Heart of America Eye Care Congress

See you next year!
February 7-9, 2025
Sheraton Crown Center
Kansas City, Missouri


2024 HOAECC Doctor Grid

Para Grid

Friday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Brain Insult: You are a Piece of the Puzzle
Malloy / Johnson / Weise
85560-NO  K   CEE 
Atlanta/New York
Friday: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Interactive Grand Rounds
Lonsberry
85952-TD  K   CEE 
Atlanta/New York
Friday: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Best of Academy 2023
Di Mattina / Hartwick
88772-GO
San Francisco
Fri. 12:00 PM Sponsor Lunch
Friday: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Inquiry into Spectacle Independence: Discussion on Refractive Surgery Options to Fit Patient-Specific Needs
Baartman / Goertz / Walton
(in-person limited to 500 registrants)
86422-PO  K 
New York
Friday: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Need vs. Want: OD's and Staff Share Unique, Sometimes Conflicting Perspectives
Lawrence / Mc Elroy / Franklin
85531-PM  B 
Atlanta
Fri. 3:00 PM Exhibit Hall
Friday: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Why a Healthy Business Beats a Smart Business
Mc Elroy
85289-PM
Empire A
Friday: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Lids and Lashes on the Cutting Edge
Johnson
86307-SP  K   CEE 
San Francisco
Friday: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Ocular Side Effects of Systemic Medications
Di Mattina
85635-PH  K 
Atlanta
Friday: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
To Refer or Not to Refer?
Malloy
85537-NO  K   CEE 
New York
Friday: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Lab Testing in Optometric Practice: The Basics
Lonsberry
85953 SD  K   CEE 
Chicago
Friday: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Creating Work with Purpose
Mc Elroy
85305-PM
Empire A
Exhibit Hall 5:30 pm-8:00pm
Friday: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Heart of America Eye Care Congress 2024: Clinical and Scientific Poster Session
Polk
89575-GO
Craft Beer Tour 5:30- 7:00 pm
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Expanding the MIGS Platform
Walton / Baartman / Goertz
86424-GL  K 
Chicago
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Therapeutic Contact Lenses for Ocular Surface Disease
Gelles
87467-CL
Atlanta
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Topical Pharmacology Rounds
Sutton
86497-PH  K   CEE 
New York
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Leading in a Crisis
Mc Elroy
85306-PM
Vanhorn C
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Shooting Pearls: SLT, LPI, and YAG Capsulotomy
Johnson
86333-LP  K 
San Francisco
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
OCT in the Management of Glaucoma
Di Mattina
85636-GL  K 
Chicago
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Advanced Optics of Scleral Lenses: Beyond 20/20
Gelles
87461-CL
Atlanta
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
3.5 Best Tools of a Leader
Mc Elroy
85291-PM
Vanhorn C
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Dermatology 101 for the Optometric Physician
Johnson
86330-SD  K 
San Francisco
Sat. 10:00 AM Exhibit Hall Open
Saturday: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Friday at 5 Grand Rounds: Ocular Emergencies
Koetting
84609-TD  K 
New York
Saturday: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
One Eye, Two Eye, Red Eye, Pink Eye?
Hartwick
87619-TD  K 
Chicago
Saturday: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Imaging Techniques and Emerging Therapies for Geographic Atrophy
Majcher
85352-TD  K 
San Francisco
Saturday: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Corneal Diagnostics A-Z
Gelles
87464-TD  K 
Atlanta
Saturday: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Herpes simplex keratitis: Keeping it simple(x)
Sutton
86495-TD  K 
Empire A
Sat. 12:30 PM Luncheon
Sat. 1:30 PM Exhibit Hall
Saturday: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CODING AND BILLING
Carter
(in-person limited to 225 registrants)
88047-PM  B 
Chouteau
Saturday: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Modern Management of Diabetic Retinopathy
Majcher
85356-TD  K   CEE 
San Francisco
Saturday: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Neuro-ophthalmic Disease Cases
Malloy
85536-NO  K   CEE 
New York
Saturday: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Is it Glaucoma or a Masquerader
Koetting
85599-GL  K 
Atlanta
Saturday: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Top 10 Medications and Their Ocular Side Effects:
Lonsberry
86087-PH  K 
Chicago
Saturday: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Myopia: More than Minus Meets the Eye
Weise
86226-GO  CEE 
Empire A
Saturday: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Under Pressure: Glaucoma Treatments in 2024
Koetting
85598-GL  K 
Atlanta
Saturday: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Visual Fields in the Management of Glaucoma
Di Mattina
85634-GL  K 
Chicago
Sat. 4:30 PM Alumni Receptions: see your Alumni Association for location.
Sat. 5:00 PM Career Networking Event
Sat. 5:30 PM Presidential Comraderie Reception
Sat. 7:30 PM Evening Free, enjoy KC! Make your dinner reservations!!!
Sunday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
mTBEye: Concussion and Vision in Youth Sports A Team Eye Doctor's Perspective
Weise
86216-FV
San Francisco
Sunday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Diagnosing and Managing Ocular Emergencies and Urgencies
Lonsberry
86086-TD  K 
New York
Sunday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Hold My Beer: Lessons Learned While Managing Corneal and Ocular Surface Disease with Scleral Lenses
Gelles
87465-CL
Empire A
Sunday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
OCT: The Optometrist's MREye
Sutton
86498-TD  K   CEE 
Chicago
Sunday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Retinal Grand Rounds
Majcher
85478-TD  K   CEE 
Atlanta
Sunday: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Keratoconus 1, 2, 3: Comprehensive Keratoconus Management
Gelles
87466-TD  K 
Empire A
Sunday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Biological Rhythms: How Our Eyes Keep Us On Time
Hartwick
87626-GO
New York
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Building Good Habits: Daily Eye Hygiene and Our Patients
Koetting
89237-TD  K 
San Francisco
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Link Between Head Injury, Photophobia and Pupillary Function
Hartwick
87629-NO  K 
New York
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Pain Management in Eye Care
Sutton
86496-PH  K 
Chicago
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Optical Coherence Tomography: Revolutionizing Vitreoretinal Disease
Majcher
85382-TD  K 
Atlanta