Continuing Education

Please join us for upcoming CE opportunities!

May 2024 CE Event

In collaboration with the Illinois State Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry, please join Midwestern University Chicago College of Optometry for 2 hours of Certified (Tested) Continuing Education on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. This event is COPE accredited.

Where:  
Midwestern University (Academic Campus)
Dobbelaere Support Services Building, 5th Floor
555 31st Street
Downers Grove, IL 60515

When:
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Refreshments and Dinner - 5:30pm
CE Lecture - 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Topics:
Rosenbloom Rounds
Consulting 101: Troubleshooting Contact Lenses with Ease

Presenters:
John Gialousakis, OD, EdM, FAAO (Diplomate CCLRT)
Marsha Malooley, OD, FAAO (Diplomate CCLRT)
*Invited Speakers from the American Academy of Optometry*

RSVP:
Please RSVP at ilstatechapteraao@gmail.com 
*Please include any dietary restrictions*

Lecture Fees:
COPE lecture credit free for members, $30 for non-members
Fees: $45 annual chapter membership dues: PayPal.Me
CEE examination available through Midwestern for an additional fee of $20 (more details to follow)

 

For information on CCO continuing education programs, please contact:
Jessica Conroy, OD, FAAO, FSLS
Assistant Professor
Chicago College of Optometry

Midwestern University
555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Phone: 630-960-3020
Email: jconroy@midwestern.edu 

Past Events

  • 2/21/2024: A Comprehensive Look at Dry Eye Disease with a Pharmaceutical Update on New Dry Eye Disease Medications
    • Dr. Jessica Conroy, OD, FAAO, FSLS
    • Dr. Vakishan Nadarajah, OD, FAAO, FSLS
    • Dr. Margaret Wilczek, OD, FAAO
  • 1/10/2024: Pediatric Eye Exams: What can go wrong?
    • Sarah El-Khazendar, OD, FAAO
    • Jenelle Mallios, OD, FAAO, Dipl of ABO
  • 11/15/2023: Exploring Ocular Toxicity: Navigating Complex Cases and Personalized Care in Optometry Practice
    • Adrienne C. Quan, OD, FAAO
    • Steven Quan, OD, FAAO
  • 09/13/2023: Myopia Control for the Primary Care Optometrist
    • Karen Kehbein, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
    • John P. Gialousakis, OD, EdM, FAAO (Dipl CCLRT)
  • 08/16/2023: Infant and Toddler Eye Exams; Binocular Vision Disorders: Management Strategies for the Primary Care Optometrist
    • Samantha Rice, OD, FAAO
    • Clinton Prestwich, OD, FAAO
  • 06/09/2021: Optometry's Role in the Opiod Epidemic; Opiod Use Disorder: Identification & Management; Opioids: A Pharmacological Perspective
    • Jeanie Lucy, OD, MPH, MS, FAAO
    • George Weyer, MD
    • Tran H. Tran, PharmD, BCPS      
  • 02/10/2021: Dry Eye in a Primary Care Setting &  Incorporating Gas Permeable Contact Lenses in a Primary Care Setting
    • Jessica Jose, OD
    • John P. Gialousakis, OD, FAAO, FSLS, Dip ABO, Diplomate: Cornea, Contact Lenses, & Refractive Technologies
  • 11/04/2020: Low Vision Technology and Beyond & Ocular Manifestations of Rheumatologic Conditions
    Parres Wright, OD, FAAP
    • Jenny Geevarghese, OF
  • 08/26/2020 African Americans, COVID-19 and the Interdisciplinary Team: A panel discussion with Medicine, Optometry, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine and Psychology
    • Kimberly Huntington-Alfano, DO, MBA, CS
    • Jeanie C. Lucy, OD, MPH, FAAO
    • Ryan Vahdani, DDS,  MHA, MAGD
    • Alice Chapman, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
    • Mariah K. Zeigler, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
    • Radhika S. Polisetty , PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS AQ-ID, AAHIVP
    • Lorna London, PhD
  • 06/10/2020 Midwestern University Spring Quarter CE event
    • Suraj Upadhyaya, OD, Ph.D., FAAO : Coding and decoding of the injured brain 
    • Ruchi Shah, OD: Review of Cranial Nerve Palsies 
  • 02/26/2020 Midwestern University Quarter 1 CE event
    • Christina Miller, OD, FAAO, Diplomate ABO, ABCMO :Impromptu Emergency Patients: Clinical Pearls and Pitfalls 
    • Jenelle L. Mallios, OD, FAAO, Diplomate ABO: Common Pediatric Anterior Segment Disorders and Diseases
    • Clinton R. Prestwich, OD, FAAO : Binocular Vision Disorders: Management Strategies for the Primary Care Optometrist
  • 05/21/2019 Midwestern University Optometric Update - Summer 2019
    • Jeanie C. Lucy, O.D., MPH, FAAO: Glaucoma Updates: Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention
    • Kristin Adams, O.D.: Optometric Care for the Patient Post Brain Injury
  • 11/13/2018 Midwestern University Optometric Update - Winter 2018
    • Javeria Azhar, O.D.: Myopia Control Update and Clinical Pearls
    • Pablo de Gracia, M.Sc., Ph.D., FAAO: Multifocal Contact Lenses Design and Applications
  • 05/15/2018 Midwestern University Optometric Update 2018: CE and Open House
    • Caryn LaBuda, O.D., M.B.A., FAAO: AMD-An Update and A Look Into the Future
    • Frederick T. Collison, O.D., FAAO: That's not AMD! Recognizing Late-onset Inherited Macular Dystrophies. 
  • 08/21/2017 CCO and WSOS Continuing Education and Open House
    • Kim Huntington-Alfano, D.O.: An Interdisciplinary Team Approach to Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: How we can make a difference together!
  • 05/16/2017 Midwestern University Optometric Update 2017: CE and Open House
    • Naveen Yadav, B.S. Optom., M.S., Ph.D., FAAO: Binasal Occlusion (BNO) Technique in mTBI Patients with Increased Visual Motion Sensitivity (VMS)
    • Maria Doelman, O.D., FAAO: Vision Rehabilitation for NO Vision Patients