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• ABO & NCLE Exam Reviews (Online)

  • Start
    January 01, 2023
  • End
    December 31, 2023
  • Location
    Online

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  Professional Opticians of Florida have partnered with WINK Productions to offer a new on-line program developed to review the fundamentals needed to help you prepare for the American Board of Opticianry (ABO) and the National Contact Lens Examiners (NCLE) Certification Examinations required for licensure in Florida.
  

  Each virtual interactive lesson consists of slides, audio, speaker notes and a quiz, allowing you to review and complete the training independently. Online testing can make sure the most important information is understood. And, interactive education is more fun and more likely to be retained.

  Your email confirmation will include information on accessing the review courses.

  
  

  POF is happy to offer an optician-friendly cancellation policy. If you need to cancel for any reason, POF will give you a 100% credit towards a future event, no explanation needed. Just send us a note confirming you cannot attend & we will credit your account after the event.
  

  
  

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• Gulf Coast Chapter Education

  • When
    October 22, 2023
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Florida SouthWestern State College, 8099 College Parkway, Ft Myers, FL 33919, Room U-110
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  GULF COAST CHAPTER PRESENTS

  4 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

  October 22, 2023

  
  

  Florida SouthWestern State College

  Room U-110
  

  8099 College Parkway

  Ft Myers, FL 33919 

  
  

  9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.  -  Drivewear
  

  Stephen Apat - One (1) Hour Technical

  
  

  10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.  -  Finding the Style in Lenses

  Stephen Apat - One (1) Hour Technical

  
  

  11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.  -  Optical Correction for Myopia Management

  Ben Konynenbelt, OD, FAAO - One (1) Hour Contact Lens

  
  

  12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.  -  Specialty Lenses for Keratoconus

  Ben Konynenbelt, OD, FAAO - One (1) Hour Contact Lens

  *Refreshments will be provided

  Members - $35.00 education included

   

  Nonmembers - $35.00 + $20.00 per hour

  
  

  *Rates increase $10 one week prior to the event-Early registration is recommended  

  *No Onsite Registrations*

  POF is happy to offer an optician-friendly cancellation policy. If you need to cancel for any reason, POF will give you a 100% credit towards a future event, no explanation needed. Just send us a note confirming you cannot attend & we will credit your account after the event.
  

  (CE Provider #50-1645)

  
  

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• POF's West Coast Coast Chapter @ Philippe Park

  • When
    October 28, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    2525 Philippe Pkwy, Safety Harbor, FL 34695
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  Come Join Us for Food, Fun & Quality Optical Education

  

  
  

  Sponsored by:

    

  PROFESSIONAL OPTICIANS OF FLORIDA'S WEST COAST CHAPTER PRESENTS

  Picnic in the Park

  2 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

  October 28, 2023

  
  

  Philippe Park

  2525 Philippe Park

  Safety Harbor, FL 34695

  
  

  *In case of rain the CE's will be held at Future Lab, *

  
  

  9:45 am - 10:00 am - Registration 

  
  

  10:00 am - 10:50 am - How to Create a Magical Experience for Your Clients -1 Hour Elective

  Stephanie A. Kannage

  
  

  11:00 am - 11:50 am - Choose Your Words Carefully; They Can Make You or Break You -1 Hour Elective

  Stephanie A. Kannage

  
  

  
  

  11:50 am - Lunch Provided

  
  

  Meal provided and served beginning at 11:50 a.m.

  Member Rate - $30.00         

  Standard Rate - $30.00 + $20.00 per hour of education

  
  

  *Rates increase $10 one week prior to the event-Early registration is recommended  

  *No Onsite Registrations*

  POF is happy to offer an optician-friendly cancellation policy. If you need to cancel for any reason, POF will give you a 100% credit towards a future event, no explanation needed. Just send us a note confirming you cannot attend & we will credit your account after the event.
  

