Part of the year-long continuum of AOA education opportunities headlined by Optometry’s Meeting®, the Virtual Learning Livecast offers a revamped curriculum of 32 expert-led courses and panel discussions with AOA, COPE and CPC credit available for a two-day, team learning opportunity.
AOA HPI seeks your input to demonstrate how your practice has been impacted by the pandemic and collect evidence regarding how doctors of optometry are maintaining accessibility throughout the pandemic, providing essential urgent and emergency patient care.
Register to attend the third and final webinar in the #AsklAOA series for Medicare Expansion, #AskAOA Special Advisory Group on Medicare Expansion: Grassroots Advocacy.
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Congress’ Sept. 15 deadline for bill language passes with lawmakers backing key guardrails that AOA’s advocates say must be in place for a workable benefit. Yet, price tag developments may forestall efforts.
Pandemic savings strategies
COVID-19 has taught us that planning ahead may be more critical now than ever. During periods of uncertainty, it’s important to keep a long-term perspective.
Building relationships
Not sure how to begin your journey as an advocate for optometry? According to an AOA Distinguished Service Award winner, the key is developing relationships with legislators and their staffs. Plus, more tips on advocating successfully.
August 30 - 31, 2021
Advancing Optometry: State Advocacy Summit 2021
Virtual
The AOA State Government Relations Center is proud to host the “Advancing Optometry: State Advocacy Summit 2021,” Aug. 30-31. This collaborative, virtual forum is where optometry’s advocates and volunteers can hear the latest, most successful techniques for effective grassroots advocacy and build on experiences of how to advance and protect our profession in statehouses, nationwide. 2021 has been a banner year for optometry—the first time in our profession’s history that more than one state achieved a scope expansion for contemporary optometric procedures in a single year. Now is the time to build on that momentum, learn from colleagues that have been thoroughly involved and see what it takes to effectively advocate for your patients and practice. Join us for the “Advancing Optometry: State Advocacy Summit 2021,” because our profession is shaped by the advocacy that occurs in states like yours each and every year.
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As an AOA member, you'll be supporting advocacy efforts that help advance and protect the profession. Plus, you'll get access to exclusive continuing education programs and clinical resources.
