April 2, 2024

COA Member Events

Join SCOS at Flying Horse Club, 1880 Weiskopf Point, Colorado Springs, CO 80921, for 4 hours of CE! Breakfast begins at 8:00am and lectures will start at 9:00am. Drs. Abbott, Dacey and Powell will be the featured lecturers.

COA MEMBER-ONLY REGISTRATION OPEN! | Colorado Vision Summit | July 18-21, 2024 | Snowmass Village, CO

Save the Date!

2024 GWCO Congress | October 17-20 | The Hyatt Regency in Portland

Current News for Optometrists

NCOS Spring Symposium CE Reminder

To those who attended the NCOS Spring Symposium on March 30th in Fort Collins, please note that CE credits will take about 4-5 weeks to show up in your OE Tracker account. You will receive a confirmation email from ARBO once the credits have been uploaded.

Call for LeadON 2024

LeadON, COA's established development program for future leaders is accepting participants for the 2024 class!

Through LeadON (which stands for Leadership Optometry Network), COA members are given a firsthand experience with COA staff, current and former COA Presidents, and COA leaders to learn the inner workings of our great association. The goal is to educate future COA leaders about all aspects of the structure and function of the COA. Past participants continue to remark that LeadON has been a valuable and influential experience!

This program will run from August 2024 – July 2025 and will consist of 8 required elements, kicking off with a retreat to explore your leadership style and interests and learn leadership skills.

The COA LeadON program entails:

LeadON Retreat: August 3-4, 2024, at YMCA of the Rockies – Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby, CO
Attendees will dive into what it takes to be a leader, legislative issues and opportunities, government policy, processes that impact the optometry profession and learn the history and inner workings of the COA.
Leadership project to be chosen and developed with the LeadON class. Several virtual meetings will be scheduled on evenings throughout the year to review projects and presentations.
Attend a State Board of Optometry meeting – Winter 2025
Work with an assigned mentor and Keyperson to learn and build a relationship with legislators
Attend Colorado Optometry Day at the Capitol to be an eyewitness to our legislative process - Winter 2025
Present project and attend COA Board of Trustees meeting - Spring 2025
Optional but highly recommended: Attend AOA Optometry’s Meeting in Minneapolis, MN – June 25-28, 2025.
Participate in the AOA’s House of Delegates (HOD). The HOD is the legislative and policymaking body of the AOA and has helped lead the advancement of optometry for over a century.
Graduation and recognition at Celebrating Colorado Optometrists, Summer 2025

If you are interested in participating, please click here to download an application and send it in to coa@visioncare.org.

We look forward to hearing from you and thank you for your interest in serving your profession! Application deadline is April 12, 2024.

Make A Nomination

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Call for Nominations for COA Awards

It is the time of year to nominate a colleague for the 2024 COA Awards! We are accepting nominations for Young Optometrist of the Year, Optometrist of the Year, Distinguished Service Award, and Paraoptometric of the Year Awards. Awardees are recognized at Colorado Celebrates Optometry (CCO). This year’s CCO will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2024 in Snowmass, CO. Simply send the name and a sentence or two why you think they are deserving of the honor, and send the email to COA past-president, Dr. Ron Mearsha, coa@visioncare.org by April 30th.

Resources For You

Coding and Billing Consult - To contact Joyce, call or email her and tell her you are a COA member: Phone: 918-520-6042 ▪ jardrey@outlook.com
CDC Resources for Clinics and Healthcare Facilities
Healthcare providers resource
HCPF Provider Resources for Medicaid

COA Annual Sponsor Events

Register Now! | BetterVision Foundation Spring Symposium | April 21, 2024 | 5 hrs. COPE | 8:00am-1:30pm | Thornton, CO

Omni Eye Specialists adds a bonus one hour billing and coding at the April 21, 2024 CE Symposium!

This program takes place on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Delta Hotels by Marriott Denver Thornton, 10 E 120th Ave, Northglenn, CO 80233 from 8:00am-1:20pm.

Learn More Here!

Join Colorado Retina Associates for Retina Jeopardy at Public Offering Brewing Company, 1736 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210, on Wednesday, May 22 at 6:00pm. This program is 2hrs. COPE approved.

Retina Jeopardy is a unique and engaging educational accredited activity for eye care providers, mimicking the familiar 1960’s Jeopardy! gameshow format. The activity will feature retinal disease states presented by optical coherence tomography (OCT). Attendees will battle through categorized imaging questions in teams. The higher the value, the more difficult the question, but also higher the reward! Come as an established team, or form a team the night of. If you don't want to play, you're welcome to learn through observation and still claim credit.

A Little Fun!

Try a Recipe! Greek Salad Ravioli

Prep: 45 min. Cook: 5 min./batch

Makes: 8 servings

Ingredients

10 ounces (about 12 cups) fresh baby spinach
1/2 cup finely chopped roasted sweet red peppers
1/2 cup pitted and finely chopped ripe olives
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
3 tablespoons snipped fresh dill
2 to 3 teaspoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups whole milk
96 pot sticker or gyoza wrappers
Additional snipped fresh dill, optional
Sauce of your choice

Directions

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook and stir spinach in batches until wilted, 3-4 minutes. Drain on paper towels. In a bowl, combine spinach with next 5 ingredients.
In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens and coats a spoon, 2-3 minutes. Stir into spinach mixture.
Place 1 tablespoon spinach mixture in center of a pot sticker wrapper. (Cover remaining wrappers with a damp paper towel until ready to use.) Moisten wrapper edge with water, and place another wrapper on top. Press edges to seal. Repeat with remaining wrappers.
Fill a Dutch oven two-thirds full with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; drop ravioli in batches into simmering water until cooked through, 3-4 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with additional dill. Serve with sauce of your choice.

View Original Recipe Here!