506 - Building Confidence When Dealing with Kids AND Their Parents!

Thursday, March 2, 2023

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 305

CE Hours: 2

AUDIENCE: OD, AHP

IN-PERSON COURSE ACCREDITATIONS: COPE 81298-FV ; FL ODCEB 20-966132 ; IL OD ; SC ODCEB 20-966132 ; TX ODCEB 20-966132 ; ABO ST23N002-1 ; NCLE CT23N002-1 ; AOA PARA CV-0004-22 ; AZ OPT ; FL OPT 20-965500 ; GA OPT GBDO-23-003 ; KY OPHTH ; NC OPT SP/CL
NCS-2023-041/NCC-2023-031 ; NV OPT ; SC OPT 20-965500 ; TN OPT

Glen Steele, OD, FCOVD

Lecturer(s)

Glen T. Steele, OD, FCOVD

Professor of Pediatric Optometry (retired)
Southern College of Optometry
Hernando, Mississippi, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Glen T. Steele, OD: No financial relationships to disclose

Working with children is often perceived as difficult. However, children are usually much easier to deal with than their parents due to a limited understanding of how the processes of vision work and that these abilities develop throughout life. This course will help build your confidence and understanding to place yourself in a better position to explain this to parents. Additional testing protocols and management guidelines will be included during the course.

Learning Objectives:

Upon conclusion of this activity, attendees will be able to:

Understand how vision is foundational in early development
Link vision development and overall development
Know ways to make observations during history and testing
Understand the link of these observations and performance in life
Understand how simple additional testing procedures provide greater insight into the care options that are offered
Have confidence that this understanding and testing protocol will provide more opportunities for the child and make parents' lives easier