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AOA Paraoptometric Section Exhibit Materials

If your annual state conference is fast approaching and you would like to distribute AOA Paraoptometric Section materials, send your request to PS@aoa.org. Include quantity needed, contact name, shipping address and telephone number, and the date materials are needed.

Paraoptometric Career Brochures

If you will be attending a local job fair in your community, informational brochures explaining the profession are available free of charge. To request brochures, e-mail your request to PS@aoa.org. Include quantity needed, contact name, shipping address and telephone number, and the date materials are needed.

Paraoptometric Recognition Week

Paraoptometric Recognition Week is September 14-20, 2008.Paraoptometric Recognition Week Kits Available

The AOA Paraoptometric Section, with the support of the American Optometric Association, has designated September 12-18th, 2010 as Paraoptometric Recognition Week.

Now in its eighth year, the recognition week is designed to honor paraoptometrics for their dedication to the patients they serve and to the profession of optometry.

What’s in the Kit?
Posters, balloons, tabletop signs, pins, press releases and more!

 

 

 

 

Some interesting facts about the paraoptometric profession and the Section:

  • The AOA Paraoptometric Section was developed in 1978.
  • The Section gains approximately 50 new members per month. The membership is made up of optometric assistants, technicians, front office staff and office managers, as well as opticians. Some staff is dually certified as optometric assistants and technicians as well as opticians, NCLE, COA, and COT. All allied health personnel are welcome members of the Section.
  • The top 5 most used AOA PS benefits are AOA Publications,(77%), Free Online CE articles (46%), PS newsletter (43%), Reduced registration at OM (36%), and access to Web protected pages (36%)
  • The top 5 most valuable PS member benefits are Online CE articles (90%) AOA publications (62%), Discounts on educational materials (60%), Reduced registration fees at OM (54%), and Article Archive for CE (46%)
  • 95 percent of the membership is certified by the Commission on Paraoptometric Certification. Of those 36 percent is currently Certified Paraoptometric Assistants (CPOA).
  • In a 2008 member survey, 47 percent said they worked for solo practicing optometrists, with one in four surveyed paraoptometrics having 20 years or more of professional experience. 67 percent of members view their job as a profession.
  • 77 percent of employers encouraged participation in local, state, and/or national paraoptometric associations, while 58 percent of employers pay all financial participation in such organizations.
  • 43 percent of employers are strong supporters of continuing education programs for their optometric staff, paying for all expenses, including travel, registration & meals for continuing education/training.

For more information, or to view the full survey check out the Active Paraoptometric (PS) Member Survey 2008.

How will you recognize your Paraoptometric Staff????

The Paraoptometric Section has FREE promotional kits that you may request to celebrate the week in your office. E-mail your request to ParaRecognition@aoa.org.

For More Information Call: 1.800.365.2219 ext. 4108
Fax: 314/991-4101
Email: Pararecognition@aoa.org