You are cordially invited to attend the RIOA's biennial Installation of Officers and Awards Reception taking place immediately after Saturday's first leg of NTG'24 CE.

The 2024-25 RIOA Leadership slate is as follows:

Officers

Maria Jablonski, OD    President

Jad Osmanski, OD    President-elect

Steve Montaquila, OD    1st Vice President

Katy Abarr, OD    Immediate Past President

Kirsten Healey, OD    Secretary

Steven Santos, OD    Treasurer

Board of Directors

Kriti Bhagat, OD   

Bryanna Caron, OD    

Jeff DePaolo, OD    

Lori Duquette, OD    

Amy Falk, OD    

Laura Lakin, OD    

Dawn O'Shea, OD   

The RIOA is pleased to announce that U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo will be in attendance and will install our 2024-25 Board of Directors. Congressman Amo represents Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District. Congressman Amo was elected in November 2023.

We look forward to welcoming Congressman Amo to NTG'24 and deeply value his eagerness to join us!

Be certain to thank Congressman Amo for his support of optometry!

As an Association full of dedicated and committed eye doctors, the RIOA knows and deeply values the time, talent, expertise and energies our volunteers commit to the profession... for the betterment of us all!

Every other year, the RIOA has the opportunity to celebrate three member-doctors who have, in their own way, made tremendous impacts on the profession and first-class eye care in our state.

Please help us celebrate them and their accomplishments by joining us at the NTG'24 Installation and Awards Reception!

March 2, 2024 - In-person event, The Wharf - Warren Rhode Island. (7 hours)

8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - Morning CE Program Begins

Lecturer: Dr. Eric Conley

Beyond Medically Managed Glaucoma – The Good, the Bad, the Ugly - This course will discuss the treatment options beyond medical therapy for glaucoma patients. Topics will include laser procedures, MIGS and traditional trabeculectomy. Pros and cons of each procedure will be discussed along with managing post-operative complications. (89192-GL, 2 hours)

A.M. Break

Ocular & Systemic Pharmacology Update – 2024 – This course will Examine ocular pharmaceutical drug delivery and application in various ocular disease conditions while reviewing basic pharmacokinetics and mechanism of action in ophthalmic pharmacology. Attendees will also learn to develop strategies for identifying drug side effects on ocular systems. (89193-PH, 2 hours)

LUNCH BREAK

Tomorrow’s Technology in Eye Care – This course reviews imaging basics while investigating tonometry novel technologies and their clinical relevance, among others. The lecture will also discussion potential advantages and controversies of artificial intelligence (AI) in ocular disease management. (89194-GO, 2 hours)

Lecturer: Dr. Kriti Bhagat

You're Seeing 20/20 - What's Wrong? The Psychology of Behind Vision Improvement in Keratoconus Patients? – This course is designed to educate optometric physicians on a guideline for how to address patients after they have recently received optical correction. This course includes a review of keratoconus and treatment options. It will proceed to go into the psychology ramifications like depression, anxiety, and other mental related issues that many keratoconic patients’ experience. The course also reviews treatment options like higher order aberration corrections, therapy, and surgical options. In conclusion, the course allows optometrists another understanding of what keratoconus patients may experience outside of correction their vision to 20/20. (89593-TD, 1 hour)

* RIOA Installation Ceremony and Awards Reception Immediately Follows the CE Program

The Installation of RIOA Officers is an important function of the Association. Please plan to attend, meet your RIOA leaders while we celebrate member achievements and accomplishments. Join us for a heartwarming and collegial time.

Special thanks to our Installation Reception Sponsor - Zeiss!