Agenda/Speakers: The Connection DC

Wednesday, October 9, 2019
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Roundtables - Optional, Limited Capacity
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Pre-Conference Check In
Thursday, October 10, 2019
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Breakfast and Exhibits
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM	Conference Check In and Information Desk
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM	Opening Session: Together Toward Tomorrow
9:25 AM - 10:25 AM	The Power of Human CONNECTION
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	But I Don't Sell: Sell Without Feeling Salesy ABO
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM	DocTalks
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM	The Mental Reset
12:15 PM - 1:20 PM	Lunch and Exhibits
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM	Recruitment Skills Workshop	Generation Y - Know Your Patient 1 hour of COPE		Visually Induced Trigeminal Dysphoria May be the leading source of Headaches, Eyestrain and Dry Eye Sensation 2 hours of COPE
2:25 PM - 3:25 PM	The Vision Council Presents…	A Plan for What to Post on Facebook ABO		Two is the New One: Increasing Multiple Pair Sales 1 hour of COPE
3:25 PM - 4:00 PM	Networking Break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Precision & Performance: A New Frontier in Contact Lenses	Simplifying HIPAA ABO		Patient Communication and Sales Strategies 1 hour of COPE
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Deflate, Relate, and Elevate: The Formula to Create Magic Out of Mayhem
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	The Future of Retail in Optical 1 hour of COPE		OCT Interpretation in the Diagnosis and Management of Glaucoma
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	IDOC's 20th Year Anniversary Celebration
Friday, October 11, 2019
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Breakfast and Exhibits
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Conference Check In and Information Desk
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	See Change Clearly: Building Your Team for Tomorrow
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	DocTalks
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM	Creating the Experience
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM	The Mental Reset
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch and Exhibits
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Diabetes in Your Practice What You Find May Surprise You	J.O.B.S: Joint Opportunity to Believe in Staying 1 hour of COPE		Helping Patients get the Medicine Prescribed & Refresh Direct E-Commerce
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM	Introducing PanOptix. The first and only Trifocal IOL in the US.		8 Proven Strategies That Increase Optical Capture and Revenue
2:40 PM - 4:50 PM	Focused on Your Team - A Deeper Dive Workshop
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM	Practice Performance Tools	Inventory Management; Pitfalls and Cash Flow Bandits 1 hour of COPE		Get Your Patients Ready to Play with Eye Color
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Vendor Happy Hour
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Optical Women's Association Networking Event
Saturday, October 12, 2019
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Breakfast
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Conference Check In and Information Desk
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	The Elusive Handoff 1 hour of COPE		Utilizing Modern Communication to Create the Best Patient Experience ABO
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Benchmarking Bootcamp ABO	Practice Performance Tools		Overcoming Consumer Objections and Pushback 1 hour of COPE
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Closing Session: Live the Practice of Your Dreams