ACE Course Handouts Available!

Course handouts for ACE are now available online. Simply login into your JCAHPO account to access your course registration and view handouts. A reminder that all ACE handouts are in PDF format. If you have difficulty viewing handouts, you may need to download the latest Adobe Reader by clicking here. Click here to visit the Available Meetings page and download and print your ACE handouts today! (You must be logged in to receive your handouts.)

Onsite handouts will NOT be provided. Attendees are responsible for downloading and printing individual course handouts.

If you experience difficulty printing handouts, this is due to a font that is available only in Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista. Please verify which version of Microsoft Office is running on your system.

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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 is now limited to onsite at the Hilton Atlanta, beginning at 7:00 a.m., November 7, 2008. Click here to download the onsite registration form.

 

 

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 & CE program pocket 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. Refer to the Annual Meeting Bulletin for detailed information.

 

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.

 

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. Click here to view the AAO housing page.

 

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

 

Atlanta Hilton 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