December 2011 - The Canadian Association of Optometrists
December 2011 - The Canadian Association of Optometrists
December 2011 - The Canadian Association of Optometrists
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<strong>December</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
New Grads!<br />
CONGRATULATIONS and a great big welcome to the 185 new <strong>Canadian</strong> Certified Optometric Assistants (CCOAs).<br />
We’re very happy to have you join the other 1,400+ current CCOAs. You have jumped over a very high hurdle successfully!<br />
Pat yourselves on the back, and think <strong>of</strong> all the people who benefit from having you on staff as a CCOA – your doctors, your<br />
co-workers, and your patients. Use those CCOA initials with pride – you earned them.<br />
AB<br />
Sooyeon Kelly An<br />
Karen Aquin<br />
Leah Bennett<br />
Ashley Black<br />
Colette Blochlinger<br />
Emily Boyle<br />
Amy Campbell<br />
Mirka Cantle<br />
Amy Chennells<br />
Kelsy Christensen<br />
Glenda Craven<br />
Caitlin Duffin<br />
Nicole Dumont<br />
Rhianna Edwards<br />
Bonnie Gorman<br />
Skye Granigan<br />
Lisa Hedrick<br />
Aoi Kawai<br />
Amanda Klein<br />
Brandi Kukura<br />
Angela Mollan<br />
Sharlyn Morales<br />
Irene R. Ostapowich<br />
Cindy Ouellet<br />
Danielle Peters<br />
Karen Risbey<br />
Claudia Sacher-Lopez<br />
Chrystal Scanland<br />
Kayla Schwarz<br />
Jackie Stach<br />
Laurette Sutherland<br />
Maroussia <strong>The</strong>unissen<br />
Pamela Todd<br />
Jeanette vanNieuwkerk<br />
BC<br />
Maile Albina<br />
Katrina Baker<br />
Maria Botelho<br />
Brianne Boulter<br />
Marie Bursinger<br />
David Claydon<br />
Elisabeth Cloarec<br />
Sophia Cottini<br />
Gabriela Czabany<br />
Wendi Dawson<br />
Tahni Fortin<br />
Brenda Frank<br />
Kelly Goertz<br />
Danielle Hardwick<br />
Gretta Hildebrandt<br />
Meredith Horn<br />
Terry Houlden<br />
Lynsay Imrie<br />
Renu Kajla<br />
Roxanne Laycraft<br />
Catherine Luyendyk<br />
Kerry McGrath<br />
Kathleen Meehan<br />
Breanne Menei<br />
Kathryn Miller<br />
Elsa Murphy<br />
Kyla Neville<br />
Kimberley O'Shea<br />
Niki Pellegrini<br />
Kayla Ramos<br />
Anne Reichelt<br />
Colleyne Rodger<br />
Kate Shedden<br />
Heather Sheriff<br />
Connie Siebert<br />
Ranita Singh<br />
Taryn Stiff<br />
Shannon Stirling<br />
Karleena Taylor<br />
Sherra Vorley<br />
Erin Wymer<br />
Brenda Yunker<br />
MB<br />
<strong>The</strong>resa Bergson<br />
Allyn Bishop<br />
Chris DeGuzman<br />
Elizabeth Drummond<br />
Tim Duthie-Grice<br />
Lindsey Hetherington<br />
Natasha Horvath<br />
Colleen Kehler<br />
Gina Konn<br />
Natascha Kreker<br />
Lovilyn Marcos<br />
Beckie McCutcheon<br />
Michelle Rody<br />
