460
Todd Hostetter, COMT, CRA
Spectral domain technology is now being incorporated into the new generation of optical coherence tomography (OCT) instruments. This course will describe these changes and how they apply to OCT imaging for retinal disease and glaucoma detection. Basics of OCT operation and patient management will be discussed. Case examples will be presented to help demonstrate imaging techniques for various diseases.
JCAP3140
Thomas Callan, OD
Ocular allergic diseases are a common problem. This course will describe the common ocular allergies, their clinical manifestations, and pathophysiology. Management strategies for each of the clinical entities will be presented.
JCAV1090
Faculty: Peter Donshik, MD
This course on ocular motility will give a brief overview of the anatomy, physiology and function of the six extraocular muscles for proper eye alignment. Fusion, suppression, misaligned eyes (such as tropias, and phorias), and resulting strabismus will be discussed. The means of detecting and measuring these conditions using cover/uncover testing, Hirschberg technique, prisms, and the maddox rod will be demonstrated. The JCAHPO Learning Systems® will be used to demonstrate testing procedures.
JCAV4610
Instructor: William F. Astle, MD, FRCSC, Dipl. ABO
The experience of the deployed eye surgical team in Afghanistan will be presented from both the perspective of the ophthalmologist and ophthalmic technician.
JCAV4320
Instructor: Matthew Caldwell, MD
(Ocular Trauma in War: Air Force Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmic Technician Experience)
JCAV2050
Faculty: Roger Harrie, MD
This course will review basic skin and periocular anatomy followed by a comprehensive review of skin lesions and problems that occur around the eye. This will encompass congenital and acquired problems, including benign lesions like papillomas and cysts and malignant problems such as various skin cancers and infections.
JCAP3160
Scott M. Goldstein, MD
The use of gray-scale sonography of the eye has proven itself in ophthalmology for diagnosing ocular and extraocular masses or infection, retinal and choroidal detachments, and detection of foreign bodies. As technology has advanced, the possibility of using linear array transducers within a clinic or emergently in the hospital setting has been suggested. Linear array transducers are routinely used in other areas of sonographic imaging. Specifically, they are used to see structures close to the skin surface, like blood vessels, thyroid, testicles, breasts, and eyes. This method, using linear array transducers allows the operator to accurately identify intraocular structures and also determine blood flow to the eye. Within this module, a schematic is provided for ophthalmologists, ophthalmic assistants, or sonographers to follow to ensure complete visualization of all intraocular structures. The ease of use, diagnostic utility, and efficacy of the technique are reported.
JCTX1000
Instructor: Jane Kelly, Med, MD, FACSJoy Guthrie, DHSc, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, ROUB
(Ophthalmic Sonography: Linear Array Transducers and the Closed-Eye Method)
This course is designed to teach students to break down complicated ophthalmic terminology into its components. The format is divided into two sections: introduction to the word components, and an interactive session of word production. This interactive session is a game-show format, with the lecturer providing the clues and abbreviations, and the participants providing the correct terminology. Each participant is provided with a list of roots, prefixes, and suffixes used in the interactive session.
JCAV3140
This course will provide beneficial information about the advanced Haag-Streit LENSTAR® optical biometry and its ability to acquire all the necessary variables for IOL calculation in one single process; include capturing of true Lens Thickness, ACD, and Corneal Pachymeter measurements. Additionally, the participate will learn about the intuitive Eye Suite software which enables the LENSTAR® operator to subjectively view and omit individual variables among each scan thus reducing and potential outliers prior to IOL calculations.
JCAV4620
Instructor: Bobby Fernandez, COA
(Optical Biometry with a Lenstar®)
This course utilizes numerous clinical correlations to clearly illustrate how different ophthalmic diagnoses affect visual function. Congenital, inflammatory, acquired, and degenerative conditions are presented. Go beyond the familiar signs and symptoms of eye disease by learning how these common problems jeopardize eyesight.
JCAV3150
William Lloyd, MD, FACS
Participants will be introduced to the nature of light and its interaction with lenses, prisms, and mirrors. Discussions will include refraction, dispersion, and reflection, and will be supplemented by clinical examples.
