Conference Agenda

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*COPE/ABO Approval Pending
 
Agenda subject to change

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
STATE Optical Factory Tour
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
ABO/NCLE/CPC
11:30 AM - 5:30 PM
STATE Optical Factory Tour
11:30 AM - 5:30 PM
ABO/NCLE/CPC
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Welcome Reception
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
 
Thursday, August 16, 2018
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast and Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
 
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Welcome and Announcements
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
 
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
How to Go From Grit to Great
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
 
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Sponsor Presentations
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
The Science of Selling: The Psychology Behind Why People Buy
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
 
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Sponsor Presentations
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
 
12:10 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch and Exhibit Hall
12:10 PM - 1:30 PM
 
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Sponsor Presentations
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
 
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Future So Bright, I Gotta Sell Shades
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
 
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Sponsor Presentations
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Building an Unbeatable Team
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
 
AMD: Contemporary Thinking in Diagnostics and Management
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
2 hours of COPE
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Dark Clouds or Bright Sky - What Does the Future Hold for Eyecare?
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
ABO
Ocular Nutrition Controversies
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
2 hours of COPE
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Vendor Happy Hour
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
 
Friday, August 17, 2018
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast and Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
 
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Panel Discussion - Everything you Wanted to Know, but Never Asked your Sales
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
 
IDOC Chat
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Discover TrueTear
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 
Advanced Technologies for Presbyopic Patients: Improving Patient and Practice Outcomes with Alcon Multifocal Contact Lenses
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch and Exhibit Hall
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
How to Run a Staff Meeting
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 
Your Mouth is Moving, But Does Your Body Agree?
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 
OCT – You Can’t Live Without It…And You Don’t Have To!
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Latest in Patient Management: Using Objective, Function Results
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
 
Experience the ECPU Management Development Program
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
 
Communicating with Patients
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
1 hour of COPE
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Co-Managing Your Cataract Patients: Insights on Partnering for Successful Outcomes
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
Troubleshooting Problem Eyewear
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
1 hour of COPE
Saturday, August 18, 2018
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast and Alcon Multifocal Fit Training Event
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
 
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Financial Statements 101
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
ABO
Contrast Sensitivity Grand Rounds
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
ABO
The Thickest Corneas
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
1 hour of COPE
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Benefits of Retention and an Engaged Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
ABO
Multi-Generational Marketing
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
ABO
Professionalism in the Workplace
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1 hour of COPE
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Patient Satisfaction vs. Patient Loyalty
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1 hour of COPE
The Ugly Mirror
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ABO