100% Optical has announced the launch of its 2023 education program and a new process for booking places at the popular CPD (Continuing Professional Development) sessions at the show. The three-day show, scheduled for February 25 through 27, 2023, at ExCeL London, UK, will offer the event’s biggest-ever education program, with about 140 CPD sessions available across 11 hubs. The sessions will include keynote lectures, discussion workshops, peer reviews and interactive poster trails.

Key themes will include myopia management, advances in clinical imaging, including the role of artificial intelligence, and dry eye disease. Hubs will include the Main Stage, the AOP Lounge, the Future Practice Hub, the Dispensing Workshop and the Optical Academy. 
 
The Main Stage will include presentations from Tim Cole on Saturday, Elizabeth Lumb on Sunday and Miriam Minihan on Monday. The AOP Lounge will focus on a series of peer review sessions and will feature content delivered by CooperVision and Johnson & Johnson Vision.  

The Future Practice Hub will feature a range of clinical sessions in four distinct areas. The Dispensing Workshop will showcase a broad suite of content to meet the needs of all attendees and highlight the role of the dispensing optician. Finally, the Optical Academy will host a variety of activities including a session to showcase the role of independent prescribers, discussion-based content on the use of OCT in contemporary practice and a workshop on scleral contact lenses.
 
Ian Beasley, PhD, DOptom, MCOptom, AOP head of education and Optometry Today clinical editor, said, “As the official education partner, the AOP is delighted to deliver a world-class program of education once again. As the new CPD cycle enters its second year, attendees will have the opportunity to meet the GOC’s requirements at an early stage in the year, consolidate and update their knowledge on key clinical topics and network with clinical and commercial contacts.”
 
Further sessions will be announced in November and December.

General visitor registration for 100% Optical is now open. To register, visit 100percentoptical.com.

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Transitions Optical in Canada is hosting a unique educational experience—Transitions^® The Studio—for industry trainers, educators sales representatives and managers on November 8, 2022 at the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The audience will interact with experts on effective storytelling and patient education strategies, and Transitions training professionals as they deep dive into the Transitions^® lens portfolio, including the new generation of Transitions^® XTRActive^® lenses and the new Transitions^® XTRActive^® Polarized^™ lenses. The Canada event will build on the success and key learnings of last year’s event, as well as this year’s U.S. events.

The Transitions Studio events held in 2021 in the U.S. and Canada transformed 200 certified trainers to be more confident as storytellers and Transitions advocates, inspiring them to commit to train over 21,000 people. The one-of-a-kind experiences taking place this summer are exclusively for educators and sales and marketing professionals who engage with eyecare professionals to help them grow their sales. This immersive, train-the-trainer experience will feature the best content from Transition Academy to help attendees gain an edge with Transitions^® product knowledge and market insights, collaborate with a growing Transitions trainer community, create an action plan to train their own team, and become a Certified Transitions Trainer.

“We are expanding our community of Transitions advocates and trainers through this year’s Canada Studio Event,” said Arnaud Rajchenbach, marketing and sales manager, Transitions Optical in Canada. “The events will empower attendees to train others confidently and more effectively on the need for light management, the latest consumer insights and how to recommend the new Transitions portfolio.”

Attendees will be able to increase their product knowledge on photochromics, grow as a professional, focus on educating patients or others, and build their sales, dispensing, or eyewear styling skills. Presentations will also include a deep dive into the two new Transitions XTRActive products, including Transitions XTRActive new generation lenses and Transitions XTRActive Polarized lenses.

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