JCAV4170
Faculty: Aaron V. Shukla, PhD, COMT
Medical personnel are frequently asked to administer topical or oral medications in the office and monitor their effects. The course will discuss the common medicines used in the ophthalmic office with rationale behind their use and common or important side effects. Technicians frequently also must answer patients' questions regarding other systemic medications either prescribed or over-the-counter. Some of the more common questions and the appropriate answers will be presented.
JCAV1110
Faculty: James Freeman, MD
JCAV2020
Faculty: C. Robert Bernardino, MD
This course will provide an overview of the principles of keratometry and its importance in the ophthalmic examination. The different types of corneal astigmatism and measurement of the cornea with a manual keratometer will be discussed.
JCAV4710
Instructor: Janet Hunter, BS, COMT
(Principles of Keratometry)
JCAV2060
Faculty: William Lloyd, MD, FACS
The referral of patients for "droopy eyelids" is common. This course will review the anatomic foundations, classifications, and treatments for ptosis, dermatochalasis, and brow ptosis.
JCAP5080
JCTX1040
Faculty: M. Edward Wilson, MD; Stephen E. Morse, OD, MPH, PhD; Judith Hoxie, CO, COT, MA
Three to four challenging cases will be presented in the areas of diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal detachments, and clinical unknowns. These cases will be presented to challenge the participants and to help them better understand clinical decision making. The role of the ophthalmic technician will be emphasized.
JCAP1040
Faculty: Edward Lim, MD
This course will review the importance of the functional testing of visual fields; reliability issues; differences of various programs (30-2, G, 10-2, M), strategies (Normal, Dynamic, Sita, TOP), types (Screening vs Threshold), methodologies (Static vs Kinetic); Interpretation of visual field results/printouts. Several pathologies will also be presented.
JCAV4190
Instructor: Sandra Mohring
(Roadmap to Visual Fields)
This purchase is only for the CE quiz for Service For Sight Part 1: Eye on Kids. You can view the free course here. JCAHPO and the Delta Gamma Foundation have partnered together to deliver four lectures that address eye health in children, education, and research involving sight preservation and prevention and early intervention in problems affecting sight in children. JCAHPO and the Delta Gamma Foundation have made these courses available to the general public as free resources. JCAHPO wishes to recognize The Delta Gamma Foundation's generous contribution to develop these courses and to deliver them to allied health personnel and the general public. This course is an introduction to the examination and rehabilitation of children with permanent vision loss.
JCAV4970
Instructor: Tamiesha Frempong, MD
Credits: 1 JCAHPO Group A Format: Quiz
This purchase is only for the CE quiz for Service For Sight Part 1: Eye on Low Vision. You can view the free course here. JCAHPO and the Delta Gamma Foundation have partnered together to deliver four lectures that address eye health in children, education, and research involving sight preservation and prevention and early intervention in problems affecting sight in children. JCAHPO and the Delta Gamma Foundation have made these courses available to the general public as free resources. JCAHPO wishes to recognize The Delta Gamma Foundation's generous contribution to develop these courses and to deliver them to allied health personnel and the general public. This course is an introduction to the examination and rehabilitation of children with permanent vision loss. Course Code: JCAV4960 Provided by: JCAHPO Instructor: Terry Schwartz, MD Level: Intermediate Credits: 1 JCAHPO Group A Format: Quiz
This purchase is only for the CE quiz for Service For Sight Part 1: Eye on Prevention. You can view the free course here. JCAHPO and the Delta Gamma Foundation have partnered together to deliver four lectures that address eye health in children, education, and research involving sight preservation and prevention and early intervention in problems affecting sight in children. JCAHPO and the Delta Gamma Foundation have made these courses available to the general public as free resources. JCAHPO wishes to recognize The Delta Gamma Foundation's generous contribution to develop these courses and to deliver them to allied health personnel and the general public. This course is an introduction to the examination and rehabilitation of children with permanent vision loss.
JCAV4980
Instructor: Alexander Christoff, COT, CO
Credits: 1 JCAHPO Group AFormat: Quiz
This purchase is only for the CE quiz for Service For Sight Part 1: Eye on Sight Preservation. You can view the free course here. JCAHPO and the Delta Gamma Foundation have partnered together to deliver four lectures that address eye health in children, education, and research involving sight preservation and prevention and early intervention in problems affecting sight in children. JCAHPO and the Delta Gamma Foundation have made these courses available to the general public as free resources. JCAHPO wishes to recognize The Delta Gamma Foundation's generous contribution to develop these courses and to deliver them to allied health personnel and the general public. This course is an introduction to the examination and rehabilitation of children with permanent vision loss.
