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OBC: Opticians of BC Education Day - Sunday March 4, 2012 View Full Story Minimize

February 17, 2012 |
The day includes a Vision Screening Workshop and three seminars worth 15 CE credits. The day includes a Vision Screening Workshop and three seminars worth 15 CE credits. The Vision Screening Workshop will help increase your profile in your community and educate consumers about the roles and services of Opticians. The three seminars cover assistive technologies for low vision, the demands of presbyopia and getting up and out of your dispensary.

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Don't Miss Out Victoria and Kelowna Become a Vision Screening Optician View Full Story Minimize

February 09, 2012 |
Under 40% of the population see an eye care professional. Vision screening is an important tool to identify people that need to be under the care of an eye care professional. BC opticians represent a task force that is the front-line position to provide free vision screening as part of a community outreach program. By becoming an Optician with advanced practice credentials in vision screening, you will be able to:

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Automated Refracting Course - Only 2 More Intakes Available View Full Story Minimize

January 27, 2012 |
As previously announced, the future of training for Sight Testing is changing. The NAIT/OAC Automated Refracting Theory course has been approved by the College of Opticians of British Columbia (COBC) until December 31, 2012. In 2013, the Automated Refracting Theory course may no longer be the course of choice in B.C. Future Opticians may be required to complete an Advanced Practice Sight Testing program. As previously announced, the future of training for Sight Testing is changing. The NAIT/OAC Automated Refracting Theory course has been approved by the College of Opticians of British Columbia (COBC) until December 31, 2012. In 2013, the Automated Refracting Theory course may no longer be the course of choice in B.C. Future Opticians may be required to complete an Advanced Practice Sight Testing program. Due to this change, the OAC may only be offering 2 more intakes of the Automated Refracting Theory course. These intakes will take place starting March 1, 2012 and September 10, 2012. The application deadlines are February 15 & August 15 respectively. These courses can only be run if there is a sufficient number of applicants. Interested in registering or receiving further information? Contact the OAC Education Department at 1-800-847-3155 or via email at education@opticians.ca

Focus on the Future View Full Story Minimize

January 04, 2012 |
Half of Canadians are ignoring their eye health and may pay the price with blindness. Are you one of them? Make sure to scroll down for all the articles. Leslie Hughes is a self-employed mom on the go who, like half of all adults in Canada, has not had an eye exam in five years or more. For Hughes, 41, it’s been 10 years, despite the fact that she wears corrective lenses — contacts she orders online using her decade-old prescription. “I’m an ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ kind of gal,” she admits, in a telephone interview from her home in Newcastle, Ont. “It’s just one of those things that’s not on my to-do list, with all the other appointments we have going on. I force myself to go to my annual physical. I do go to a dentist. I did, at one point, put that off and it caught up with me.”

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The OBC: Opticians of British Columbia are developing a library of continuing education videos which will allow opticians the opportunity to view presentations live. Visit the Optician Webinars site for further information.

Do you need to top up your Continuing Education?

If you missed these seminars you have a chance to view the videos.

8 Education Webinars - Member ($89)

Rate for Opticians Association Members: Including members of OBC, AOA, and OAC. This grants you access to the video recording from past seminars.

These 8 courses are worth 17 credits. This offer is available from August 8 - March 31, 2012

8 Education Webinar - Non-Member ($119)

Rate for Non-Association Members: If you do not belong to an opticians association. This grants you access to the video recording from past seminars.

These 8 courses are worth 17 credits. This offer is available from August 8 - March 31, 2012