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2026 HOAECC Doctor Grid

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Dates 1. Lecture 2. Lecture 3. Lecture 4. Lecture 5. Lecture Exhibit Hall
A Symposium 8:00
- 10:00
Collaborative Diabetes Care: Saving Vision & Lives
Chous / Cooper / Magwire  CEE/TQ 
 
B Friday
02/20/2026 		10:00
- 12:00
Lies and Damn Lies About Diabetes & Diabetic Retinopathy
Chous  CEE/TQ  		Front to Back and Everything Inbetween: Keratoconus and Cross Linking
Morgenstern  CEE/TQ 
C Luncheon 12:00
- 1:00
Luncheon with Speaker
D/E 1:00
- 3:00
Management of Ocular Pain: Considerations when Prescribing Opiates
Gurwood / Myers
99515-PH  CEE/TQ  		Four Paths, One Purpose, Reimagining Diabetes Together
Cooper
2:45
-
7:15
F Exhibit Hall 3:00
- 4:00
Exclusive Exhibit Hall
Random Prize Drawings
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
G 4:00
- 5:00 		Myopia Management in 2026
DeKinder  CEE/TQ  		Improving Outcomes across the CKM Continuum: The Importance of Comprehensive Ophthalmic Care and Collaboration
Magwire 		Top 15 Things You Should Never Miss
Morgenstern 		Periocular Malignancies
Myers 		 
H 5:00
- 6:00 		Defining Success with AMD and GA
Kannarr 		Periocular Emergencies
Myers 		 
I Exhibit Hall 6:00
- 7:15
2026 Heart of America Eye Care Congress Poster Session
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm
Polk 		Exclusive Exhibit Hall 5:45 - 7:15pm
Craft Beer Tour in Exhibit Hall
5:45pm - 7:00pm 		Student Mixer
6pm to 7pm
J Saturday
02/21/2026 		8:00
- 9:00 		Ocular Urgencies and Emergencies
Gurwood
85565-TD  CEE/TQ  		Not All Myopia Needs Control
Morgenstern 		The Ophthalmic Sequela of Sleep Disorders
Myers
99508-SD 		Managing the Irregular Cornea
DeKinder
97276-TD 		Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Masqueraders
Chous
99051-NO 		 
K 9:00
- 10:00 		TB Eye: Vision Dysfunction Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury
Morgenstern 		Intense Pulsed Light - Understanding Treatment Mechanisms and Therapeutic Applications
Myers 		Streamlining the Fit: Smarter Scleral Lens Selection
DeKinder
100123-CL 		Boxing Out Unconscious Bias: Don't Let Your Unconscious Biases Put People In A Box!
Chous
97300-PB 		9:00
-
2:15
L/M Exhibit Hall 10:00
- 11:30
Exclusive Exhibit Hall
Random Prize Drawings
10:00 am - 11:30 am
N 11:30
- 12:00 		Simplex and Zoster
Gurwood 		Aesthetics in Eye Care
Quint
98743-TD 		Hypertensive retinopathy: Ophthalmic and Systemic Management
Myers 		The Tale of the Tell-Tale Pupil
Messner 		ER: From Red Eye To Retina
Kannarr
100222-TD
O 12:00
- 12:30
P Luncheon 12:30
- 2:15
Business Luncheon in Exhibit Hall 12:30 -1:15pm
Dessert Bar Following Luncheon in Exhibit Hall
Grand Prize Drawings in Exhibit Hall
Q 2:15
- 3:15 		CPR Workshop
Kansas City Fire Department
(limited to 10 registrants)
Additional $100 		Contact Lens Business Strategies
Quint
98742-PM 		Cry Me a River: Dry Eye
Gaddie
99683-SD 		Papilledema, Pseudopapilledema and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Messner  CEE/TQ  		"Are You Okay?" Recognizing Warning Signs of Patient Mental Illness in Optometric Practice
McGhee  B  		 
R 3:15
- 4:15 		CPR Workshop
Kansas City Fire Department
(limited to 10 registrants)
Additional $100 		Top 10 Common Misconceptions About Non-Compliant Patients
McGhee  B 
S 4:15
T Sunday
02/22/2026 		8:00
- 9:00 		Glaucoma Grand Rounds
Gaddie
94622-GL  CEE/TQ  		Advances in Dry Eye
Quint
98744-TD 		The Neuro-ophthalmic Manifestations of Alzheimer’s Disease
Messner 		Ordering and Interpreting Blood Labs
McGhee 		   
U 9:00
- 10:00 		The Neuro-ophthalmology of Multiple Sclerosis
Messner  CEE/TQ  		Optometry and Women's Health
McGhee 		 
V 10:00
- 11:00 		Avoiding Drops in Glaucoma: SLT and Injectable Medications
Gaddie
96953-GL 		Surgical Co-Management for the Primary Care OD
Quint
98741-PO 		 
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Collaborative Diabetes Care: Saving Vision & Lives
Chous / Cooper / Magwire  CEE/TQ 
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lies and Damn Lies About Diabetes & Diabetic Retinopathy
Chous  CEE/TQ 
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Front to Back and Everything Inbetween: Keratoconus and Cross Linking
Morgenstern  CEE/TQ 
12:00 PM: Luncheon with Speaker
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Management of Ocular Pain: Considerations when Prescribing Opiates
Gurwood / Myers
99515-PH  CEE/TQ 
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Four Paths, One Purpose, Reimagining Diabetes Together
Cooper
2:45 PM - 7:15 PM: Exhibit Hall Open!
