Contact Info for NGS website
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
J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
Chairman
Janet Swartz, EdD
Executive Director
Bud O’Leary, OD
Vice President
Upcoming Programs
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. Jim Thimons presents "Ocular Pain Management" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time). **Due to a scheduling conflict, this lecture has changed from a morning webinar on December 6 to an evening webinar on November 15.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 for the last Wednesday morning webinar as Dr. Eric Schmidt presents "Iritis, Iritis, Iritis" from 8-9 A.M. Eastern Time (7-8 A.M. Central Time). **Due to a scheduling conflict, this lecture has switched from an evening webinar on November 15 to a morning webinar on December 6.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
WEBINARS ON NOV 15 AND DEC 6 SWITCHING PLACES
Due to a scheduling conflict, Dr. Schmidt and Dr. Thimons are switching places on the fall webinar schedule. Dr. Thimons will now present the evening webinar on November 15 and Dr. Schmidt will present the morning webinar on December 6. Original lecture topics remain the same.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.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
