Welcome to the 2024 HOAECC Congress!

Heart of America Eye Care Congress

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Para Schedule

Show Doctor Schedule

Dates 1. Lecture 2. Lecture 3. Lecture 4. Lecture 5. Lecture
D Friday
02/09/2024 		1:00
- 3:00
Need vs. Want: OD's and Staff Share Unique, Sometimes Conflicting Perspectives
Lawrence / Mc Elroy / Franklin
85531-PM  B 
Atlanta 		I Object!
Schmidt
OP-0037-23  A 
Chouteau
E Exhibit Hall 3:00
- 3:30
Exhibit Hall
F 3:30
- 4:30 		Telephone Triage: Urgency or Emergency?
Schmidt
BP-0016-23  A 
Chouteau 		Basic Dispensing for the Paraoptometric Assistant
Yoho
(limited to 36 registrants)
OP-0033-23
Additional $35
Fremont 		“The Best Exhibit Hall Education”
Lawrence
PT-005-24

Note: This course may go past 5:30. Meet at Exhibit Hall Welcome Desk

 MBA Strategies for Managing Your Practice and Optical
Walker II
PM-0015-21  A 
Vanhorn A/B 		 
G 4:30
- 5:30 		First Impressions to Create an Awesome Patient Experience
Franklin
(limited to 120 registrants)
PM-0046-23
Vanhorn A/B 		Time Management : As Time Goes By
Schmidt
PM-0002-23  A 
Chouteau 		 
H Exhibit Hall 5:30
- 8:00
Exhibit Hall
I Saturday
02/10/2024 		8:00
- 9:00 		Help! The phone is ringing.
Carter
PM-0051-23
Vanhorn A/B 		Hands on Skill Workshop, first hour (fee covers all 3 hours)
Lawrence
(limited to 50 registrants)
PT-0035-24
Additional $35
Benton 		Systemic Medications and Ocular Complications
Koetting
SP-0027-22
Empire C 		Making Work Fun...No Kidding It makes your practice grow!
Schmidt
PM-0009-23  A 
Chouteau 		 
J/K Exhibit Hall 9:00
- 10:30
Exhibit Hall
L 10:30
- 11:30 		Professionalism - Be the Best at Your Job
Schmidt
PM-0051-21  A 
Chouteau 		Hands on Skills Workshop, Last 2 hours
Lawrence
(limited to 50 registrants)
PT-0035-24
Benton 		Basic Dispensing for the Paraoptometric Assistant
Yoho
(limited to 36 registrants)
OP-0033-23
Additional $35
Fremont 		Binocular Vision Dysfunction: Vision Therapy and Ophthalmic Lenses
Walker II
VT-0001-22  A 
Vanhorn A/B 		 
M 11:30
- 12:30 		Color Vision, Do You See What I See
Walker II
PT-0018-22  A 
Vanhorn A/B 		Who's Going To Train These People?
Carter
(limited to 105 registrants)
PM-0081-21
Empire B 		 
N Luncheon 12:30
- 1:30
Luncheon in Exhibit Hall, Drawing for Prizes!!!
O Exhibit Hall 1:30
- 2:00
Exhibit hall
P 2:00
- 3:00 		CODING AND BILLING
Carter
(limited to 225 registrants)
88047-PM  B 
Chouteau 		Pure Optics Q&A, what is Optical Jeopardy
Walker II
OP-0001-12  A 
Empire B 		Advanced Dispensing for Paraoptometric Assistants
Yoho
(limited to 36 registrants)
OP-0032-23
Additional $35
Fremont 		Drive Value In Your Practice
Franklin
PM-0047-23
Empire C 		 
Q 3:00
- 4:00 		The Clear and Present Danger of Diabetes
Walker II
ED-0010-21  A 
Empire B 		Practice Culture Takes A Team
Franklin
PM-0048-23
Empire C 		 
R Break 4:30
- 5:30
Break
S 5:00
- 6:00 		         
T Presidential Comraderie Reception 5:30
- 7:30
Presidential Comraderie Reception
New York
U Evening Free Enjoy KC! Make your dinner reservations! 7:30
Evening Free Enjoy KC! Make your dinner reservations!
V Sunday
02/11/2024 		8:00
- 9:00 		Professionalism in the Workplace
Carter
PM-0023-23
Chouteau 		Theory of Refraction
Walker II
RS-0004-21  A 
Empire C 		High Quality Contact Lens Dispensing
Lawrence
CL-0009-23
Vanhorn A/B 		All the Things Your OD Can See: Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease
Koetting
ED-0014-21
Empire B 		 
W 9:00
- 10:00 		The Magic of Patient Scheduling
Lawrence
PM-0033-22
Vanhorn A/B 		Non- Credit Introduction to Next Year's Surgical Assistant Course
Riley
No CPC
Empire B 		Creating a Killer Optical
Carter
OP-0017-23
Chouteau 		Creating Great Practice Leaders Creates a Great Team
Franklin
PM-0045-23
Empire C 		 

Click the course names below for more information and to download course materials.