  
  

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• Space Coast Chapter Education

  • When
    October 29, 2023
  •  
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Freedom Optical, 4725 Fay Blvd, Cocoa, FL 32927
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  SPACE COAST CHAPTER PRESENTS

  4 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

  October 29, 2023

  FREEDOM OPTICAL

  
  

  4725 Fay Blvd

  Cocoa, FL 32927

  
  

  7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. - Check In

  8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.  - Contact Lenses: A Lid for Every Pot

  Dr. Gordon Penn - One (1) Hour Contact Lens

  
  

  9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. - When Single Vision Isn't Enough
  

  Nick Veliz, ABOC - One (1) Hour Technical

  
  

  10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.  -  Overcoming Inertia: Dealing with Resistance to Change

  Nick Veliz - One (1) Hour Elective

  
  

  11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.  -  A Dream Come True! Growing My Independent Optical in a Corporate World

  Stacie Hart Sidwell, LDO - One (1) Hour Elective

  
  

  
  

  Members - $35.00 education included

   

  Nonmembers - $35.00 + $20.00 per hour

  
  

  *Rates increase $10 one week prior to the event-Early registration is recommended  

  *No Onsite Registrations*

  POF is happy to offer an optician-friendly cancellation policy. If you need to cancel for any reason, POF will give you a 100% credit towards a future event, no explanation needed. Just send us a note confirming you cannot attend & we will credit your account after the event.
  

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• 2023 Vision Preview

  • Start
    November 03, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    November 05, 2023
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Fort Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs Hotel & Convention Center, 11775 Heron Bay Blvd, Coral Springs, FL 33076

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  Your friends at Professional Opticians of Florida look forward to you joining us at Vision Preview 2023  at ! We put together the best educational speakers in Opticianry for this weekend's event.

  
  

  For Full Details on  Vision Preview Click Here
  

  Schedule at a Glance

  
  

  Friday, November 3rd 

  10:00 am Registration Desk Opens

  12:00 pm CE Courses Start 

  Saturday, November 4th 

  7:30 am Registration Desk Opens

  8:00 am CE Courses Start 

  11:45 am Lunch & Trade Show

  Once education ends on Saturday, please join us for Happy Hour in the Trade Show followed by Opticians After Dark  

  Sunday, November 5th
  

  7:30am Registration Desk Opens

  8:00am CE Courses Start 

  For the Vision Preview Education Schedule Click Here

  Fort Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs

  Hotel & Convention Center

  
  

  • Group Rate-$149/night
  • Resort Fee Waived
  • $6 Overnight Parking
  • Free Daily Parking

  
  

  
  

  
  

  11775 Heron Bay Blvd.

  Coral Springs, FL 33076

   954-753-5598

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  POF is happy to offer an optician-friendly cancellation policy. If you need to cancel for any reason, POF will give you a 100% credit towards a future event, no explanation needed. Just send us a note confirming you cannot attend & we will credit your account after the event.

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• Florida Apprentice Contact Lens Certificate Program @ 2023 Vision Preview

  • Start
    November 03, 2023
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • End
    November 05, 2023
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Fort Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs Hotel & Convention Center, 11775 Heron Bay Blvd, Coral Springs, FL 33076
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  Florida Apprentice Contact Lens Certificate Program

  POF's  32 hours of training in Contact Lenses meets and exceeds the Apprenticeship Requirements and Training Program for an Apprentice with a sponsor that is not Board Certified. (FL Admin Rule 64B12-16.003)

  Professional Opticians of Florida (POF)  has formulated their experience and resources to offer a contact lens program designed specifically for Apprentice Opticians in Florida. This new 32-hour course will be offered in two parts: 13 hours of on-line training, plus 19 hours of live and hands-on clinical training offered at this conference.

  Part 1: Available Online in advance of workshop

  The first part of the program is delivered on-line and covers contact Lens theory in carefully designed modules that can be completed at your own pace and in advance of the live hands-on clinical Part 2.

  *Online Education Must Be Completed by October 27, 2023*

  Part 2: Clinical Workshop in Coral Springs at POF’s  Vision Preview 2023 Event

  This part of the program is offered as a clinical workshop model, which is delivered over a three-day weekend. You will spend nineteen (19) hours with highly skilled contact lens instructors learning the key concepts of Contact Lens fitting firsthand. 

  
  

  Be sure to register for the Certificate program now and complete the 13 hours of training online in Part 1 before live clinicals  to be eligible to take the clinical workshops listed above.

  Discounted POF Members Registration Total: $425 (including a complimentary one-year POF apprentice membership)

  
  

  For additional information on any of these Apprentice Training programs or to register, visit:  POF.org/apprentice.

  
  
  

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  Fort Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs Hotel

  & Convention Center

  HOTEL RESERVATIONS:  The Ft. Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs Hotel & Convention Center is pleased to offer POF guests a reduced room rate of $145.00 with resort fees waived.

  
  

  For those staying at the hotel, overnight self-parking is reduced to $6 per day.  Daily self-parking is FREE.

  Please use the link above to make your hotel reservations or call the hotel at 1-954-753-5598 and advise the hotel representative that you are with the Vision Preview 2023 group in order to receive the reduced rate.  Please book your room by October 6, 2023.

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  Due to the nature of this event cancellations up to 2 weeks prior(October 20, 2023) will be issued a credit on their POF account to use for membership or a future education event.  Cancellations after October 20, 2023, education registration fees will not be credited or refunded.

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• Contact Lens Fitting Course for Board Certification

  • Start
    November 03, 2023
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • End
    November 05, 2023
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Fort Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs Hotel & Convention Center, 11775 Heron Bay Blvd, Coral Springs, FL 33076
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  FLORIDA's 20 HOUR CONTACT LENS

  FITTING COURSE   For Florida Board Certification

  A 20 hour course covering state-of-the-art contact lens technologies and fitting techniques presented by the Professional Opticians of Florida.

  Become a Florida Board Certified Optician

  Earn the required 20 hours of training for your State Board of Opticianry Certification. This course fulfills the educational requirement to enable Florida opticians to fill, fit, adapt, and dispense contact lenses without the supervision of the prescriber. FL Statue 484.002(6)

  Education Schedule: New format with an advance live online webinar

  Monday, October 30:     6:30 - 9:30pm Live Online Webinar*

  Friday, November 3:       Noon - 5:00pm at Summer Showcase, Classroom & Hands-on

  Saturday,  November 4:   9:00 - 5:00pm at Summer Showcase, Classroom & Hands-on

  Sunday,  November 5:    9:00 - 2:00pm at Summer Showcase, Classroom

    

  
  

  
  

  The course will include discussion and review of the following topics:
  

  • Optical anatomy and physiology
    
  • Indications and contra-indications of contact lens fitting
    
  • Identification of abnormal responses secondary to contact lens wear
    
  • Basic rigid and soft lens design
    
  • Fitting and follow-up care
    
  • Identify fluorescein contact lens patterns
    
  • Special lens designs and fittings
    
  • Review of clinical fitting case examples
    
  • 4 hour hands-on workshop with slit-lamps & keratometers
    

  
  

   

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  Fort Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs Hotel

  & Convention Center

  HOTEL RESERVATIONS:  The Ft. Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs Hotel & Convention Center is pleased to offer POF guests a reduced room rate of $145.00 with resort fees waived.

  
  

  For those staying at the hotel, overnight self-parking is reduced to $6 per day.  Daily self-parking is FREE.

  Please use the link below to make your hotel reservations or call the hotel at 1-954-753-5598 and advise the hotel representative that you are with the Vision Preview 2023 group in order to receive the reduced rate.  Please book your room by October 6, 2023.

  BOOK HOTEL

  
  

  Due to the nature of this event cancellations up to 2 weeks prior(October 20, 2023) will be issued a credit on their POF account to use for membership or a future education event. Cancellations after October 20, 2023, education registration fees will not be credited or refunded.
  

