Annual Meeting

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Got Georgia on your Mind?? WE DO!

The 2008 Annual Continuing Education (ACE) Program, to be held November 7-11 in Atlanta, GA, will offer attendees exciting new courses and programs. The Annual Meeting is a unique opportunity to earn credits and continue your education with leading professionals and technicians from all over the world.

Beginning Friday morning, November 7, attendees will have the opportunity to take advantage of this program to improve their careers with more than 85 new courses, five new sub-specialty sessions, course tracks, innovative eye care workshops, and additional wet lab workshops.

   

   

Registration for the meeting is now open.

Be sure to register online to save $25!

 

Due to overwhelming popularity, the following hotels have sold out:

Atlanta Marriott Downtown Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atlanta Marriott Suites Midtown Days Inn Atlanta Ellis Hotel Embassy Suites Centennial Four Seasons Glenn Hotel Grand Hyatt Buckhead

Hampton GA Tech Hilton Atlanta Hotel Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Holiday Inn Downtown Hyatt Regency Atlanta Omni CNN Center Quality Hotel Downtown Residence Inn Downtown Ritz Carlton Downtown Westin Peachtree.

 

New Online Registration Feature allows Office Administrators to Register Employees!

Designated person from a clinic may receive a special login to our online registration with the ability to register employees who work at the same clinic address. Simply contact login@jcahpo.org or call (800) 284-3937 or (651) 731-2944. Provide your name, clinic name and address, and the names of the employees you wish to register, so that we can provide you with the best service.

 

Meeting Location JCAHPO and ATPO courses:

Hilton Atlanta Hotel
255 Courtland Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 659-2000
www.atlanta.hilton.com

 

JCAHPO and ATPO Onsite Registration Location

JCAHPO/ATPO registration will be located in the Rockdale Room, 2nd floor. Stop here FIRST to pick up your class tickets, tote bag, shuttle schedule, & onsite classroom guide. Tickets are required for all JCAHPO/ATPO courses.

 

JCAHPO Course Tracks

JCAHPO has identified several tracks during this year's program. Course tracks include such topics as Basic Contact Lens, Basic Ophthalmic Assisting, Basic Imaging, Intermediate Contact Lens, Intermediate Imaging, Advanced Imaging, and Surgical Assisting. Detailed information will be published in July.

 

Sub-Specialty Sessions

Back by popular demand are the sub-specialty sessions! This year's topics include Cataracts, Oculoplastics, AMD, Refractive, Retina, and Practice Management.

Handouts on the Web
Course handouts will be available to registrants on the JCAHPO and ATPO Web
sites beginning in October and will be accessible for approximately one month
after the meeting. You will not receive a handout when entering a classroom.
Prior to the meeting, please visit this site or www.atpo.org and login to the My Account/Online Service Center
to download the handouts you need. If additional handouts are needed during the meeting, please
utilize the business center at your hotel. Be advised that hotels typically charge a fee for this service.

 

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
Courses for the physicians and the exhibit hall will be located at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC). Be sure to stop by the JCAHPO/ATPO booth #4223!

 

Hotel Reservations

Hotel reservations must be made through the AAO Housing Bureau. The Atlanta housing list will be available to preview in May. Housing will open on June 25 to Academy members and on July 9 to non-members (ophthalmic medical personnel).

 

Transportation

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (closest to downtown)

Distance from Hotel: 12 miles

Drive time: Approximately 15 minutes

 

Airport Transfers
Transportation to and from the Airport:

Bus Service $16.50

Limousine $75.00

Subway/Rail $1.75

Taxi $30.00

 

Hotel Parking:

Daily self-parking charge is $17.00 / Valet Parking is $24.00.

 

AAO Shuttle Service
Shuttle bus service will be provided for meeting attendees between most of the official AAO meeting hotels and the GWCC during meeting hours from Saturday, November 8 through Tuesday, November 11. There will be limited service on Friday, November 7! If you plan to use the AAO shuttle service, please allow PLENTY of time for travel - the shuttle buses stop at many hotels, as well as the GWCC.

