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70 | EYEWORLD DAILY NEWS | MAY 5, 2023 ASCRS ANNUAL MEETING DAILY NEWS and presbyopic corneal procedures, respectively. Gary Legault, MD, will discuss teleophthalmology and current systems. Experts in ASC management and clinical procedures will present on care and handling hazardous drugs, TASS, and documentation. All courses in the Technicians & Nurse Program have been approved for IJCAHPO CE credit. Select cours- es are approved for CA BRN credit. A maximum of 16 (IJCAHPO CE) credits are available for this 2-and-a- half-day program. A joint registration category is available for those inter- ested in attending both the ASOA and Technicians & Nurses Programs. Crossover between the ASOA and Technicians & Nurses Programs will be permitted to those registered in the joint registration category only. Those registered solely for either the ASOA or Technicians & Nurses Program will not be allowed to cross over. 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 ed- ucation opportunities to ophthalmic allied health personnel. Since then, more than 30,000 people in the U.S., Canada, and around the world have earned IJCAHPO certification. For more information visit jcahpo.org. program faculty this year are Nora Khatib, MD, Angela Verkade, MD, Crissy Benz, MSN, BSN, RN, Won Kim, MD, J. Richard Townley, MD, Marianne Bell, COMT, OSC, and Brittany Irwin, COT, CEP. The program features topics that span ophthalmology's current trends, research, treatments, surgi- cal procedures, technologies, and practice operations. Sessions cover 11 ophthalmic categories including glaucoma, retina, neuro-ophthal- mology, and refractive and cataract surgery. Retina speakers William Mieler, MD, and Michael Stewart, MD, will present on difficult retina cases and posterior segment complications of anterior segment surgery, and the ophthalmic effects of chronic disease and medication injections and oph- thalmic disease, respectively. Premium IOLs will be covered by Vasudha Panday, MD. Dr. Mah will discuss "Reducing Drugs Waste in Surgery." Drs. Kim and Townley will discuss endoscopic cyclophotocoag- ulation, and phakic intraocular lens T he International Joint Com- mission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO) will kick off the Technicians & Nurses Program with an impressive lineup of speakers on practice management, clinical skills, and OSD testing. This afternoon, "Essential Practices for Providing Outstanding Patient Care" will be presented by Christine McDonald, COE, COA, and "Indication for OSD Testing" will be presented by Francis Mah, MD. Two tracks will be presented on Saturday and Sunday. Track 1 will feature clinical courses, and Track 2 will feature courses on surgical/am- bulatory surgical center (ASC). James Tsai, MD, IJCAHPO president, said, "With the constant changes in our medical practices, investing in our eye team's edu- cation must be a top priority. Our investment in them is an important employee retention tool and commu- nicates that they are valued." The IJCAHPO program has leading faculty on its schedule. New Technicians & Nurses Program highlights new treatments and technologies by ophthalmology experts "With the constant changes in our medical practices, investing in our eye team's education must be a top priority. Our investment in them is an important employee retention tool and communicates that they are valued." —James Tsai, MD, IJCAHPO president

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