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• POF's West Coast Coast Chapter @ Hillsborough Community College

  • When
    November 29, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    4001 Tampa Bay Blvd, Tampa, FL 33614, DTSU108
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  WEST COAST CHAPTER PRESENTS

  2 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

  November 29, 2023 

  
  

  Hillsborough Community College

  Building DTSU 108

  4001 Tampa Bay Blvd

  Tampa, FL 33614

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  6:30 p.m. – 6:55 p.m.  - Registration 

  7:00 p.m. - 7:50 p.m. - Creating Perceived Value

  Judy Lew, LDO, ABOC, NCLEC - 1 Hour Elective

  8:00 p.m. - 8:50 p.m. - Abbe Value and Refractive Index - The Ongoing Battle

  Thomas Neff, B.A., LDO, ABO-AC, NCLEC - 1 Hour Technical

  
  

  Member Rate - $30.00         

  Standard Rate - $30.00 + $20.00 per hour of education

  
  

  *Rates increase $10 one week prior to the event-Early registration is recommended  

  *No Onsite Registrations*

  POF is happy to offer an optician-friendly cancellation policy. If you need to cancel for any reason, POF will give you a 100% credit towards a future event, no explanation needed. Just send us a note confirming you cannot attend & we will credit your account after the event.

  (CE Provider #50-1645)

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• CE's on the Seas 2024

  • Start
    January 18, 2024
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • End
    January 22, 2024
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • Location
    Port of Tampa, 651 Channelside Dr, Tampa, FL 33602
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  CE's on the Seas 2024

  Join POF on a Voyage to Remember

  Sailing out of Tampa, FL to Cozumel, MX

  
  

  Join us on Carnival Cruise Lines
  

  Carnival Paradise 

  *All prices are based on double occupancy. Port fees and taxes are included (gratuities not included)

  Interior Cabin- Starting as low as $358.20

  Oceanview - Starting as low as $395.20

  Porthole, Balcony & Suite - Pricing offered at best available rate.

  Group rates end October 1, 2023 so book now with a deposit to secure your desired cabin, with full payment due October 31, 2023.

  Group Name: POF
  

  Call your POF Travel Agent:

  Travel Advisers International

  401-427-0806

  
  

  
  

  Cruise Itinerary:

  Thursday, Jan 18 - Depart Port of Tampa, FL -4:00 PM - 4 hours of education

  Friday, Jan 19 - Fun Day at Sea & 6 hours of education

  Saturday, Jan 20 -Cozumel, Mexico   - 8:00 AM- 5:00 PM

  Sunday, Jan 21 - Fun Day at Sea & 6 hours of education

  Monday, Jan 22 - Arrive Port of Tampa, FL - 8:00 AM -disembark

  
  

   

   20 hours of approved Florida and ABO/NCLE credit* while having FUN!

  Due to the nature of this event,

  event education registration fees are non refundable

  *2 hours of Florida Laws & Rules and 2 hours of Reduction of Medical Errors will be offered as a take-to-cabin course and exam.  If you turn in your exam by the end of the cruise, you will receive your CE slip for credit before you disembark.  Those who prefer to complete those courses at your leisure will be given the option to take the courses as home study courses on pofce.org free of charge or to attend the two courses at any live POF event in the 2024 free of charge.
  

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• 2024 Spring Spectacle Conference

  • Start
    February 23, 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM (CST)
  • End
    February 25, 2024
  •  
    2:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    The Island Ft Walton Destin by Hotel RL, 1500 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Phone: (850) 337-9194

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  Spring Spectacle will be hosted at the beautiful Island Ft Walton Destin by Hotel RL.  

  Here are just some of the benefits for you at this location.

  Low Hotel Room Rates at the The Island, Ft Walton/ Destin by Hotel RL.  Starting as low as $125 per night,

  • Resort fee waived
  • Free Parking
  • Free Wi-Fi.

  Must book room by January 25, 2024

  BOOK HOTEL

  Guests may also book over the phone by calling 850-337-9194.

  Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm CDT to make their reservations.

  
  

  ·         Spring Spectacle  offers you the best in Optical Education available anywhere.

  ·         Earn all 20 CE hours for the renewal of your Florida license

  ·         World class education presented by the Nation's Leading Instructors 

  ·         Full Schedule of Education with eight hours of CE on Friday & Saturday

  ·         Apprentice/Sponsor Orientation & Hands-on Frame Fitting Workshop available

  ·         Visit International Optical Vendors & Suppliers at Spring Spectacle

  ·         Attend and support your profession 

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