 

JCAHPO Bookstore - Newton Room, 2nd floor
The JCAHPO Bookstore will offer an expanded inventory of our latest ophthalmic publications, JCAHPO COA, COT, and COMT Exam Study Guides, ATPO Flashcards for COA, COT, COMT, Surgical Assisting, and ROUB, and the 2007 ATPO Salary Survey. Additional organizations and publishers participating in this year's bookstore include:

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), American Orthoptic Journal, Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology (ATPO), Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists (CLAO), Elsevier

Health Sciences, Eye Q, Grove Park Publishers, Hesperian Society, JCAHPO, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., McGraw-Hill Publishers, Medmaster, Richmond Products, Slack, Tim Peters and Company, Inc., Time One Ink, Triad Publishing, Woodworth, and World Scientific. Be sure to stop by and check out the new titles.

 

Job Placement
ATPO will sponsor a job placement bulletin board located in the Rockdale Room, 2nd floor.
Individuals seeking employment may place a "position wanted" ad, and employers seeking staff may place a "help wanted" ad on this board. For more information, contact ATPO at (800) 482-4858.

 

AAO Exhibit Hall Pass

JCAHPO and ATPO, in collaboration with the American Academy of
Ophthalmology, are offering exhibit hall passes on our registration form to allow
you a "one-stop shopping" experience!

These passes are being offered at a specially-reduced fee of $75.00 to JCAHPO
and ATPO registrants, and are good for the entire four days of the exhibit hall. The
exhibit hall is located at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC).
The exhibit hall badge will allow you to visit the world's largest exhibition of
ophthalmic technology. More than 500 companies will showcase the newest and
most innovative ophthalmic products and services, including surgical instruments,
ocular prosthetics, operating room equipment and supplies, pharmaceuticals, and
physician and patient education materials. Other exhibitors will showcase
products and services related to practice management, such as office/facility
design and furnishings, intercoms and answering systems, market research,
computer systems, and equipment finance and leasing.

 

Exhibit Hall Hours:
Saturday, Nov. 8	9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, Nov. 9	9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday, Nov. 10	9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, Nov. 11	9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Be sure to stop by the JCAHPO/ATPO booth #4223 at the (GWCC)!

 

Harold A. Stein Lecture featuring Tom Sullivan - Sunday, November 9

Tom Sullivan will be back by popular demand as the 2008 Harold A. Stein Lecture speaker! Using themes from his book "Adventures in Darkness," Tom will once again address the power of positive thinking and the keys to overcoming personal and professional adversity. Join us Sunday, November 9, at 8:00 a.m. for this free session and earn a JCAHPO credit. We'll be drawing 15 names from the admission tickets to win a copy of Tom's book "Adventures in Darkness." Be sure to stop in the bookstore (Newton Room, 2nd floor) to check if you've won!

 

The City of Atlanta

Visit www.atlanta.net for the most up-to-date local information, including where to eat and what to do while in Atlanta. The website is loaded with interactive maps, videos, suggested itineraries, and much more! You can also visit www.atlanta.net/50funthings/ for more ideas on fun things to see and do while in Atlanta.
City lights and Southern nights...come see what Atlanta is all about!

 

Financial Interest
Some instructors have a financial interest in the subject matter of their
presentation. These courses are identified in the course schedule and in the
course descriptions. Instructors are requested to disclose financial interest when
they begin and end their presentations.

 

Other Meetings and Programs

American Association of Certified Orthoptists (AACO)

November 7-11, 2008
Hyatt Regency Atlanta

Contact: Cheryl McCarus, COMT, CO - (443) 849-8097 www.orthoptics.org/Meetings.htm

 

Ophthalmic Photographers' Society (OPS)

November 7-11, 2008
Atlanta Marriott Downtown
Contact: Barbara McCalley - (800) 403-1677 www.opsweb.org/Educat/Annual/index.html

 

Cellular Phone, Pager, Smoking Policies
Cellular phones and pagers must be turned off or set to a non-ringing mode during lectures and workshops. Smoking is not allowed in classroom areas or within the meeting space.

 

The Premiere Event in Eye Care Education for Ophthalmic Medical Personnel