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Ways to Earn Continuing Education Credits

Meetings and Courses

At least 10 out of 45 hours of CE must be from “attendance” at meetings in CORE topics

  • 1:1 Credit for attendance at AACO, AOC®, FOREA, AAPOS, and NANOS
  • 1:1 Noncore credit for IJCAHPO intermediate and advanced courses; no credits for basic level courses.
  • 1:1 Credit will be given for attendance at foreign meetings if sponsored/approved by recognized orthoptic or ophthalmology organizations (examples: IOC, COC, TCOS, CLADE, PAAO, ISA, ESA, WSPOS, IPOSC).

The AOC® grants Core Continuing Education credits for courses which align with the advanced education and training of orthoptists.

Courses designed for technicians and technologists typically do not offer the depth of knowledge required for orthoptic practice, however, noncore credits will be given for intermediate and advanced level IJCAHPO courses.

*Local or regional ophthalmologist sponsored meetings with AMA credits are eligible for 1:1 credits with the following requirements:  Attendees must list courses, speakers and proof of attendance. Core topics must be taught by orthoptists, physicians or PhDs.

Presentations, Publications, & Posters

3:1 credit for creating and presenting an instruction course on AOC® Core topics for orthoptists and/or orthoptic students (1hour course = 3 credits)

Credits for an instruction course can be used once per renewal cycle

Maximum of 12 credits per renewal cycle for instruction courses

Credits are not awarded to program directors and instructors for teaching within their own program

  • 10 credits for publication of a paper in an refereed journal
  • 5 credits for a talk/presentation at AOC® approved meetings (core or non-core topic)
  • 5 credits to author or as presenter of AOC® approved instructional video
  • 5 credits per author for a poster at an AOC® recognized meeting

Note: If a presentation or poster follows the publication it may earn 2, not 5 credits. In combination, the same material may earn 12 hours of CE. If the publication follows the presentation or poster the same work will receive 7 not 10 credits


Webinars and Virtual Meetings

Past and future virtual AACO meetings are approved for “attendance at meeting”

In-person credits "attendance" for virtual meetings and live webinars will be allowed with specific requirements:

  • A live webinar must include opportunities for questions and answers between attendees and the speaker
  • A post-session evaluation is required for attendees that reflects their attendance. If an evaluation is not provided by the meeting organizer, you must submit three points that were made by the speakers for every hour of CE attendance.
  • 1:1 credit will be given for webinars and/or virtual meetings with the target audience being orthoptists and/or peds/neuro ophthalmologists.
  • You can earn credits by viewing webinars which are presented within the current recertification cycle.
  • 1:1 credit will be given for The One World One Vision videos. These do not qualify for in-person attendance. Submit three points made by the speakers for every hour of CE attendance.
  • A maximum of 45 credits from webinars and/or virtual meetings will be allowed every three years.

Informal CO® Group Symposia/Case Discussions

1:2 (1 credit for 2 hour discussion) Core CE for orthoptist informal group symposia

  • 1:2 (1 credit for 2 hour discussion) Core CE for orthoptist informal group symposia:

Maximum of 10 CE credits per renewal cycle

  • These offerings may not be used to fulfill attendance at meetings
  • Approval requires post facto submission of meeting agenda and topics covered; including titles of articles discussed or diagnoses of patients discussed
  • Include a list of attendees

Quizzes

Offered from the American Orthoptic Journals and Journal of Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility

All questions are based on the content in each article, no prior knowledge necessary.

  • COST: $50 per quiz
  • 5 Core hours of CE awarded per quiz successfully completed.
  • 2 Quizzes per JBVOM issue available volumes 68-69
  • 2 Quizzes per volume still available from AOJ volumes 47-62, 67

AOJ back issues are available online

To Order: (link to store to order)

Quizzes are automatically sent in, but requires someone to score them. You will be sent an email when your quiz is scored, when you pass and when your credit is finalized.

AOC® Basic Science DVDs

Available On-line for purchase (link this to store)

  • 1:1 core credit for viewing AOC® approved videos
  • 7 hours of CE can be earned if quiz is successfully completed








AAO Basic Science Course Sections V and VI

Contact AAO or AOC® for instructions to obtain quiz


Self-Study

Not to exceed 5 credits per year 1:4 credit (1 credit per 4 hours of contact) offerings without prior AOC® CE approval: “Hands-on workshops”, viewing poster sessions, core topic reading from textbooks, journals or audio cassettes and videos

AACO Self-Assessment Quiz

Not available at this time (create link when AACO develops quizzes)


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