Technicians & Nurses Program
Sunday Highlights
Sunday, April 12
Additional courses will be announced. The T&N program is still being finalized. Dates, times and courses are subject to change.
| Time | Session A | Session B |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 am ‐ 9:30 am | Incorporating Lean Management: Using Time Study Data to Improve Efficiency - Laurie Brown, MBA, COMB, COE, CPC, CPMA & Elizabeth Monroe, MA, COE, CPSS, PHR | Sustainability in the OR: The Critical Contributions of Nurses and Technicians - Diane Blanck |
| 9:45 am ‐ 10:45 am | 2026 Coding Update - Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, CPC, COE, CPMA | Assisting in Ophthalmic Surgery: Bringing Anatomy Diagrams to Life - Danielle Thuen, COA, OSC |
| 11:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm | Making Sense of the Corneal Map: Demystifying Topography and Tomography - Khushali Shah, MD, MPH | Sterile Processing: Best Practices for the Care and Handling of Ophthalmic Instruments - Lori Pacheco, RN, CRNO |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch and Exhibits | Lunch and Exhibits |
| 1:30 pm ‐ 2:30 pm | Eye Can Do It: Training Technicians to Make the Cut in becoming a Refractive Technician - Taylor Hardin, COA | AI and Cataract Surgery - Shameema Sikder, MD |
| 2:45 pm ‐ 3:45 pm | Ophthalmic Master Trainer's Toolkit - Craig Simms, COMT, MEd, ROUB, CRT and Christine McDonald, COA, COE, ROUB, CRT | The Art of Working Up Patients: From the Lobby and Back - Yazan Abubaker, MD |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | B-Scan Ultrasound - Craig Simms, COMT, MEd, ROUB | ASC Compliance in 2026 - Elethia Dean, PhD, MBA, RN, BSN |