Tammy Sellar<br />
Chelci Waldner<br />
Wendy Warner<br />
NB<br />
Chantal Lanteigne<br />
Mélanie Roy<br />
NL<br />
Teena Parsons<br />
Jacqueline Young<br />
NS<br />
Tanya Bond<br />
Susan Crouse<br />
Leighton Gillis<br />
Judith MacNevin<br />
Susan P. Park<br />
Sindy Strong<br />
Denise Wilson<br />
ON<br />
Joanne Admans<br />
Amanda Armstrong<br />
Lacey Bakker<br />
Michelle Boich<br />
Marlyss Boulanger<br />
Rhonda Bowles<br />
Kris Briere<br />
Allison Brown<br />
Rhonda Burke<br />
Ariane Clark<br />
Pamela Coupland<br />
Christina De Stefano<br />
Jennifer Donovan<br />
Jennifer Duffield<br />
Ciara Dunn<br />
Danielle Durand<br />
Vickie Erb<br />
Maralisa Finnegan<br />
Carolyn Gabel<br />
Joshua Gabriel<br />
Nathalie Giasson<br />
Iran Gomez Medel<br />
Diane Grylls<br />
Shelley Hart<br />
<strong>The</strong>resa Hawrylewicz<br />
Angela Henderson<br />
Jennifer Hickey<br />
Amanda Klink<br />
Kathy Konkle<br />
Lisa Lemieux<br />
Desmond Lightbody<br />
Robyn Lochmanetz<br />
Anne Lucriana<br />
Sandra Madore<br />
Vicky Mah<br />
Lori Malhiot<br />
Sharon McCue<br />
Christina Meilleur<br />
Clarinda Moulton<br />
Debra Munce<br />
Sara Nolet<br />
Hilda Peters<br />
Cynthia Pomerleau<br />
Jennifer Power<br />
Sarah Richardson<br />
Charlene Ritchie<br />
Belkis Rodriguez<br />
Julieann Rowe<br />
Sandra Rutter-Stewart<br />
Shirley Saieva<br />
Heather Sherk<br />
Sukhi Sidhu<br />
Mary-Mignonne<br />
Sorlie<br />
Cheryl Swanson<br />
Linda Van Elburg<br />
Stephanie Vanhie<br />
Cheryl Wagar<br />
Vanessa Webster<br />
Stephanie Wing<br />
Lindsay Wiseman<br />
Nancy Yungblut<br />
PE<br />
Lindsay Docherty<br />
QC<br />
Lina Daoud<br />
Shady Daoud<br />
Christina Deschamps<br />
Ursula Koussaye<br />
Isabelle Prévost<br />
SK<br />
Jaylene Craig<br />
Karen Ewen<br />
Ashley Hahn<br />
Tracey Hilderman<br />
Janelle Holowachuk<br />
Kristy Lie<br />
Renae Mardell<br />
Megan Meyers<br />
Chantal Miller<br />
Arla Parr<br />
Stacey Riemer<br />
Jill Simonson<br />
Brogan Stephan<br />
Tagen Weishaar<br />
Melissa Williams<br />
Kalee Zerr<br />
YK<br />
Charlette Aube<br />
Top Scholar <strong>of</strong> the Graduating Class<br />
<strong>The</strong> winner <strong>of</strong> the <strong>2011</strong> Scholastic Achievement Award is Karleena Taylor, CCOA from the practice <strong>of</strong> Dr. Terrance<br />
O’Hagan in Revelstoke, BC. Karleena received the highest overall mark in the 2010-<strong>2011</strong> Optometric Assistant Course.<br />
Congratulations, Karleena! We hope you will display your beautiful new plaque with pride – your commitment to<br />
scholarship is an inspiration to us all. We know how hard you worked to achieve this final grade.
