National Glaucoma Society

October 14, 2018 - Malvern, PA - Desmond Hotel and Conference Center

Join us in the suburbs of Philadelphia for 8 hours of COPE and Florida approved CE, including 6 hours of glaucoma and 2 hours of ocular pain management.

December 2, 2018 - 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 4 hours of Glaucoma.

UPDATE ON FLORIDA APPROVAL OF WEBINARS

The Florida Board of Optometry discussed the approval of live webinars at their March 2018 meeting.  Board members were in agreement that certain types of live webinars would be acceptable for CE in Florida. An audio recording of this discussion is available on the Florida Board of Optometry website. Discussion about the specific number of hours to be allowed will be continued at their next meeting on June 22.  

LIVE WEBINARS WILL RESUME IN OCTOBER

The NGS live webinars will resume in October, with two webinars per month in October, November and December.  Lecture titles and speakers will be posted in June. Registration for the webinars is free for Full NGS members. CE credit for these webinars varies by state (see individual webinar listing for more information).

UPDATE ON PETITION TO BE CE PROVIDER IN VIRGINA

The National Glaucoma Society sent a petition for rulemaking to the Virginia Board of Optometry, which was reviewed at their March 2, 2018 Board Meeting.  The Board decided to take no action on this petition, but instead to conduct a review of all CE providers before adding any new organizations to the list. The Board provided no timetable for any future action.

DELAY IN MICHIGAN APPROVAL OF WEBINARS

The NGS webinars for January-May had been submitted to the Michigan Board of Optometry for approval at their February 21, 2018 meeting.  Unfortunately, that meeting was cancelled.  Since state regulations require that CE programs be approved by the full Optometry Board, we will not be able to get any information about the approval of these webinars or provide CE certificates for Michigan doctors until after the May 23 Board meeting.

UPDATE ON FLORIDA APPROVAL OF WEBINARS

At the Florida Board meeting on November 17, 2017, there was no discussion of proposed changes to Florida regulations 5.001 and 5.002 regarding the number of hours of webinars that will be allowed for renewal of a Florida license. The issue will be discussed at the next Board meeting, which is scheduled for March 9, 2018.  Since no webinars will be approved by Florida until changes to these rules have been resolved, the NGS live webinars in January - March will not have Florida approval.

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.