Para Course Handouts

Illinois 2026 Annual Meeting

Speaker: Mary Schmidt, ABOC, CPO

Para/Optician/Staff Schedule
FRIDAY, August 28, 2026
7:00am	Registration opens
9:00am-10:00am	What’s in My Eye – Emergency or Urgency (AOA-CPC, ABO)	Download/print course handout
10:00am-11:00am	Time Management – How to Prioritize Your Day (AOA-CPC, ABO)	Download/print course handout
11:00am-1:00pm	Exhibit Hall Open & Lunch
1:00pm-2:00pm	Optical Cross - I Don't Get It (AOA-CPC, ABO)	Download/print course handout
2:00pm-3:00pm	Prism - It Has Prism, You Do It (AOA-CPC, ABO)	Download/print course handout
3:00pm-4:00pm	Selling Skills - To Speak or Not to Speak (AOA-CPC, ABO)	Download/print course handout
4:00pm-5:30pm	Illinois Optometry's Celebration Happy Hour
SATURDAY, August 29, 2026
7:00am	Registration Opens
9:00am-11:00am	Frame Inventory Management... Managing the Practice Profit Center (AOA-CPC, ABO)	Download/print course handout
11:00am – 1:00pm	Exhibit Hall Open
1:00pm – 2:00pm	Frame Styling: Choosing What's Right for Your Patient (AOA-CPC, ABO)	Download/print course handout
2:00pm-3:00pm	10 Ways to Lose a Patient and Not Even Know It (AOA-CPC, ABO)	Download/print course handout
3:00pm-4:00pm	Team Building: Building a Strong Team (AOA-CPC, ABO)	Download/print course handout