Come to the beautiful California Wine Country for your continuing education! On Sunday, April 9, 2017, the Redwood Empire Optometric Society will host the 3rd REOS Wine Country CE, an exceptional symposium with Alan Kabat, OD, FAAO at the Vintners Inn in Santa Rosa California. Enjoy great food and wine in a beautiful wine country setting while enhancing your professional knowledge and connecting with colleagues and industry representatives. Six hours of COPE-approved education will be offered! Topics include biologic medications, demodex, ocular complications of systemic medications and an ocular disease grand rounds. Early registration deadline is February 28, 2017. For more information and registration form, visit the REOS website, reosvision.com. Questions? Call (707) 681-1535(voicemail).
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In order to maintain a strong profile in the Capitol, doctors of optometry must be able to elect and support those who promote the profession of optometry in the Legislature. In that effort, COA will be hosting a fundraising event benefiting the California Optometric Association Political Action Committee – Cal-OPAC. This fun VIP Brewery Tour, to be held in Sacramento on November 5, 2016, will include stops at three breweries, with lunch being served at one of them, as well as tastings on the bus. There are two levels of participation:
Seating is limited, so if you are interested, RSVP quickly! 
 Berkeley Optometry's CE & Alumni Weekend
September 24 & 25, 2016 Stanley Hall Berkeley, CA Registration: www.regonline.com/cea2016 Amount of CE credits offered: 13 We have expanded our annual reunion event to include a two day CE conference and celebration dinner. We welcome both alumni and friends of Berkeley Optometry. We've gathered an exceptional group of clinicians and researchers to speak at our two-day conference. You can join us for Saturday or Sunday, or make it a weekend and come to both days! Have you heard about the Celebration dinner on Saturday night? This event features all you can eat and drink, live music, dancing and a visit from the Cal Straw Hat Band. Join us after CE or come just for the party. Bring your family and friends to party at the stadium! Berkeley Optometry Celebration Saturday, September 24 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM Cal Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA Contact: Danni Peck optoce@berkeley.edu SCCOS has coordinated a couple CPR classes. One of them is still available for June 30, 2016. Click here for more details.
The Young OD group also has an upcoming event on June 14, 2016 to learn about resume building and networking from Dr. Keith Chow, OD and Rakesh Ramde, JD. Click here for more information and to RSVP. May 3 Paraoptometric CE Event
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Speaker: Mark Mattison-Shupnick, ABOM, BS Location: The Grand Hotel 865 W. El Camino Real Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Date/Time: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 7:30 am to 1:00 pm (registration from 7:30-8:30 am) Cost (breakfast included): $15/person (staff of SCCOS member doctors) $40/person (staff of SCCOS non-member doctors) Please include the name of the doctor you work for on the RSVP ABO Certification: 2 CE hours Questions: Roshni Shah, OD Sponsored by Vision West & SCCOS RSVP by April 25, 2016 RSVP is hosted by Eventbrite. Please click the RSVP button below and then click the green "Register" button, selecting the number of registrations you need. You will then be asked to provide the information for each attendee you are paying for, and then directed to payment. RSVP confirmation will be sent to your email. Please join the Redwood Empire Optometric Society(REOS) for the 2nd Annual Wine Country CE event Sunday, March 20, 2016 at the Vintner’s Inn in Santa Rosa. The Vintners Inn is a beautiful venue where you will enjoy quality education, great food and wine. Registration includes breakfast, lunch and wine. Our featured speaker is Dr. Lorne Yudcovitch, OD, MS, FAAO, an engaging and exciting educator who won the Pacific University College of Optometry Didactic Instructor of the Year Award three years in a row. Topics will include Ebola and other rare viruses, viral keratitis management, autofluorescence, multispectral imaging, key oral medications in eye care and managing high IOP. This is a great way to earn 6 hours of COPE approved education. Cost is $225 for COA members.
Further information and registration form available at the REOS website: http://www.reosvision.com/wine-country-ce.html There will be no general meeting this month due to the BAOC Annual Meeting. However, there is still a Young ODs meeting:
March 2016 Young Optometrists Meeting "Financial Design -- Strategies and Ideas for Medical Professionals" Featuring: Marcus Leung, CLTC, LUTCF This month, we'll be hearing from Marcus Leung, who is a financial advisor at MassMutual Financial Group. Whether it be student loan debt, building a savings, managing taxes, investing for your future, or a number of other financial goals, often it is difficult to sift through the information available to determine the best fit for your personal situation. Marcus has worked with a number of medical professionals, from graduating students to seasoned professionals looking to sell their practice. He will be sharing some of their experiences as well as strategies and ideas that his clients have found valuable in their lives. Tuesday, March 8, 2016 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. OPA! Los Altos 325 Main Street Los Altos, CA 94022 As always, come hungry as dinner and refreshments will be provided! This event will be sponsored by Johnson&Johnson. Space is limited. Priority will be given to SCCOS members and first 5 non-members. February General Meeting (click here for more information and to RSVP) 2/7/2016 Modern Corneal Transplantation Techniques Bryan Lee, MD Thursday, February 18, 2016 6:15 PM - cocktails, meet & greet 7:00 PM - CE dinner, business meeting David's Banquet & Conference Center 5151 Stars and Stripes Drive Santa Clara, CA Meal Selections: - BEEF: London Broil - SEAFOOD: Seafood Brochette - VEGETARIAN: Penne Pasta Primavera All ODs are invited to attend! FREE for SCCOS members $55 for COA members not in SCCOS $85 for non-COA members Questions? Contact Audrey Louie, OD (audreylouieod@gmail.com) _______________________________________________ February 2016 Young Optometrists Meeting (click here for more information and to RSVP) "Epiphora and Corneal Abrasion: When Surgery is Needed" "Upper Eyelid Entropion and Its Surgical Correction" Featuring: Chase Lay, M.D. This month, we'll be hearing from Dr. Chase Lay, who specializes in facial plastic and oculoplastic surgery. He will be talking about when surgical correction is indicated in epiphora and corneal abrasions, as well as the surgical correction of upper eyelid entropion. Tuesday, February 16, 2016 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. This meeting will be hosted at Dr. Kageyama's office: 344 E. Hamilton Avenue Campbell, CA 95008 As always, come hungry as dinner and refreshments will be provided! CE pending for this event _______________________________________________ SCCOS Holiday Party Recap The 2015 SCCOS holiday party was held at Citrus inside the Hotel Valencia on Santana Row. The Social Committee was very pleased to be able to make this swanky event free for our members this year! We had a great society turnout and reached maximum capacity. The party featured a delicious menu handpicked for us by Dr. Taylor Tran that included sushi, prime rib and desserts! After some lively black jack gaming we raffled over $300 in gift cards, with our grand prizes including a GoPro and a complementary stay at the Hotel Valencia. Thanks for closing out another great year with our society. Wishing you all a healthy, happy 2016! SCCOS Social Committee, Taylor Tran O.D., Jennifer Kuo O.D., Stephanie Joo O.D.        Questions? Contact Audrey Louie, OD (audreylouieod@gmail.com)
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