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EW SHOW DAILY 38 ASCRS News Saturday, April 14, 2018 of 19 CA BRN contact hours per person; additional Group B credits are available by attending physician sessions designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. The joint registra- tion between the ASOA and Techni- cians & Nurses Program allows for crossover. 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, formally the Joint Commission on Allied Health Per- sonnel in Ophthalmology (JCAH- PO), was established as a not-for- profit organization in 1969 to offer certification and continuing educa- tion opportunities to ophthalmic allied health personnel. Since then, more than 26,000 people in the U.S., Canada, and around the world have earned IJCAHPO certification. For more information visit, www.jcahpo. org. EW I n their 17th year of collabo- ration, ASCRS and the Inter- national Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO) present a 3-day Technicians & Nurs- es Program today through Monday to advance clinical staff performance and improve patient care. Prom- inent faculty will present leading topics in ophthalmology for today's successful clinical eye care team. The Technicians & Nurses Program at the ASCRS•ASOA Annual Meeting is an invaluable training session for all ophthalmic clinical staff's growth and development. "This year's Technicians & Nurs- es Program will focus on current thinking in ophthalmic research, treatments, surgery and technol- ogies, and elevate your eye care team's knowledge and skills," said William Astle, MD, Calgary, Alber- ta, IJCAHPO president. "Continuous training of our eye care teams helps us as ophthalmologists increase both patient care quality and the produc- tivity of our practices." The two-track program high- lights important topics in clinical and surgical and ambulatory surgery centers (ASC), including preparing for Joint Commission accreditation, ASC survey trends and compliance, sterilization quality control for the ASC, disaster preparedness and response, triage of ocular emergen- cies, anesthesia, IOLs, working with challenging patients, visual field testing, optimizing patient flow, and many other topics. Yesterday, the Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthal- mology (ATPO) offered COA/COT/ COMT certification exam review ses- sions and a Train the Trainer course. The certification exam review sessions focused on preparing the candidate for the written examina- tions. The Train the Trainer session featured six speakers on topics such as identifying a good trainer, match- ing learning styles, using effective training techniques, developing a systematic approach, and evaluating the success of training methods. Continuing education credit for select courses has been approved by IJCAHPO, OPS, AOC, and CA BRN. The program offers a maximum of 21 Group A credits and a maximum Technicians & Nurses Program provides comprehensive ophthalmic education Dr. Mundey will review the process for successfully completing a Joint Commission accreditation survey, including preparing for the sur- vey, participating in onsite survey activities, and following up after the onsite survey visit. The course will examine the challenges that can occur and offer suggestions for help- ing the process proceed smoothly. Combining ambulatory care-specific standards with an onsite survey pro- cess, Joint Commission accreditation can help with adoption of leading practices and create a culture of ex- cellence. For ophthalmic ASCs, the Joint Commission is approved to of- fer a Medicare certification deemed status option as well as additional healthcare solutions for a wide range of ambulatory care settings and services. Jan Allison, RN, will present two sessions. The first, "ASC Survey Trends and How to Achieve Com- pliance," focuses on key trends in A SCRS and the Interna- tional Joint Commission on Allied Health Person- nel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO) will bring two innovative clinical and surgical/am- bulatory surgery center (ASC) tracks of courses during the Technicians & Nurses Program. This 3-day event will be held today through Monday. The program features a faculty of leading ophthalmologists, IJCAHPO Certified Allied Ophthalmic Per- sonnel (AOP), nurses, ophthalmic photographers, and consultants pre- senting on current trends, research, technologies, and updates facing ophthalmic practices and their eye care teams. A key feature this year are two speakers presenting on the Joint Commission's accreditation process of hospital and surgery centers. Guest speaker Lynette Mundey, MD, will present, "Preparing for Joint Commission Accreditation." Technicians & Nurses Program features leading topics in patient care and technology deficiencies cited during regulatory and accreditation surveys. Her sec- ond presentation, "Basic Principles for a Successful Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program," reviews the essential ele- ments of a QAPI program in compli- ance with federal and accreditation standards. The clinical track will highlight important topics including disaster preparedness and response, triage of ocular emergencies, working with challenging patients, imaging (OCT-A, ultrasound, fundus pho- tography, visual field testing, and slit lamp exams), optimizing patient flow, billing and coding, and many others. The surgical/ASC track will fea- ture new technologies and surgical techniques that cover the latest in glaucoma, cataract, laser, refractive, and retina surgery as well as ReLEx SMILE surgery (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany), and key topics in IOLs, including calculations and options. Sessions on anesthesia and sterilization quality controls will look at the most up-to-date stan- dards and recommended practices. The program will be held in rooms 202A and 202B of the Con- vention Center. Continuing education credit for select courses has been approved by IJCAHPO, OPS, AOC, and CA BRN. The program offers a maximum or 21 Group A credits, a maximum of 19 CA BRN contact hours per per- son, and additional Group B credits are available by attending physician sessions designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. The joint registra- tion between the ASOA and Techni- cians & Nurses program allows for crossover. 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. EW

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