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Latest Announcement | Events
Sunday, May 19, 2024 | 8am PST/11:00am EST (4hrs FREE CEs)
Navigate the intricate world of glaucoma care with a fresh perspective. This unique event bridges the gap between advanced glaucoma management and the financial nuances that drive a successful practice.
✅ AI-enabled glaucoma management (89436-GL) Jessica Steen OD, FAAO | CE Hour 1
✅ Optimizing the Ocular Surface in Glaucoma (85638-GL) Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO | CE Hour 2
✅ Billing & Coding Documentation for Glaucoma Evaluations (88896-PM) Kyle D Klute O.D l | CE Hour 3
✅ The Role of Laser in the Treatment of Glaucoma (89296-LP) Nathan Lighthizer, OD, FAAO | CE Hour 4
👉 ODs on Finance Member Rate: FREE | 🎥 Recording AVAL TO REGISTERS ONLY x 4 weeks
Sunday, June 9, 2024 | 8am PST/11:00am EST (4hrs FREE CEs)
Step into the evolving landscape of myopia management. This exclusive event is designed for professionals eager to understand the rising prevalence of myopia and how to harness its potential as a significant revenue stream for their practice.
✅ Upgrading your Myopia Management Practice: Soft Contact Lens Modalities & Fee Structures (82626-CL) Andrew Neukirch, O.D | CE Hour 1
✅ Making a CASE for Advanced Ortho-K (89902-CL ) Anith Pillai, OD, FSLS | CE Hour 2
✅ Breaking Barriers in Myopia Management: Marketing, Pricing, and Parental Involvement (89057-PM) Ariel Cerenzie, OD, FAAO, FSLS l | CE Hour 3
✅ Utilizing Technology for Improved Outcomes: Designing Myopia Management Contact Lenses with Corneal Topography and Tomography (PENDING) Melanie Frogozo, OD | CE Hour 4
👉 ODs on Finance Member Rate: FREE | 🎥 Recording AVAL TO REGISTERS ONLY x 4 weeks
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Carotenoid Levels in Ocular Disease and Systemic Health (1 hr COPE CE Virtual)
We are ecstatic to host our first live CE event of 2021 with the Dr. Greg Caldwell. We hope this CE event will help you better understanding of how carotenoids affect ocular disease and gives some ideas on what technologies you can implement in your practice in regards to carotenoid levels.
Carotenoids are nutrients that have been proven to protect the eye from light damage and several ocular pathologies. Their antioxidative protection is most recognized in age related macular degenerations. Many ocular and retinal diseases are linked to low levels are carotenoid levels.
The Optometrist’s Guide to Writing a Business Plan
When it comes to building a great business, a business plan is a vital piece of the puzzle. A business plan explicitly explains how a business seeks to go after its mission and how it will utilize its operations to become profitable. Components of your business plan will help you think through problems and arrive at solutions. Alongside this, a well written and convincing business plan will help you obtain funding, bring in additional partners (if applicable) and even get investors.
Annual Report: 2020
Well 2020 has surely been a year! Let’s be honest, we all went into the year 2020 with big expectations – but the so-called Year of the Optometrist had some nasty surprises up its sleeve. Despite the trials and tribulations that 2020 brought, it also brought important lessons, and the looming importance of financial education…
8 New Year’s Financial Resolutions
The year 2021 is here. In our opinion, 2021 has it pretty easy. I mean, how much worse can it get after 2020? Joking aside, the beginning of the year presents a great time to take inventory of life and evaluate your financial health for the next 365 days. Here are a few New Year’s financial resolutions to get you started.
The New Coronavirus Stimulus Package – FAQs for Small Business Owners
Here we go again! In case you missed it, congress recently passed a new COVID-19 stimulus package on December 22, 2020, that provides over $900 billion in aid to individuals and businesses – pending the president’s signature. Notable parts of the new bill include changes to PPP (Paycheck Protection Program), EIDL, clarification of tax treatments of relief funds, and an extension to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act tax credit.
