CE VIDEO – Technology is Expensive Unless it Differentiates Your Practice Through Patient Outcomes

How evolving technologies can improve patient outcomes.

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Neurolens.  The content of this activity was planned and prepared independently by Review Education Group without input from members of Neurolens.

Speakers:

Tim Fries, OD, MBA, MPH and Larry Wan, OD

Release Date:

September 9, 2020

Expiration Date:

August 24, 2023

Estimated time to complete activity:

1 hour

Computer System Requirements:

Access to internet and a web browser is required to complete this activity.

Goal Statement:

This course will take a historical analysis of technologies and treatments reviewing how evolving technologies can improve patient outcomes.

Educational Objectives:

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

  1. Review historic testing, treatments and their evolution
  2. Discuss how new discoveries and technologies affect treatment plans
  3. Discuss how new paradigm shifts cause discomfort and disruption
  4. Describe how new technologies, research and data change treatments
  5. Review how patient lifestyle questionnaires can benefit patient outcomes
  6. Discuss how technology investments can improve patient outcomes

Target Audience:

This activity is intended for optometrists who provide primary care optometry services, including but not limited to medical optometric services.

Faculty/Editorial Board:

Tim Fries, OD, MBA, MPH
Larry Wan, OD

Continuing Education Credit: 

This activity, COPE Activity Number 120115 is accredited by COPE for continuing education for optometrists. This course is COPE approved for 1 hour of CE credit. Course ID is 69257-GO. Please check your state licensing board to see if this approval counts toward your CE requirement for relicensure.

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Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest:

Review Education Group (REG) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest (COI) they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified COI are thoroughly vetted and resolved according to REG policy. REG is committed to providing its learners with high quality activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.

Larry Wan, OD

Consulting fees from PERC, EyeBrain, Essilor, Glimpse

Fees for Non-CME/CE services from PERC, EyeBrain, Essilor

Ownership Interest in Glimpse

 

Tim Fries, OD, MBA, MPH

Fees for Non-CME/CE services from Neurolens, IDOC, VSP

Planners and Managers
REG planners and managers have nothing to disclose.


Method of Participation Request for Credit:

During the period September 9, 2020 through August 24, 2023 participants must read the learning objectives, faculty disclosures and view the complete educational activity.

If you wish to receive acknowledgment for completing this activity, please complete the post-test and evaluation at the conclusion of this course.  Post course tests must receive a score of 70% or better in order for a certificate of completion to be issued.

Media:

Video

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use:

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer:

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.  Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.


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