(PRESS RELEASE) SAN RAMON, CA — In support of U.S. eye care professionals working to reopen their practices and rebuild their businesses, CooperVision will host a webinar series featuring its Best Practices program honorees, “Best Practices to Get You Back to Practice.” The series kicks off on Thursday, May 28.
“Best Practices has always been about sharing the stories and expertise of the practices that have taken the profession’s challenges head on, finding ways to thrive in spite of them. COVID-19 is an obstacle that all eye care professionals are currently facing—and the best way to get through it is together,” said Michele Andrews, OD, senior director of Professional and Academic Affairs, North America, CooperVision. “With this webinar series, we’re providing ECPs the ability to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry on a peer-to-peer level, knowing that they are in the trenches right beside them.”
Each of the six webinars will feature two eye care professionals from CooperVision’s Best Practices initiative, which recognizes optometric practices that advance the profession through innovation, leadership, and the provision of exceptional patient experience. During the webinars, the honorees—who span the program’s five years—will provide insight on various topics relevant to practice management and patient care during the pandemic.
The “Best Practices to Get You Back to Practice” webinars are free and open to any eye care professional. The full schedule is as follows:
| Date / Time | Topic | Honoree Speakers |
| Thursday, May 28 at 8:00 p.m. ET | Making Schedule Changes an Integral Part of Reopening | Carrie Alfieri, OD
Pinnacle Eye Associates (2018)
Elizabeth Muckley, OD
Northeast Ohio Eye Surgeons (2019) |
| Monday, June 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET | Utilizing Technology to Bring Patients Back to Your Office | Bridgitte Shen Lee, OD
Vision Optique (2018)
Jennifer Stewart, OD
Norwalk Eye Care (2018) |
| Thursday, June 4 at 8:00 p.m. ET | Using Contact Lenses to Drive Revenue and Patient Retention | Roxanne Achong-Coan, OD
Coan Eye Care (2016)
Jennifer Zolman, OD
Draisin Vision Group (2020) |
| Monday, June 8 at 8:00 p.m. ET | Start Maximizing Revenue with Each Patient | Brittani Carver, OD
Better Vision Optometric Center (2020)
David Kading, OD
Specialty Eyecare Group (2017) |
| Thursday, June 11 at 8:00 p.m. ET | Embrace and Thrive with Telemedicine | Tiffany Lione, OD
Associates in Eyecare (2020)
Chris Smiley, OD
Vision Professionals (2018) |
| Monday, June 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET | Help Your Patients Adapt to Increased Screen Time | Raj Patel, OD
Vancouver Vision Clinic (2019)
Stephanie Woo, OD
Havasu Eye Center (2017) |
For more information or to register for the webinars, visit here.