2023 GWCO Congress Schedule
Friday, October 20, 2023

Thursday  |  Friday  | Saturday  | Sunday

This schedule is subject to change. 

6:00 am - 6:00 pm  Registration Desk Open

8:00 am  Friday Morning CE Sessions Begin

8:00 am - 9:00 am OD Session:
                                  Is Cultural Competency & Necessary Optometric Skill presented by Matt Pearce
                                   
8:00 am - 10:00 am OD Session
                                     An Organized Approach to the Patients with Acute Vision Loss & Transient Visual
                                     Obscurations presented by James Fanelli

9:00 am - 10:00 am OD Session:
                                    Mental Illness as an Optometric Concern presented by Matt Pearce

10:00 am - 11:00 am OD Session:
                                       Should Optometry Support Fat Acceptance? presented by Matt Pearce

10:00 am - 12:00 pm  OD Session:                             
                                       Simplifying Neuro Op Afferent & Efferent Visual Systems Defects presented 
                                       by James Fanelli
 

10:00 am - 12:00 pm  OD Session:
                                       Therapeutic Innovations: The Game Changers presented by Jessica Steen

11:00 am - 12:00 pm  OD Session:
                                        What to Expect When You're Expecting an Associate presented by Julie Helmus

9:00 am - 12:00 pm President Council 

12:00 - 1:00 pm Vendor Lunches

1:00 pm  Friday Afternoon CE Sessions Begin

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm  OD Session:
                                    The Ultimate Guide to Intraocular Lenses  presented by Oliver Kuhn-Wilken

                                    OD Session:
                                    Love It or List It: Private Practice Optometry presented by Julie Helmus

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Exhibit Hall Marketplace Grand Opening

4:00 pm Friday Afternoon CE Sessions Continue

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm OD Session:
                                  One Eye on the Grave: 5 Ocular Findings that Mean Your Patient's Life is in Danger presented by Oliver Kuhn-Wilken

                                  OD Session:
                                  When Good Retinal Surgery Makes Glaucoma Go Bad presented by Jessica Steen

 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm GWCO President's Reception & Awards

6:00 pm - 8:30 pm OOPA Advocacy Committee Dinner Meeting - Hyatt

9:30 pm - Midnight OOPA Hospitality Event  & Member Social - Hyatt's Residential Suite (3rd Floor)