Upcoming Programs
September 20, 2017
Join us for the first Wednesday evening webinar of the fall as Dr. Paul Karpecki presents "A Treasure Chest of Technological Innovations in Eye Care" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).October 4, 2017
Join us for the first Wednesday morning webinar of the fall as Dr. Jim Thimons presents "Surgical Advances in Glaucoma Therapy" from 8-9 A.M. Eastern Time (7-8 A.M. Central Time).October 15, 2017 - Malvern, PA - Desmond Hotel and Conference Center
Join us in the suburbs of Philadelphia for 8 hours of COPE and Florida approved CE. Lectures include 7 hours of Glaucoma and 1 hour of Pharmacology.October 18, 2017
Join us for a Wednesday evening webinar as Dr. Brian Mathie presents "The Incredible eyePhone" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).November 1, 2017
Join us for a Wednesday morning webinar as Dr. Tony Litwak presents "Neuro-Ocular Grand Rounds" from 8-9 A.M. Eastern Time (7-8 A.M. Central Time).November 15, 2017
Join us for a Wednesday evening webinar as Dr. Eric Schmidt presents "Iritis, Iritis, Iritis" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).December 3, 2017 - Manchester, NH - Best Western Plus Executive Court Inn & Banquet Facility
Join us for 8 hours of COPE and Florida approved CE in Manchester, NH, including 6 hours of glaucoma lectures.December 6, 2017
Join us for the last Wednesday morning webinar of 2017 as Dr. Jim Thimons presents "Ocular Pain Management" from 8-9 A.M. Eastern Time (7-8 A.M. Central Time).December 13, 2017
Join us for the last Wednesday webinar of 2017 as Dr. Blair Lonsberry presents "Oral Pharmaceuticals in Anterior Segment Disease" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).July 28-30, 2018 - Brewster, MA - Ocean Edge Resort
Join the Tradition! The 15th Annual National Glaucoma Symposium will be held at the beautiful Ocean Edge Resort on Cape Cod in Brewster, Massachusetts.Your Registrations
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News
CHANGE IN FLORIDA APPROVAL OF LIVE WEBINARS
At a Board meeting on August 28, the Florida Board of Optometry voted to begin the process of changing the Florida Optometry Regulations to limit the number of hours of continuing education that can be obtained from webinars. We do not know what the number of hours allowed for webinars will be or when the final rules will be adopted. The Board of Optometry agreed that the 7 NGS webinars in September to December are approved by the Board. However, we do not know whether all 7 hours will be accepted as continuing education credit for the renewal of a Florida license. We apologize for any confusion this change creates and will update this space as more information is obtained.
LIVE WEBINARS CONTINUE FOR 2017 AND 2018
The NGS is offering 7 LIVE webinars in September - December 2017, which makes a total of 17 hours of CE in 2017. Webinars will continue twice a month in January - May 2018. Topics of the 2018 webinars will be posted in the fall.WEBINARS APPROVED BY FLORIDA, NEW YORK AND TEXAS
The NGS live webinars for September - December have been approved as LIVE CE by the Florida, New York and Texas Boards of Optometry.NOT SURE IF YOU REGISTERED FOR A PROGRAM?
If you are not sure whether you have registered for a CE program, you can check your prior registrations. Just above the News section on the right side of the website, is a section titled Your Registrations and under that is Previous Orders, Once you click on Previous Orders, you will see the list of programs and can click on View Details to see the program name. If you have not completed a registration, there will be an option under Your Registrations to View Cart where you will be able to complete the registration.REGISTERING FOR MULTIPLE WEBINARS
If you would like to register for a webinar, click on the date of the webinar or the "read more" on the right side of the website. Make your selection and click "Add to Cart." If you want to register for more than one webinar, go to the next program and add that to your cart. (Do not select "Update Cart" unless you want to delete a selection). When you are finished registering, click on "Complete Your Registration" that is on the registration page; you can also go to "View Cart" under "Your Registraions" below the list of programs and click "Complete Your Registration" there. If you want to see if you have already registered for a program, click on "Previous Orders." Please note: If there is still a program in your cart, you have not completed the registeration for that program.WEBINAR CE CERTIFICATES FOR PA
The Pennsylvania Board of Optometry has notified the NGS that we no longer need to apply for course approval for NGS webinars. Because the Pennsylvania Board has determined that NGS webinars are included under State Regulation 23.86(d), eligibility for course credit is based on provider qualifications. Starting in December 2016, CE certificates from NGS webinars for doctors in Pennsylvania will have an indication that the course is qualified as on-line CE but will not have an individual course approval number.NGS LIVE WEBINARS = CATEGORY 1 ABO
We have received confirmation that the NGS live webinars now count as Category 1 Education towards American Board of Optometry (ABO) certification.TEST YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE A WEBINAR
You can test your computer before an NGS webinar by going to the following website: webex.com/test-meeting. This will let you know if WebEx will run on your operating system and Internet browser. Please note that WebEx will not run on Windows XP or MAC OS 10.6 or earlier operating systems. If you use Chrome as your browser, you may need to download an extension the first time you join a WebEx meeting.Join Our Email List