News from the Provinces<br />
Alberta — <strong>The</strong> Vision Fantasy Conference at the Fantasyland hotel hosted over 490 optometrists, optometric assistants and<br />
opticians from AB, BC, SK, and ON! Everyone had a fantastic time. Optometric assistants and opticians were able to attend<br />
their choice <strong>of</strong> CE sessions <strong>of</strong>fered by a dual track with over 10 different speakers to gain insight in new and exciting trends<br />
in eye health care.<br />
We want to congratulate, Marian Bueckert, CCOA, from Northern Vision Centre in Grand Prairie, who was awarded the<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Optometric Assistant <strong>of</strong> the Year Award from Brea Pederson with CooperVision. Marian received a $500 cheque as<br />
well as a crystal statue to display in her <strong>of</strong>fice. Thank you to all who attended the Vision Fantasy Conference!<br />
Ontario — Mark your calendars for Fri. & Sat., May 5-6, 2012. On the 5th the OAO will <strong>of</strong>fer 6 hours <strong>of</strong> CE and on the<br />
6th, a First Aid/CPR refresher course will be <strong>of</strong>fered. Bookmark oaosymposium.com and visit it for all the details.<br />
OAC & CE News<br />
It’s Certification Renewal Time — All CCOAs who graduated from the Optometric Assistant Course in 1986-1999, in<br />
2002, in 2005, and in 2008 are due to renew by <strong>December</strong> 31, <strong>2011</strong>. If you did not receive your letter from CAO in early<br />
November, which summarized your CEs on file at CAO and gave instructions for fee payment, contact Terry <strong>The</strong>iss<br />
immediately at terry@opto.ca or at 1-888-263-4676, ext. 218. And if you know that you are due to renew, don’t forget to<br />
complete your CPR absolutely no later than Jan. 31, 2012.<br />
Have You Moved or Changed Practices? — Please be sure to inform CAO if your contact information changes. Visit<br />
opto.ca/oa and download the Change <strong>of</strong> Address form on the Continuing Education Information page.<br />
We Need Your Help — We are short on workshop supplies. If you have extras to spare, please send (A) clean, complete<br />
frames with Rx, especially semi-rimless metal ones, (B) Silhouette drill mount plugs in the original packages, and (C) nylor<br />
restringing packets, (D) drilled Silhouette lenses with Rx, singles or pairs. Send them to Lise Loyer, c/o CAO; 234 Argyle<br />
Ave.; Ottawa, ON K2P 1B9. Please be sure to include a business card. And, thanks!<br />
New National Optometric Incident Report Form Launched!<br />
CAO is pleased to launch a national online incident report form! This incident report form collects information to identify<br />
trends related to optometric services. Dr. Troy Brady from Alberta was the first OD to compete an incident report form to<br />
report a complication arising from cosmetic contact lenses. <strong>The</strong> form is intended to be completed by <strong>Optometrists</strong> and/or<br />
their knowledgeable staff, to record incidents for patients that have:<br />
* asymptomatic eye disease<br />
* problems with contact lenses or eye glasses purchased online OR without a prescription<br />
* had a sight test (independent automated refraction) and experienced a problem<br />
<strong>The</strong> national incident report form is an online form that should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. It is easy to use,<br />
and provides important information on eye health issues. Our goal is to obtain at least 100 reported incidents each year from<br />
across Canada. At this time, we are asking all eye health incidents identified in the bullets above to be reported using this<br />
form. <strong>The</strong> form is to be used by ODs and their staff only.<br />
CCOAs can take a leading role in recognizing when to report an incident and completing the actual incident report form.<br />
Knowledge about eye health issues enables the optometric pr<strong>of</strong>ession to proactively advocate for the eye health <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Canadian</strong>s. We encourage and thank you for your participation.<br />
English Incident Report Form - surveymonkey.com/s/ODincidentreport<br />
French Formulaire de rapport d’incident - surveymonkey.com/s/odrapportincident<br />
Notes from the Lensometer Nulux Active Sponsored by HOYA Vision Care, Canada<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is no question that the digital age has changed people’s lifestyles. Time has become a precious commodity in our day.<br />
We are so busy multi-tasking and are more easily accessible than ever; to the extent that the lines between work and personal<br />
time are easily blurred. <strong>The</strong> use <strong>of</strong> modern devices like smartphones, tablets, and e-readers not only keep us efficient and<br />
connected, but have also placed new stress on our eyes. We are forced to focus and refocus our gaze all day long, as we use<br />
these modern conveniences.<br />
This new and continued demand on our visual system can be eased by modern lens solutions like the Hoya Nulux Active.<br />
This is a specialized aspheric single vision lens that helps eyes adjust easier between viewing near and distance; it’s<br />
especially effective with the use <strong>of</strong> cell phones, computers and PDAs. With this increased visual performance we can work<br />
and play better, longer! <strong>The</strong>re are two Active styles: Active 8, for most adult single vision patients, and the Active 5 for<br />
those younger adults, including students who may be suited to having less active support.<br />
– Maria Petruccelli, Manager Marketing and Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Services, HOYA Vision Care, MPetruccelli@hoyavision.com
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