Continuing Education
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Office of Continuing Education |
Phone: 617-587-5586 Fax: 617-587-5562 ContinuingEduc@neco.edu |
Continuing Education Department
Director of Continuing Education:
Dr. Alan Lewis
Assistant for Continuing Education:
Timothy Wilson
Massachusetts Continuing Education Requirements :
Continuing Education Guidelines for Optometrists (taken directly from the website www.mass.gov)
Board regulations require that an optometrist must complete 18 hours of Board-approved continuing education as a condition of annual license renewal. Credit toward renewal of an Optometrist's License in a particular renewal period shall be given only for Continuing Education Hours which were completed during the 12 months immediately preceding January 1st of the licensure year for which renewal of that License is sought.
For a continuing education program to be acceptable for the purposes of license renewal, the following conditions apply:
- "Live" continuing education (CE) programs offered outside of Massachusetts must be approved by the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (C.O.P.E.)
- "Live" CE programs offered within Massachusetts and that exceed four (4) hours must be C.O.P.E. approved
- "Live" CE courses or programs that are four (4) hours or less, and that are not C.O.P.E. approved may be submitted to the Board for approval (To view approved courses, see the On-Line Lookup System: Continuing Education Courses Approved for (CE) credit in Massachusetts)
- A written application for Board approval must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the course date
- The application must include the name of the sponsor; a detailed outline of the course material; the speaker's curriculum vitae; the course time and location; provisions for adequate monitoring of attendance; and satisfactory assurances that the course is generally available to all optometrists
- No more than four (4) CE hours for the purposes of license renewal may be taken via distance learning technology
- Approved CE courses are listed on the COPE website
- To review the Board’s rules and regulations please visit the Statutes and Regulations section of this site.
Submitting Courses:
To submit a course for Massachusetts State CE qualification please complete the following application and include the required information. All applications must be received two weeks prior to the scheduled event.
Massachusetts State CE Credit Application (pdf)
Special Populations Grand Rounds
Please join us for the Special Populations Grand Rounds Thursdays from 7:00-8:30 a.m. in Clausen Room, Beacon Street Campus.
These are student presented, faculty guided cases encountered during the Special Populations Rotation; 1.5 hours of MASS CE will be given.
Spring Dates:
Thursday, January 26, 2012 Clausen Room
Thursday, February 2, 2012 Clausen Room
Thursday, February 9, 2012 Clausen Room
Thursday, February 16, 2012 Clausen Room
Thursday, March 29, 2012 Clausen Room
Thursday, April 5, 2012 Clausen Room
Thursday, April 19, 2012 Clausen Room
Thursday, April 26, 2012 Clausen Room
Thursday, May 3, 2012 Clausen Room
R.S.V.P. to wilsont@neco.edu or (617) 587-5642
CE Offered through the VA Boston
The VA Boston Healthcare System in conjunction with the New England College of Optometry announces the following presentations for two (2) hours of Massachusetts Optometric CE Credit (NOT COPE):
TOPIC: "Orbital Fractures"
LECTURER: Glenda Berman, OD
WHEN: Friday, February 17, 2012
and
TOPIC: "Systemic and Ocular Manifestations on Lyme Disease"
LECTURER: Amanda Powers, OD
WHEN: Friday, February 17, 2012
February 24, 2012
TOPIC: "The Hostile Neck"
LECTURER: Michelle Crist, OD
WHEN: Friday, February 24, 2012
and
TOPIC: "Examining Best's Disease and Foveomacular Vitelliform Dystrophy"
LECTURER: Troy Fox, OD
WHEN: Friday, February 24, 2012
THESE SESSION ARE FREE - PLEASE CONTACT KEVIN TOOLIN AT Kevin.Toolin@va.gov OR 617-323-7700 X35440 FOR COURSE CONFIRMATION OR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Sessions start at 2:30 p.m. and are held at the West Roxbury Campus of the VA Boston, 1400 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury in Building 3, Second Floor, Bignami Conference Room 2B100
Matty in the Morning:
The New England College of Optometry will host the next Matty in the Morning seminar at 7:15 a.m. on the College campus at
1 hour MASS CE credit will be given and light refreshments will be served.
TOPIC: "Malignant Eyelid Tumors - Identification and Treatment"
LECTURER: Mitesh Kapadia, MD, PhD
WHEN: Thursday, January 26, 2012; 7:15 - 8:15R.S.V.P. to wilsont@neco.edu or (617) 587-5642
Research Lecture Series:
Under this program, recognized vision scientists are invited to the College to give presentations about their research. These presentations are followed by discussion sessions and informal receptions so the College community has an opportunity to become better acquainted with researchers and their projects in other laboratories. Also the Master’s Program Research Colloquium course schedule that is required for 2nd & 3rd year OD/MS.
All presentations will be held at The New England College of Optometry,
Please click here to visit our Research Lecture Page for lecture dates and information
All are welcome to attend. One hour of Mass. C.E. credit will be offered. Please join us for a wine a cheese reception following each lecture in Conference Room 1.
R.S.V.P. to cabrals@neco.edu or (617) 587-5664
Behavioral Scholar in Residence:
TOPIC 1: "Differential Diagnosis of Headaches in Children"
Description: Presents a strategy for the differential diagnosis of headaches in children with special emphasis on differentiating between visually-related, migraine, tension and organic headaches.
TOPIC 1: "Management of Refractive Error in Infants and Young Children"
Descrition: Clinical guidelines for evaluating and prescribing for refractive error in infants and young children are presented. A series of patients of different ages and having different magnitudes and types of refractive error as well as varying eye alignment are presented for discussion.
LECTURER: Sue Cotter, OD
WHEN: Sunday, March 25, 2012; 9:00 - 12:00
R.S.V.P. to wilsont@neco.edu or (617) 587-5642