JCAV4990
Instructor: Corinthia Worrell, COT
Sjogren’s Syndrome (SS) is often under-diagnosed and undertreated, causing a variety of clinical problems that are often confused with other diseases. Untreated, SS can have serious consequences. Optimal management of SS requires a multidisciplinary approach and aggressive treatment may not only enhance quality of life, but prevent potentially serious complications.
JCSM2020
Peter Donshik, MD
An in-depth discussion of frequently-misdiagnosed processes like ptosis, limited motility, and vision loss will be completed using photos, simple algorithms, and handouts. Enjoy an interactive presentation, including videos, while learning to differentiate the good, the bad, and the ugly!
JCAP1020
Faculty: Madhu Agarwal, MD
JCAP2070
Faculty: Lena Sattler
(Specular Microscopy: Understanding and Imaging of the Endothelium)
This course will define and give examples of terms associated with practice efficiency and discuss methods for increasing clinical efficiency.
JCAV4120
Instructor: Kenneth E. Woodworth, Jr., COMT, COE
(Technician Clinical Efficiency Pearls)
This course will explain the necessity of practice management and the reason facilitating management is important to technicians. Also presented will be methods to enhance practice operations for better efficiency, and what technicians need to understand regarding confidentiality and compliance. This course is beneficial for both technicians and managers.
JCAP5010
Instructor: Anna M. May, COT, OCS
This course will explain the diagnosis of temporal arteritis.
JCAP2080
Normal and abnormal optic nerve head anatomy will be discussed and illustrated with numerous photographs. Congenital optic disc anomalies, glaucomatous disc damage, optic disc swelling and optic atrophy will be covered.
JCAV4350
(The Abnormal Optic Nerve Head)
This course is an introduction to the way ophthalmologists approach and think about eye disease. Basic anatomy and simple descriptions of common eye disorders are presented. This course is designed to aid the beginning ophthalmic assistant.
JCAV3020
Alfred Solish, MD
This course will discuss the disorders that diabetes mellitus may cause in the cornea, lens, retina, and optic nerve. The course will also describe the eye disorders caused by diabetes mellitus and the newest treatments available.
JCAP3200
Levent Akduman, MD
This course will feature a complete introduction to the implantable telescope prosthesis for the treatment of end-stage age-related macular degeneration, including patient selection, reasonable expectation, low-vision screening evaluation, surgical considerations, and postoperative occupational therapy.
JCAV4460
Instructor: Mark Packer, MD, FACS
(The Implantable Miniature Telescope)
JCTX1210
Faculty: Evelyn A. Paysse, MD; David K. Coats, MD; Michael Cassidy, COT; Scott Cardone, MD; Ashvini K. Reddy, MD
(The Lacrimal System and Causes of Persistent Tearing, Redness & Discharge in Childhood)
To get ahead in the world focus less on accomplishments and start paying more attention to mistakes. The most common obstacle in life is that we fear our mistakes. Busy people disregard the valuable lessons provided by everyday errors. This course explains how bad decisions and poor outcomes can clarify goals. Risk-taking is essential in order to achieve satisfaction in careers and relationships. The four types of mistakes that jeopardize those risks will also be discussed in this presentation.
JCAV1000
William Lloyd, III, MD, FACS
JCTX1010
Faculty: Peter C. Donshik, MD, FACS; Nancy Richter, MBA, COMT, CO
CEC/NCH Exp 1/2012
The success of LASIK surgery depends on both the surgeon and the allied health staff. This course will review common mistakes encountered during LASIK procedures. During his lecture, Dr. Toyos will provide the audience with advice and tips on how common LASIK errors can be avoided and how ophthalmic medical personnel can interact closely with the surgeon to minimize errors.
JCAP3210
Rolando Toyos, MD
Ophthalmic medical personnel often provide the initial assessment and triage for patients suffering ocular trauma. These medical personnel should be familiar with the common mechanisms of injury, initial evaluation, and treatment of major vision-threatening ophthalmic injuries. In addition, ophthalmic personnel should recognize that trauma to the eye and ocular adnexa (structures surrounding the eyeball) can be associated with facial, skeletal, airway, and central nervous system injuries. These associated injuries may be life threatening and should be addressed prior to complete evaluation and treatment of the eye.