Exclusive Exhibit Hall
Random Prize Drawings
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Myopia Management in 2026
DeKinder  CEE/TQ 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Improving Outcomes across the CKM Continuum: The Importance of Comprehensive Ophthalmic Care and Collaboration
Magwire
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Top 15 Things You Should Never Miss
Morgenstern
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Periocular Malignancies
Myers
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Defining Success with AMD and GA
Kannarr
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Periocular Emergencies
Myers
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
2026 Heart of America Eye Care Congress Poster Session
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm
Polk
Exclusive Exhibit Hall 5:45 - 7:15pm
Craft Beer Tour in Exhibit Hall
5:45pm - 7:00pm
Student Mixer
6pm to 7pm
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Ocular Urgencies and Emergencies
Gurwood
85565-TD  CEE/TQ 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Not All Myopia Needs Control
Morgenstern
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
The Ophthalmic Sequela of Sleep Disorders
Myers
99508-SD
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Managing the Irregular Cornea
DeKinder
97276-TD
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Masqueraders
Chous
99051-NO
Sat. 9:00 AM - 2:15 PM: Exhibit Hall Open!
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
TB Eye: Vision Dysfunction Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury
Morgenstern
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Intense Pulsed Light - Understanding Treatment Mechanisms and Therapeutic Applications
Myers
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Streamlining the Fit: Smarter Scleral Lens Selection
DeKinder
100123-CL
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Boxing Out Unconscious Bias: Don't Let Your Unconscious Biases Put People In A Box!
Chous
97300-PB
Exclusive Exhibit Hall
Random Prize Drawings
10:00 am - 11:30 am
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Simplex and Zoster
Gurwood
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Aesthetics in Eye Care
Quint
98743-TD
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Hypertensive retinopathy: Ophthalmic and Systemic Management
Myers
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The Tale of the Tell-Tale Pupil
Messner
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
ER: From Red Eye To Retina
Kannarr
100222-TD
Business Luncheon in Exhibit Hall 12:30 -1:15pm
Dessert Bar Following Luncheon in Exhibit Hall
Grand Prize Drawings in Exhibit Hall
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
CPR Workshop
Kansas City Fire Department
(in-person limited to 10 registrants)
Additional $100
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Contact Lens Business Strategies
Quint
98742-PM
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Cry Me a River: Dry Eye
Gaddie
99683-SD
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Papilledema, Pseudopapilledema and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Messner  CEE/TQ 
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
"Are You Okay?" Recognizing Warning Signs of Patient Mental Illness in Optometric Practice
McGhee  B 
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
CPR Workshop
Kansas City Fire Department
(in-person limited to 10 registrants)
Additional $100
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Top 10 Common Misconceptions About Non-Compliant Patients
McGhee  B 
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Glaucoma Grand Rounds
Gaddie
94622-GL  CEE/TQ 
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Advances in Dry Eye
Quint
98744-TD
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
The Neuro-ophthalmic Manifestations of Alzheimer’s Disease
Messner
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Ordering and Interpreting Blood Labs
McGhee
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Neuro-ophthalmology of Multiple Sclerosis
Messner  CEE/TQ 
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Optometry and Women's Health
McGhee
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Avoiding Drops in Glaucoma: SLT and Injectable Medications
Gaddie
96953-GL
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Surgical Co-Management for the Primary Care OD
Quint
98741-PO