Events
Clinical education for our referring partners is a core value at Colorado Retina Associates. We provide CE opportunities in partnership with Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO), Colorado Optometric Association (COA), Evolve Medical Education, Denver Medical Society (DMS), and the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO). CE credit may be acquired via independent and sponsored lectures, or one-on-one opportunities shadowing our physicians in clinic or in the OR.
If you are interested in retina-focused CE see below for upcoming events, or book a private CE or JCAHPO activity for your team. Fill out the form to inquire.
Signature Event
Mile High Masters of Retina
Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025
Time: 8:00am-12:00pm MT
Credit: 4 hours AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and 4 hours COPE credit
Venue: TBD- Virtual and in-person atteendance options.
Registration coming soon.
Mile High Masters of Retina provides the opportunity to strengthen ones breadth of knowledge of vitreoretinal diseases to improve clinical skill and enhance patient care. Lectures include revolutionary ophthalmic clinical developments, thought-provoking expert panels, plus common and complex retinal case presentations offering diagnostic tips, treatment approaches, and practical pearls for eye and healthcare providers.
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Upcoming Events
NORSE EIGHT Clinical Study
Instructor: Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: 240 Union Restaurant, Lakewood, CO
Over a coursed dinner this one hour program will review our currently enrolling NORSE EIGHT Clinical Study, a trial evaluating the use of its investigational ophthalmic formulation of bevacizumab (ONS-5010) for intravitreal treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The first subject was dosed in January 2024. If successful in preventing vision loss, ONS-5010 has the potential to become the first FDA-approved bevacizumab for ophthalmic use.
Topics to be covered:
- Preliminary data for “branded” bevacizumab vs. ranibizumab.
- Limitations with off-label bevacizumab.
- Data from prior phases of Norse clinical trial.
- Injection protocol, safety, and tolerability.
This program is sponsored by Outlook Therapeutics. Educational opportunity only. No CE credit offered.
Register
IZERVAY, a GA Treatment Option
Instructor: Murtaza Adam, M.D.
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: Shanahan's Steakhouse, Denver, CO
Engage in an interactive dinner discussion with your colleagues led by Dr. Murtaza "Moo" Adam on IZERVAY, a treatment for geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Topics will include:
• The importance of early intervention in GA
• Key efficacy and safety results from the GATHER clinical trials
• Case-based discussion on implementing IZERVAY in clinical practice.
• Resources for starting patients on GA treatment.
This program is sponsored by Astellas Pharma Inc. Educational opportunity only. No CE credit offered.
Register
When registering, enter the Program ID 11342
Retina Jeopardy!
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Time: 6:00-8:30pm
CE Credit: 2 hours COPE Synchronous credit
Venue: Public Offering Brewing Company, Englewood
Evolve CE/CME Events
Retina Consultants of America proudly partners with Evolve Medical Education, LLC (Evolve) to improve health care for patients by improving clinical competence of the health care team. Evolve offers eye and healthcare providers complimentary, high-quality, evidence-based, CME/CE activities led by reputable speakers in a variety of learning formats. These activities are designed to increase clinician’s knowledge, skills, competence and professional performance as well as to promote professional growth, maintenance of licensure, and support quality change in care of patients.
Optometry
General Ophthalmology
Retina
Evolve is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and is an approved provider of Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE) credits.
Past Events
- March 20, 2024
Vitreoretinal Visionaries- Retinal Disorders: Patient Education and Clinical Pearls
Communicating diagnosis and urgency to patients' presenting RDs, vein occlusions and vascular disorders.
- February 26, 2024
2024 Mile High Masters of Retina
Revolutionary ophthalmic developments, expert panels, and common and complex retinal case presentations.
- September 20, 2023
Vitreoretinal Visionaries: Imaging Grand Rounds
Presented live at Colorado Retina's Vitreoreitnal Visionaries, quarterly CE series on September 20, 2023. Five retina-specific grand rounds cases presented for …
- November 17, 2021
Exploring Advances in Myopia Management
Explore the science behind myopia management and best practices for slowing progression and implementing optical treatment.
- October 20, 2021
Uveitis & Rheumatology: A Crossroads
Diagnostic and management techniques for a variety of systemic inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
- September 15, 2021
Grand Rounds: Retina Round-up
Comprehensive overview of a variety of unique and thought-provoking surgical and clinical vitreoretinal cases.
- August 18, 2021
Lean Concepts in Eye Care
Application of Lean ideas implemented within an eye care practice to minimize waste and maximize process improvement.
- July 21, 2021
Posterior Segment Considerations in Anterior Segment Treatment
Novel advancements in anterior segment surgery and detail the common marriage of anterior and posterior segment care of retinal conditions.
- July 21, 2021
The Evolution of Retinal Surgery
Take a trip down memory lane to explore the evolutionary stages of retinal surgery.
- May 19, 2021
Comprehensive Care Model for IRD Patients
IRD's: Steps in diagnosis and management, genetic counseling and testing, and new reserach opportunities on the horizon.