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ASCRS ANNUAL MEETING DAILY NEWS
BRN contact hours with a max-
imum of 21 per person. The
joint registration between the
ASOA and Technicians & Nurses
program allows for program cross-
over. Those registered solely for
either the ASOA or Technicians
& Nurses Program will not be al-
lowed to crossover. All registrants
in either category are welcome to
attend the ASCRS program.
IJCAHPO was established as
a not-for-profit organization in
1969 to offer certification and
continuing education opportuni-
ties to ophthalmic allied health
personnel. Since then, more than
30,000 people in the U.S., Can-
ada, and around the world have
earned IJCAHPO certification.
For more information, visit www.
jcahpo.org.
protocols that promote safety, and
nutrition and vision.
Key sessions include a two-
part course with panel discussion
on the "Management of OSD in
the Preoperative Cataract Patient,"
presented by Francis Mah, MD,
Cynthia Matossian, MD, Richard
Ten Hulzen, MD, and Bennie
Jeng, MD, and "Middle Manage-
ment, Now What?" presented by
Christine McDonald, COA, COE.
Ms. McDonald will discuss issues,
duties, and responsibilities of lead
technicians and explain how to
move from working with your
peers to managing your peers.
She will review information and
ideas to assist with the delega-
tion of duties and supervisory
skills. Faculty of an ophthalmolo-
gist-technician team will present
courses from their perspectives
and best practices for working as
a team in the clinic and OR.
New today is the IJCAHPO
Certified Ophthalmic Technician
(COT) Certification Exam Prep
Course, which will be held from
12:00–4:30 p.m. A separate
registration fee applies; all at-
tendees will receive a free copy of
the IJCAHPO COT Study Guide.
Visit the registration desk outside
the course room for onsite ticket
availability.
Continuing education credit
for select courses has been ap-
proved by IJCAHPO and CA BRN.
The program offers 33 IJCAHPO
Group A credits with a maximum
of 21 credits for the 2-and-a-half-
day tracks (including additional
on-demand courses), and 33 CA
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ASCRS Foundation partners as of July 15, 2021
www.ascrsfoundation.org
PARTNERS
The ASCRS Foundation wishes to
thank the following corporations
and foundations for their continued
generous support. We are grateful
for their unwavering philanthropic
commitment to our mission and
helping to change lives.
PREMIERE PARTNERS
Anonymous
STAAR Surgical
VI SIONARY PARTNER
The Alcon Foundation
CATALYST PARTNERS
Aerie Pharmaceuticals
Anonymous
Avellino Labs
Glaukos
STRENGTH PARTNERS
Carl Zeiss Meditec
Kala Pharmaceuticals
Modernizing Medicine
Sight Sciences
HOPE PARTNERS
BSM Consulting
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals
FRIEND PARTNERS
Surface Ophthalmics
TearClear
TherOptix
