Wisconsin Optometrists Demonstrate Commitment to Patients' Eye and Vision Health
State Doctors Enhance Professional Knowledge by Attending Continuing Education Conference in the Wisconsin Dells
Dedicated to continued education, over 300 doctors from Wisconsin and throughout the nation attended the 2009 Wisconsin Optometric Association (WOA) Annual Convention and Meeting Sept. 24-27. The meeting was held at the Kalahari Resort in the Wisconsin Dells and attracted over 320 eye care professionals from Wisconsin and across the United States.
“Keeping current on optometric education is crucial to the quality care that Wisconsin optometrists provide their patients,” said Dr. Bradley Jorgensen, WOA president and convention attendee. “The Wisconsin Optometric Association has been providing this first class education to its members for 109 years.”
Doctors completed up to 24 hours of education presented by first rate professionals, including Doctors Ron Melton and Randall Thomas, recognized as the ‘Glaucoma Educators of the Year’ by the American Academy of Optometry, and Dr. Leo Semes, director of continuing education at the University of Alabama School of Optometry.
“After attending outstanding lectures and networking with the top professionals in eye care, I am confident I can offer the best in vision and eye health to my patients,” said Dr. Jorgensen. “That certainty is invaluable.”
Doctor Jorgensen attended courses including but not limited to glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, pharmacology, anterior segment disease, ocular disease and modern diagnostic and therapeutic issues. In addition, Doctor Adams attended exhibit hall breakout sessions, communicating with the event’s 54 exhibitors and 100 plus industry representatives about the latest information, concepts and materials for the eye care profession today.
Continuing education is an important requirement for re-licensure for Wisconsin health care providers, including doctors of optometry, and is instrumental in maintaining the highest quality of care available to Wisconsin citizens. Wisconsin optometrists are required to complete 30 credit hours of continuing education every two years.
“Being an optometrist is rewarding in the care that we provide our patients each day,” said Doctor Jorgensen. “But being part of the profession of optometry is also exciting because of all the dedicated doctors that share that same common goal of visual welfare for our patients. These doctors have dedicated their careers to this common goal, and sharing ideas with them at this yearly meeting is fun, educational and rewarding.”