New Online Continuing Education Platform and Plans for New Education Area at Vision Expo East 2021

12/21/2020

New Online Continuing Education Platform and Plans for New Education Area at Vision Expo East 2021 Reinforce Vision Expo’s Commitment to Leadership in Industry Education

The Vision Council and Reed Exhibitions, co-owners of Vision Expo, are reimagining the Show’s continuing education offerings with the launch of VisionEd Direct, a new virtual continuing education platform offering on-demand accredited courses, and plans for a new education area to debut at Vision Expo East 2021.

Built on the Quantum Optical platform, one of the premier sources for continuing education in the ophthalmic field, VisionEd Direct offers 10 hours of accredited education, including five hours of Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE) courses and five hours of American Board of Opticianry (ABO) courses.

To visit the platform, click here.

VisionEd Direct courses are available on-demand and feature top educators from across the industry. The courses are priced at $15 per credit hour. As part of Vision Expo’s commitment to students, the courses are being offered to current students on a complimentary basis.

The easy-to-navigate platform features automatic grading, a virtual notepad for seamless note-taking, and electronic reporting of instant certificates. Furthermore, the platform stores all accreditation documentation as well as test history for easy access at any time.

The COPE accredited course offerings available on VisionEd Direct include:

Cases From Your Phone - Avoiding Perils of Telemedicine, taught by Marc Bloomenstein, OD
New Glaucoma Medications, taught by Michael Chaglasian, OD, FAAO
Diabetic Retinopathy - An Era of Change For Optometry, taught by Jay Haynie, OD, FAAO
Red Eyes - It’s just conjunctivitis...Or Is It? taught by Josh Johnston, OD, FAAO
Oral Pharmaceuticals in Anterior Segment Disease, taught by Blair Lonsberry, OD, MS, MEd

The ABO accredited course offerings on VisionEd Direct include:

Frame Board Management - Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow, taught by Jackie O’Keefe Lincoln, ABOC
Extraordinary Customer Service Models, taught by Joy Gibb, ABOC
Patient Communication and Sales Strategies, taught by Val Manso
Digital Eye Strain - What Every Optician and Technician Needs to Know, taught by Michael Vitale, ABOM, LDO, NCLEC
Innovations in Lens and Frame Technology, taught by Phernell Walker, MBA, ABOM

Complete course descriptions can be found at education.visionexpo.com.

Additionally, The Vision Council and Reed Exhibitions plan to debut VisionEd, a rebranded, in-person education area dedicated to seminars, workshops and presentations, at Vision Expo East 2021, set to take place May 25–28, 2021 at the Javits Center in New York City. VisionEd is where attendees will hone their craft in courses led by renowned experts in clinical research, business, fashion and marketing. Additional details on VisionEd at Vison Expo East 2021 will be announced soon.