To help you further understand the bill, here is a quick rundown of everything you may need to know in an easy to read FAQ format.
10 Tips for a Successful Insurance Claim after a Fire
A fire is something that no one ever wants to deal with, and is something that can turn your life upside down for a while. Having proper insurance and understanding the process behind dealing with a fire are key for being able to recover from a fire. Let’s take a look at the steps of the insurance claim process.
Before you continue reading, let’s create a folder on your computer, and title it “Documents for Insurance Claims”. You’ll need it to add important items in. Here are 10 Tips for a Successful Insurance Claim after a Fire.
My Rental Property Caught of Fire: A Four-Part Case Study
On September 10th, 2020, I received one of the most devastating phone calls a landlord can receive. It was followed by a much more distressing email with pictures of the event. My property management never calls me, so when I saw their phone number come across my caller ID, I had a gut feeling that something was wrong.
Virtual Masterclass: A Healthy Financial Mindset in Practice Ownership (Adam Cmejla, CFP) 1 hr COPE CE
Running a practice takes a significant investment of time, money, and energy. It can be extremely rewarding, but it can also be a catalyst for ODs living a life filled with stress, anxiety, and pressure. Learn proven, math-based approaches to solving pain points in the strategic manner in which you manage your practice.
Virtual Masterclass: Diagnostic Imaging in Macular Degeneration (1hr COPE CE)
We are ecstatic to host our next live CE event with the brilliant Dr. Jessica Haynes. We hope this CE event will help you better understand AMD technologies and gives some ideas on what technologies will be the best for your patient base and your practice.
This lecture will review diagnostic imaging strategies useful in the evaluation of macular degeneration including fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography, fundus autofluorescence, and optical coherence tomography angiography.
What is Tax Loss Harvesting and How Can It Help Me?
What is Tax Loss Harvesting? With tax loss harvesting (TLH) the concept is simple – sell your investments at a loss to reduce your tax liability. In the realm of tax loss harvesting you can “harvest” your losses and utilize them to: How Does Tax Loss Harvesting Work? What is the Wash-Sale Rule? In an…
10 Practical Tips on How to Pay Off $221K+ Optometry Student Loans in 5 years
Like many optometrists, I graduated from Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO) with over $221,245 in student loans back in June 2015. It was a combination of both federal loans ($198,303) and high interest private loans ($22,942) that I took out for other living expenses during my 4th year rotations. In early October 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, I made my final and last student loan payment, roughly 5 years later.
Ask the CFPs-Part 3 – Insurance & Asset Protection (FB Live)
When it comes to interesting and engaging financial topics, insurance and asset protection often rank near the bottom. Despite their relative banality, insurance and asset protection are vital in ensuring financial success by providing a security blanket for uncertainty. In this edition of Ask the CFPs, we will learn the ins and outs of various…
Optometry Job Compensation: Are You Underpaid?
If you follow the ODs on Finance Facebook page, among the great content you may find some disputable topics. Perhaps one of the more controversial issues that plenty of optometrists deal with regularly is compensation. Specifically, many ODs wonder where their financial package falls on the scale of monetary standards, from “You’re Getting Ripped Off” to “I’ll Have My Student Loans Paid Off and Own a Lamborghini In No Time.”
6 Things You Need to Know about the FHFA Adverse Market Refinance Fee
Historically low interest rates for home mortgages amid the COVID-19 pandemic has created an upsurge of applications for refinances. When refinancing your property, one of the most critical aspects is identifying how to get the most out of your financing options. Staying up to date on changes to regulations is critical. One upcoming change is the creation of a new Adverse Market Refinance Fee, which is something that will soon affect those seeking to refinance. How will this affect you? Get the answers to all your questions here.
6 Lessons That Dave Ramsey Get Right, and 6 Lessons That Are Completely Wrong
We have quite a few ODs on Finance members who are big Dave Ramsey fans, and quite a few who are Dave Ramsey Haters. Here are 6 Lessons That Dave Ramsey Get Right, and 6 Lessons That Are Completely Wrong and how each OD can optimize them to be even more successful!
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