Registration, Cancellation Policy, and Deadline
Full registrations include education sessions, breakfasts, luncheon and trade show. Member status only applies if you have paid your 2024 dues in full. Additional tickets for the trade show and dinner may only be purchased after one full registration has been purchased.
Cancellations received before April 15, 2024 will be refunded less $50. No refunds will be made after April 15, 2024.
Continuing Education: 18 total hours of continuing education credits will be available to ODs.
Hotel Reservations: Conference headquarters and registration will be at the Delta Hotels Helena Colonial, 2301 Colonial Drive, Helena, MT 59601; (406)443-2100. The hotel is offering conference attendees special rates starting at $226, plus tax, per night. When making reservations, be sure to indicate you are attending the MOA conference. Reservations need to be made directly with the hotel by April 30, 2024 to receive the MOA conference rates.
Special Functions:
CPR Course: Multiple opportunities to earn your CPR certification through the American Heart Association. Thursday 3:30 pm and Friday at 3:30 pm. Space is limited so reserve your spot now!
Trade Show: Thursday evening, May 16th, will provide the opportunity to visit and place your orders with trade show vendors.
MOA Annual Membership Meeting, Awards Luncheon and Elections and Installations of Board and Officers:
Friday, May 17, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
| Full Schedule of Events |
| Wednesday, May 15 |
| 2:00 - 4:00 pm | Board Meeting |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | DM: New Testing and Treatment for Retinopathy | Nate Lighthizer, OD FAAO
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| 5:00 - 7:00 pm | YAG Laser Capsulotomy and Vitreolysis | Nate Lighthizer, OD FAAO
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| After Hours Event | Sponsored by Rocky Mountain Eye Center |
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| Thursday, May 16 |
| 8:00 - 10:00 am | Optometric Surgical Procedures | Nate Lighthizer, OD FAAO
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| 10:00 - 10:30 am | Break Sponsored by Dompe |
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| 10:30 - 12:30 pm | Going Viral: HZO, HSV, EKC | Nate Lighthizer, OD FAAO
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| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Managing Staff and Increasing Work Performance | Stephanie Schmiedeke Barbieri, OD FAAO Dip LV
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| 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Low Vision for the Rest of Us! Tips and Tools for Managing Your Disease Patients | Stephanie Schmiedeke Barbieri, OD FAAO Dip LV
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| 3:30 - 4:30 pm | IPL in the Optometric Practice | Nate Lighthizer, OD FAAO
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| 4:30 - 5:30 pm | Lumps and Bumps | Nate Lighthizer, OD FAAO
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| Friday, May 17 |
| 8:00 - 10:00 am | Maximizing OCT Use in Glaucoma Equals Better Care | James Fanelli, OD FAAO |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am | Break Sponsored by Dompe
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| 10:30 - 11:30 am | Evaluating Patients with Sinusitis in the Office | James Fanelli, OD FAAO
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| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Lunch - Membership Meeting |
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm | An Organized Approach to Differentiating Papilledema to Pseudopapilledma | James Fanelli, OD FAAO
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| 3:00 - 3:30 pm | Sponsored Break
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| 3:30 - 5:30 pm | An Organized Approach to Patients with Acute Vision Loss and Visual Obscurations | James Fanelli, OD FAAO
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