Friday: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Need vs. Want: OD's and Staff Share Unique, Sometimes Conflicting Perspectives
Lawrence / Mc Elroy / Franklin
85531-PM  B 
Atlanta
Friday: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
I Object!
Schmidt
OP-0037-23  A 
Chouteau
Fri. 3:00 PM Exhibit Hall
Friday: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Telephone Triage: Urgency or Emergency?
Schmidt
BP-0016-23  A 
Chouteau
Friday: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Basic Dispensing for the Paraoptometric Assistant
Yoho
(in-person limited to 36 registrants)
OP-0033-23
Additional $35
Fremont
Friday: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
“The Best Exhibit Hall Education”
Lawrence
PT-005-24

Note: This course may go past 5:30. Meet at Exhibit Hall Welcome Desk


Friday: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
MBA Strategies for Managing Your Practice and Optical
Walker II
PM-0015-21  A 
Vanhorn A/B
Friday: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
First Impressions to Create an Awesome Patient Experience
Franklin
(in-person limited to 120 registrants)
PM-0046-23
Vanhorn A/B
Friday: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Time Management : As Time Goes By
Schmidt
PM-0002-23  A 
Chouteau
Fri. 5:30 PM Exhibit Hall
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Help! The phone is ringing.
Carter
PM-0051-23
Vanhorn A/B
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Hands on Skill Workshop, first hour (fee covers all 3 hours)
Lawrence
(in-person limited to 50 registrants)
PT-0035-24
Additional $35
Benton
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Systemic Medications and Ocular Complications
Koetting
SP-0027-22
Empire C
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Making Work Fun...No Kidding It makes your practice grow!
Schmidt
PM-0009-23  A 
Chouteau
Sat. 9:00 AM Exhibit Hall
Saturday: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Professionalism - Be the Best at Your Job
Schmidt
PM-0051-21  A 
Chouteau
Saturday: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Hands on Skills Workshop, Last 2 hours
Lawrence
(in-person limited to 50 registrants)
PT-0035-24
Benton
Saturday: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Basic Dispensing for the Paraoptometric Assistant
Yoho
(in-person limited to 36 registrants)
OP-0033-23
Additional $35
Fremont
Saturday: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Binocular Vision Dysfunction: Vision Therapy and Ophthalmic Lenses
Walker II
VT-0001-22  A 
Vanhorn A/B
Saturday: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Color Vision, Do You See What I See
Walker II
PT-0018-22  A 
Vanhorn A/B
Saturday: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Who's Going To Train These People?
Carter
(in-person limited to 105 registrants)
PM-0081-21
Empire B
Sat. 12:30 PM Luncheon in Exhibit Hall, Drawing for Prizes!!!
Sat. 1:30 PM Exhibit hall
Saturday: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CODING AND BILLING
Carter
(in-person limited to 225 registrants)
88047-PM  B 
Chouteau
Saturday: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pure Optics Q&A, what is Optical Jeopardy
Walker II
OP-0001-12  A 
Empire B
Saturday: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Advanced Dispensing for Paraoptometric Assistants
Yoho
(in-person limited to 36 registrants)
OP-0032-23
Additional $35
Fremont
Saturday: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Drive Value In Your Practice
Franklin
PM-0047-23
Empire C
Saturday: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Clear and Present Danger of Diabetes
Walker II
ED-0010-21  A 
Empire B
Saturday: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Practice Culture Takes A Team
Franklin
PM-0048-23
Empire C
Sat. 4:30 PM Break
Sat. 5:30 PM Presidential Comraderie Reception
Sat. 7:30 PM Evening Free Enjoy KC! Make your dinner reservations!
Sunday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Professionalism in the Workplace
Carter
PM-0023-23
Chouteau
Sunday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Theory of Refraction
Walker II
RS-0004-21  A 
Empire C
Sunday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
High Quality Contact Lens Dispensing
Lawrence
CL-0009-23
Vanhorn A/B
Sunday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
All the Things Your OD Can See: Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease
Koetting
ED-0014-21
Empire B
Sunday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
The Magic of Patient Scheduling
Lawrence
PM-0033-22
Vanhorn A/B
Sunday: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Non- Credit Introduction to Next Year's Surgical Assistant Course
Riley
No CPC
Empire B
Sunday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Creating a Killer Optical
Carter
OP-0017-23
Chouteau
Sunday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Creating Great Practice Leaders Creates a Great Team
Franklin
PM-0045-23
Empire C