This is a big problem, i can't manage required continuing education credits to meet recertification deadlines.
How you guys & gals do it? with your busy life.
My life keeps me so occupied with work & family;I recently failed to recertify myself.
This is a big problem, i can't manage required continuing education credits to meet recertification deadlines.
How you guys & gals do it? with your busy life.
My life keeps me so occupied with work & family;I recently failed to recertify myself.
Try registering for the free subscription to 20/20 Magazine. They have CE articles every month. Occasionally they have free ones.
http://www.2020mag.com/
They also have a page with online courses. Some of them are free too.
Look under continuing Education:
http://www.2020mag.com/index.asp?pag...etype=SiteSpec
In case you didn't know. You have a 1 year grace period on your ABO certification.
As Chris would say, why not do it at one of the Vision Expos?Originally Posted by Graduate
Not everyone can afford to get to and attend an Expo. So, I'd suggest some of the online ways.
I've attended Expos in Vegas and New York City. Very educational and a good time, but can be very expensive.
There's online CE, print CE, and what about locally-held CE? Does your state association hold CE? What about traveling CE's, like from some vendors and the National Academy of Opticianry? What about your labs? Research what's in your "neighborhood," there may be more options than you think to get lots of hours when you need them.
Check your priorities. Your career must certainly be worth a few lousy hours a year.
Certainly benefitted,thank you all for being guiding colleagues.
I wish Optiboard was issuing CE credits for posting;)
I agree with Dick. There are too many ways out there to get CE's not to keep up your certification. Karlen suggested a number of easy ways. Face to face is certainly the best way, but alternate ways certainly prevent you from losing your certification.
Just my humble opinion.
Diane
Anything worth doing is worth doing well.
I agree with you and others,pretty lady.It is wise opinion to attend expos to gain maximum CE credits in short time while doing business.It's killing 2 birds with single stone.Originally Posted by Diane
When you order your CECs online from the Optical Training Institute, the system automatically keeps track of the courses you have taken and how many credits you have earned. And if you have any specific questions regarding your credits you are always welcome to contact them via email or telephone.
www.opticaltraining.com
info@opticaltraining.com
949-551-5455
What is your problem? I have taken as many as 12 hours on Dec. 30 from CLSA and ABO on line and been re-certificed Jan.1. Every optical trade magazine has at least one hour, you read the article which gives your the answers, fax or mail it in with a few bucks and your done. If this is too difficult, perhaps you should put in for a welfare check. Or perhaps some Civil Service job with Fema, or Homeland Security or similar agency.
Chip
Chip, if you wrote that response from a bell tower as you were preparing to fire a high-powered rifle into the crowd below, let me know and I'll dial 911. ;)Originally Posted by Chip
Darryl J. Meister, ABOM
Check out this thread. It contains on-line CEs and most are free.
http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6469
~Cindy
"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning." -Catherine Aird-
I, for one think for some individuals it is necessary to be over and over, re- educated from time to time.
It is unnecessary to have to retake the same said courses over and over again to regain certification. It should be a one time certification. I graduated from the university with a degree in geometric optics. I passed!! Why should I be required to do it all over again to keep the professors employed?
When I was in the US Army I was a training NCO. We repeated the same courses over and over again and again. The motto of MANY ORGANIZATIONS is to keep the money rolling in to support their staffs and to keep a JOB.
My biggest struggle is to remember when each license is due, the fee, and how many CE's are needed and what type for each. Although it's not a ton, I'm balancing Florida State license (has it's own number of ABO/NCLE hours), ABOA (soon to be ABOM hopefully:)), NCLE, and CPO (soon to be CPOA). Add to it the renewing of memberships to POF, OAA, & NAO, and I'm tapped out, mentally and financially.
William Walker
Associates in Science in Opticianry
Associates in Science in Optical Business Management
Licensed Dispensing Optician
Board Certified
Certified Paraoptometric Assistant
American Board of Opticianry Advanced Certified
National Contact Lens Examiners Certified
Next Goal: ABOM
Optician with Lenscrafters in Jacksonville, FL
Come on William, you haven't used all of the alpahabet yet! Hang in there! :hammer:Originally Posted by William Walker
If you're just relearning the basics over & over, you are cheating both yourself and your patients. How would you feel if your OD/MD never took any CE and therefore still believed Franklin bifocals in glass were the state of the art?Originally Posted by 35oldguy
Light travels faster than sound, which is why some people appear brighter before you hear them speak.
Opticly, Ben Franklin bifocals are state of the art.
How many of us still remember all the symbols on the periodic table of the elements? I had to know them at one time, but don't anymore. Or half the crap in Calculus II. Or anything by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Or, for that matter who the heck Tybalt was from Romeo and Juliet.
Point is, you have to go back to keep things fresh in your mind - maybe not the basics, but the things you don't run into in your day to day atmosphere. I'm all for CEs - as long as I feel I actually learned something.
And as for the alphabet, I'm trying to make alphabet soup of it all. Next I need to find out if you can add letters after your name for getting a degree in Opticianry!
Later,
William Walker
Associates in Science in Opticianry
Associates in Science in Optical Business Management
Licensed Dispensing Optician
Board Certified
Certified Paraoptometric Assistant
American Board of Opticianry Advanced Certified
National Contact Lens Examiners Certified
Next Goal: ABOM
Optician with Lenscrafters in Jacksonville, FL
AASNext I need to find out if you can add letters after your name for getting a degree in Opticianry!
Darryl J. Meister, ABOM
Really? Awesome.
(and when I read that quickly, I thoght you were calling me a bad name!)
William Walker
Associates in Science in Opticianry
Associates in Science in Optical Business Management
Licensed Dispensing Optician
Board Certified
Certified Paraoptometric Assistant
American Board of Opticianry Advanced Certified
National Contact Lens Examiners Certified
Next Goal: ABOM
Optician with Lenscrafters in Jacksonville, FL
Yes, most opticianry programs confer an Associate of Applied Science degree. However, if you've been attending a program and that hasn't already been made clear, you should probably verify that they are, in fact, accredited.
As for the "alphabet soup" thing, generally the credentials you want to display will depend upon the context. For instance, in a licensed state, you would want to indicate your "LDO" on business stationery for the benefit of patients and customers. However, an "ABO" certification credential would be redundant in that situation. Also, if you were writing an article, the fact that you're licensed isn't really meaningful, and you would probably want to indicate any formal education credentials you have that pertain to your subject, such as your "AAS."
When it comes to related certifications, which in a licensed state would be mainly for the benefit of your peers, you would want to indicate your highest level. Finally, you would generally not need to indicate your casual membership in an organization. For instance, "FNAO" just refers to the fact that you pay yearly dues to a particular trade organization, which probably wouldn't be important to many people. On the other hand, if you were a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO) or Fellow of the British Dispensing Opticians (FBDO), these credentials signify additional education.
Darryl J. Meister, ABOM
Generally one adds letters pertaining to degrees earned professional affiliations and certifications eld...no more than one of each
One Professional org FNAO or FOAA
One Degree AAS BA BS MA MS or PhD highest level earned
One Certification ABOC NCLC ABO/AC or ABOM highest level of certification
NOT THE ENTIRE BLOODY BOWL OF ALPHABET SOUP
Ed
I wouldn't even include simple "affiliation" with an organization (as is the case with the OAA and NAO). After all, it is nothing more than an indication that you sent your $70 dues in.One Professional org FNAO or FOAA
Darryl J. Meister, ABOM
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