Contact Information for the National Glaucoma Society
National Glaucoma Society (NGS)
P.O. Box 4092
Andover, MA 01810
Telephone: 978-470-3500
Toll-free: 877-825-2020
Fax: 978-470-4520
e-mail: info@nationalglaucomasociety.org
Janet Swartz, EdD
Executive Director
J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
Chairman
Bud O’Leary, OD
Director
Upcoming Programs
October 12, 2022
Dr. Eric Schmidt will present "Roadmap for the Medical Management of Glaucoma" as a live webinar from 8:00-9:00 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 PM.Central / 5-6 PM Pacific).October 19, 2022
Dr. Brad Sutton will present "Taking the Mystery Out of Oral Medications" as a live webinar from 8:00-9:00 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 PM.Central / 5-6 PM Pacific).November 2, 2022
Dr. Mitch Ibach will present "Perimetry Primer: Fundamentals of Visual Fields" as a live webinar from 8:00-9:00 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 PM.Central / 5-6 PM Pacific).November 16, 2022
Dr. Nate Lighthizer will present "Floaters: A New Solution to an Old Problem" as a live webinar from 8:00-9:00 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 PM.Central / 5-6 PM Pacific).November 30, 2022
Dr. Danica Marrelli will present "Strategies for Better Diagnosis of Glaucoma" as a live webinar from 8:00-9:00 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 PM.Central / 5-6 PM Pacific).December 7, 2022
For the last webinar of 2022, Dr. Daniel Epshtein will present "Glaucoma Masqueraders" as a live webinar from 8:00-9:00 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 PM.Central / 5-6 PM Pacific).Your Registrations
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News
COPE RULES FOR INTERACTIVE WEBINARS 2023
COPE will institute new regulations in January 2023 that treat interactive webinars in the same category as in-person lectures. CE will be categorized as either synchronous (lecturer and learner are together at the same time, either in-person or virtually, with real-time communication) or asynchronous (lecturer and learner are not together at same time, no real-time communication). Please Note: State Boards may still restrict the number of synchronous virtual hours of CE allowed for license renewal.NGS WEBINARS
The interactive NGS webinars will continue twice a month from January-May 2023. Speakers and topics will be posted soon.NGS MEMBERSHIP
As we plan NGS activities beyond May 2023, we are suspending the option for annual Full membership for both new membership and renewals and will offer only 6-month membership starting October 17.LIVE WEBINARS = LIVE CE IN MASSACHUSETTS
At their Decmber 15, 2021 meeting, the Massachusetts Board of Optometry specified that a live webinar where speakers and attendees can interact in real-time are considered to be live CE. The Board clarified that distance learning CE courses, which are limited to 6 hours per renewal cycle, are those where the licensees are reading content or observing media on their own with no interaction with the instructor. Thus, the COPE-approved interactive NGS webinars count as live CE for MA optometrists.NEW HAMPSHIRE ALLOWS 100% VIRTUAL CE IN 2022
The New Hampshire Board of Optometry has issued has a new standing order dated January 11, 2022 that authorizes all credit hours of continuing education to be obtained through virtual or alternative means in 2022. A copy of this order can be found on the New Hampshire Board of Optometry website (oplc.nh.gov) under Laws and Rules.
CE BROKER FOR TEXAS OPTOMETRISTS
The NGS will submit attendance data to CE Broker for Texas optometrists who attend our webinars. We will continue to mail CE certificates so attendees have a copy for their records and also will send attendance data to ARBO's OE Tracker.PENNSYLVANIA CONTINUES TO ALLOW ONLINE CE
The NGS has just been notified that the Board of Optometry will continue to allow all CE to be online for the renewal period that ends November 30. 2022. There was communication that the waiver in Pennsylvania that allowed all CE to be virtual will end on September 30, 2021. However, to avoid confusion in the middle of the renewal cycle, the Board has decided to continue to allow all CE to be online.CALIFORNIA ALLOWS LIVE WEBINARS AS LIVE CE
The California Board of Optometry now recognizes interactive courses offered live over internet platforms such as WebEx as Live CE toward the 30 hours of live continuing education required for license renewal. Courses can be live COPE courses offered by COPE's June 30, 2021 deadline or courses approved by the Board.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.Join Our Email List