JCTX1081
Instructor: Hilary A. Beaver, MD Andrew G. Lee, MD
(Trauma Emergencies in Ophthalmology)
JCTX1100
Faculty: David K. Coats, MD, Ashvini K. Reddy, MD, Alma Sanchez, COA
Course Code: JCAP6010Provided by: IJCAHPOInstructor: Barbara Harris, COT, PA, MBALevel: IntermediateCredits: 1 IJCAHPO CreditFormat: Audio / PowerPoint
JCTX1220
Faculty: Phyllis Rakow, COMT, FCLSA, NCLE-AC; Peter C. Donshik, MD, FACS
Imaging anterior segment pathology with high frequency ultrasound is easier with the advent of the ClearScanÿ cover that has the advantages of safety, comfort, and sterility. Basic examining techniques with the ClearScanÿ will be discussed, as well as sonograms of various types of pathologies. A primary emphasis will be placed on structural changes associated with the glaucomatous eye.
JCAV3070
Thomas Prager, PhD, MPH
(High Frequency Ultrasound: Methodology and Clinical Applications)
Understanding the difference between strabismus and amblyopia along with the different types of each and their various treatment options. Also, understanding that what could appear as a routine problem might be far from the truth in reality.
Course Code: JCAV4130
Instructor: Steven J. Lichtenstein, MD, FAAP, FACS, FAAO
Preoperative assessment for specialty lenses is more critical than conventional lenses and requires more office technology to satisfy patient outcomes. This course will provide an overview of current technologies for preoperative assessment of specialty IOL candidates: corneal topography, anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT), optical biometry, and posterior segment OCT.
JCAV3300
Vertical strabismus is a misalignment of the eyes. Symptoms may include diplopia, asthenopia (eye discomfort), anomalous head posture, or cosmetically noticeable misalignment. This module will establish a basic approach to patients with vertical strabismus to help the ophthalmologist treat them most effectively. The evaluation of strabismus will consist of three components: 1) A comprehensive history, including gestational and birth history, past medical history, and family medical history, 2) A uniform approach to the patient examination, with specific tests that help verify the diagnosis of vertical strabismus, and 3) Assimilating and presenting the information from the first two components to the ophthalmologist is the final essential step.
Course Code: JCTX1110
Instructor: Pamela J. Kutschke, CORonald V. Keech, MD
Vision testing of the pediatric patient can be challenging, requiring the use of skills not needed for vision testing of adults. This module will present an overview of visual system development and vision testing techniques for use in patients from birth to the teenage years.
Course Code: JCTX1320
Instructor: David K. Coats, MDRachael H. Jenkins, DBO, CO
This course will review aspects of driving assessment, including vision, cognitive, and motor skills.
JCAV3170
Walter M. Jay, MD
This course will cover medical emergencies in the office setting with emphasis on preparation (training and equipment) and management (first aid, medical supportive measures, basic life support).
Course Code: JCAP5070
Instructor: Michael W. Stewart, MD
This purchase is only for the CE quiz for Going Blind and Going Forward Part 1: Maximizing your Patient's Potential: The Ophthalmic Technician's Role in Vision Rehabilitation. You can view the free course here. A series of three webinars collectively entiled "Going Blind and Going Forward: Pearls and Resources for the Eye Care Team," which aired live in October 2013, was made possible be a grant from the Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation. The Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation is devoted to improving the quality and productivity of life for the blind and visually impaired. JCAHPO and the Partners for Sight Foundation have made these courses available to the general public as free resources. Have you been talking with patients who heard the doctor say, “There is nothing more I can do.” Of course, he/she means medically. But it would be helpful to add just six words: “but low vision rehabilitation can help.” This presentation will give you the information and resources you can use to add those six words and know what to do. The presentation will cover how to find and use local, state and national services and resources; tips and products for helping people to live with vision loss; and informational resources you can share with family members. The presentation will also include the wealth of resources that can be found on VisionAware.org, a free, one-stop online resource for adults new to vision loss and their families and other relevant sites such as FamilyConnect.org, a website for families of children with vision loss.
JCAV4890
Instructor: Priscilla Rogers, PhD Neva Fairchild
(Where Do I Send People and How do I Help? Resources You Can Use 24/7)