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May 15 - 16, 2020National Eye Institute45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20894

The 2020 OPS Mid-Year Educational Program is being held in Bethesda, Maryland. The program is scheduled to take

place on May 15th and 16th, 2020, at the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health. 

This year‘s program will provide two full days of thought-provoking, research-themed education, including topics such as

Basic Human Genetics for Ophthalmic Medical Personnel, Genetic and Rare Diseases that Affect the Eye, Adaptive Optics: An

Advanced Optical Imaging Technique, Clinical Research Imaging in Ocular Oncology and Autologous Cell Therapy for Age-

Related Macular Degeneration. The program’s faculty is comprised of leading physician experts and eye imaging specialists

in clinical research in ophthalmology. Two accredited Vendor Forums are also scheduled, which will enhance your practical

knowledge and provide opportunities to gain hands-on experience. 

So, mark your calendars for May 15-16, 2020 and plan your trip to Bethesda for a great program, catch up with colleagues, and

even make new friends! 

Our keynote speaker, Dr. Catherine Cukras, is a noted ophthalmic clinical researcher. After receiving a BA from

Princeton University in chemical engineering, she received her medical degree and her PhD at Washington University Medical

Center, St. Louis, MO. At the Scheie Eye Institute she completed her residency in ophthalmology followed by a medical retina

fellowship at the National Eye Institute (NEI). As a NIH Lasker Clinical Research Scholar and tenure track principal investigator

at NEI, her interests are concentrated on the clinical trials of the understanding of retina diseases, particularly retinal

degenerations involving monogenetic diseases, as well as age-related macular degeneration, with a concentration in disease

pathogenesis and establishing outcome measures for future clinical trials.

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Room Rate: 1 King Bed starting at $149.00/night. USE CODE: OPSDeadline for the OPS room rate is April 14, 2020.Shuttle service (bus) will be provided to and from the hotel.

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REGISTRATION FEES: All registration fees are in U.S. funds and include refreshments and lunch each day. A $50.00 processing fee will be deducted from each cancelled registration. All cancellations and requests for refunds must be received by OPS no later than May 1, 2020no later than May 1, 2020. No refunds will be granted after May 1, 2020. Register online (www.opsweb.org) unless paying by check or money order. Complete instructions for online registration are on the OPS website.

Two Day Registration: OPS and ATPO Members $350.00 Non OPS Members $395.00New Membership: $99.00 Single Day Registration: $225.00 Friday $225.00 Saturday*Enroll now for OPS membership and take advantage of the discounted member registration fee.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION: An application has been submitted for 16 OPS BOC and JCAHPO-A continuing education credits. (This program is not sponsored by JCAHPO; only reviewed for compliance with JCAHPO standards and criteria and awarded continuing education credit accordingly; therefore, JCAHPO cannot predict the effectiveness of the program or assure its quality in substance and presentation. This is proprietary information presented to allow students to master a specific task or process. Alternatives to this technology may exist and a well-informed technician should have knowledge of those alternatives as well.)

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FRIDAY, MAY 1507:15 - 07:45 am REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

07:45 - 08:00 am WELCOME Santa Tumminia, PhD - NEI Acting Director

08:00 - 08:30 am When Children are the Subject of Clinical ResearchBrian Brooks, MD, PhD - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

08:30 - 09:00 am Basic Human Genetics for Ophthalmic Medical PersonnelDelphine Blain, MS, MBA - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

09:00 - 9:30 am Genetic and Rare Diseases that Affect the EyeLaryssa Huryn, MD - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

9:30 - 10:00 am Ocular Surface Alterations in Graft-Versus-Host DiseaseTeresa Magone, MD - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

10:00 - 10:30 am The NEI Experience in Treating the Corneal Complications of CystinosisRachel Bishop, MD, MS - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

10:30 - 10:45 am BREAK

10:45 - 11:15 am Measuring Outcomes from Ophthalmic ImagesBrett Jeffrey, PhD - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

11:15 - 12:15 pm Adaptive Optics: An Advanced Optical Imaging TechniqueJohnny Tam, PhD - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

12:15 - 01:15 pm Lunch - Included

01:15 - 01:45 pm Vendor Forum 1

01:45 - 02:15 pm Quantitative Analysis of Multimodal Retinal Imaging in Characterizing Disease ProgressionTharindu De Silva, PhD - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

02:15 - 02:45 pm Ultra-widefield Fundus Fluorescein Angiography in Cerebral ArteriopathiesEdmond Fitzgibbon, MD - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

02:45 - 03:15 pm Inherited Retinal DegenerationsRobert Hufnagel, MD, PhD - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

03:15 - 03:30 pm BREAK

03:30 - 04:00 pm Clinical Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of UveitisH. Nida Sen, MD, MS - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

4:00 - 4:45 pm Deep Learning: An Approach for Detecting Age-Related Macular DegenerationTiarnan Keenan, BM, BCh, PhD - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

4:45 - 5:30 pm How an Eye Patient Becomes a Research SubjectAllison Bamji, RN - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MDRoula Nashwinter, COA - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MDDenise Cunningham, CRA, FOPS - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

SATURDAY, MAY 1607:30 - 07:55 am Registration and Refreshments

07:55 - 08:00 am WelcomeDenise Cunningham, CRA, FOPS, Program Chair – National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MDBrian Detwiler, COT, CRA, Education Chair – Laurel Eye Clinic, Duncansville, PA

08:00 - 9:00 am The Role of Ophthalmic Medical Personnel in Ocular Genetics, Pediatrics, and OncologyChristina Appleman, COMT - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MDCarmelina Trimboli-Heidler, COA, CDOS - Vitreous Retinal Macula Specialists of Toronto - Toronto, Canada Elizabeth “Libba” Affel, MT, MS, OCT-C, CDOS, COA, ROUB, FOPS - Phoenix Technology Group

9:00 - 9:30 am Clinical Research Imaging in Ocular OncologySandor Ferenczy, CRA, OCT-C - Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

9:30 - 10:00 am Color Consistency in Fundus Photography: Development of an Imaging StandardChristye Sisson, MS, CRA - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

10:00 - 10:30 am Specular Microscopy as a Safety Measure in Clinical TrialsBeth Ann Benetz, CRA, FOPS - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

10:30 - 10:45 am BREAK

10:45 - 11:15 am Update on Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical TrialsDeepika Malik, MD - Moore Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA

11:15- 12:15 pm KEYNOTE: Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration (L-ORD)Catherine A. Cukras, MD, PhD

12:15 - 1:15 pm Lunch - Included

1:15 - 1:45 pm Vendor Forum 2

1:45 - 2:30 pm Multimodal Imaging in Macular TelangiectasiaRobert Mays, CRA, OCT-C - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

2:30 - 3:15 pm Autologous Cell Therapy for Age-Related Macular DegenerationHenry Wiley, MD - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

3:15 - 3:30 pm BREAK

3:30 - 5:00 pm Emerging Ophthalmic Imaging ModalitiesMichael Kelly, FOPS - Duke University School of Medicine Durham, NCPaula Morris, CRA, FOPS - John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Salt Lake City, UTRobert Mays, CRA, OCT-C - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

5:00 - 5:30 pm Why Participate in Clinical Ophthalmic Human Subjects Research?Denise Cunningham, CRA, FOPS, MS, MEd - National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD

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