Agenda Items and Meeting Materials

TELECONFERENCE MEETING NOTICE

PRACTICE AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE TELECONFERENCED MEETING AGENDA

Friday, March 8, 2019

Time: 10:30am to 11:30am or until conclusion of business

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ORDER OF ITEMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Establishment of a Quorum

2. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda

   Note: The Board may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting (Government Code Sections 11125, 11125.7(a).)

3. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Meeting Minutes:

   1. January 11, 2019

4. Discussion and Possible Action on Continuing Education Course Approval Requests Pursuant to Title 16, California Code of Regulations § 1536

   1. 1. Advance Cataract Surgery
      2. Medical and Surgical Glaucoma Management

   2. Surgical Myopic Treatment Webinar
   3. SCRC Annual Educational Update – 2019
   4. Macular Degeneration
   5. Diabetic Retinopathy

   6. 1. Best of Last Year
      2. Diabetic Retinopathy
      3. Intraoperative Aberrometry
      4. New Implant Technologies

   7. 1. Intraocular Implants the Future is Bright
      2. Pressure Control Glaucoma Therapy
      3. Guidelines to Acute Retinal Ischemia & Eye Stroke
      4. Keratoconus

   8. 1. Ocuplastics
      2. Diabetic Retinopathy

   9. 1. Glaucoma Cases
      2. Surgery Post–Op Care

   10. Keratoconus

   11. 1. Anterior Segment
       2. Functional Vision
       3. Pharmacology
       4. Practice Management

   12. 1. Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Devices
       2. Toric IOLs
       3. Multifocial IOLs
       4. Correction of Ptosis & Upper Lid Malalignments

   13. Multimodal Imaging

   14. 1. Glaucoma Update – KAISER
       2. Controversies in Glaucoma – KAISER
       3. Advances in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration – KAISER
       4. Diabetic Retinopathy and Macular Edema – KAISER
       5. Dry Age–Related Macular Degeneration – KAISER
       6. Retinal Issues Following Cataract Surgery – KAISER

5. Update and Discussion and Possible Action on Staff Research Regarding the Following:

   1. Posting to Optometry Website of Approved Continuing Education Course List with New Individual Course Identifiers
   2. Continuing Education Approval Criteria and Length of Approval For Approved Courses for other Department of Consumer Affairs' Boards and Bureaus, the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE), the American Optometric Association, and Other Relevant Entities to Identify Current Industry Practices
   3. Inclusion of Course Numbers on Continuing Education Course Applications
   4. Designation of the Type of Optometry Licensees that Can Teach Certain Courses
   5. Possible Changes to Regulatory Language Related to Continuing Education for Optometrist

6. Update and Discussion Regarding Strategic Plan Enforcement Objectives and Deliverables

7. Future Agenda Items

8. Adjournment

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The mission of the California State Board of Optometry is to protect the health and safety of California consumers through licensing, registration, education, and regulation of the practice of Optometry and Opticianry.

Meetings of the California State Board of Optometry and its committees are open to the public except when specifically noticed otherwise in accordance with the Bagley–Keene Open Meeting Act. Public comments will generally be taken on agenda items at the time the specific item is raised. Please respect time limits, which the Chairperson may request on an as–needed basis to accommodate all interested speakers and the full agenda. The Board or its committees may take action on any item listed on the agenda. Agenda items may be taken out of order to accommodate speakers and to maintain a quorum.

NOTICE: The meeting is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs a disability–related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting Evan Gage at (916) 575–7185 or sending a written request to that person at the California State Board of Optometry, 2450 Del Paso Road, Suite 105, Sacramento, CA 95834. Providing your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation.