Host Ken Kopp, Manager, Clinical & Professional Services, Paragon Vision Sciences

Practitioners desiring training and certification for the prescribing of Paragon CRT should attend this training course, covering the essential design and fitting instructions. The FDA-required certification test will be presented live. With successful completion of this course, you will join the growing list of practitioners who are qualified to prescribe Paragon CRT. Click here to get CRT Certified! www.paragoncrt.com/getcertified

Host: Ken Kopp, Manager, Clinical & Professional Services, Paragon Vision Sciences

Paragon is aware of patients who are fit with the standard CRT design and just won't complete treatment for some reason or won't position correctly. All traditional attempts to correct the issues are in vain.

Enter CRT Dual Axis!! Paragon now has the ability to custom design spherical CRT lenses with different RZD's or LZA's 90 degrees from each other to mimic the contours of corneas that have uncommon elevations. This course will detail how the lenses are designed and what criteria is necessary to determine the correct combinations of RZD and LZA that will solve under-treatment or positioning issues.

Host Ken Kopp, Manager, Clinical & Professional Services, Paragon Vision Sciences
This web course provides the basic instruction and required FDA certification on the design and prescribing essentials for this traditional four-curve product. If you are currently a certified CRT practitioner, you will still be required to complete the certification for RG-4 prior to ordering this product. Due to the manufacturing differences and initial lens selection calculation, Paragon RG-4 is not to be a substitute for Paragon CRT. Each product has its own limitations and design qualities.

Paragon is pleased to offer an exciting new webinar series featuring speaker, Dr. Nick Despotidis, a.k.a. "Dr. D," author of My Children are Nearsighted Too and, most important...someone whose practice strategies have allowed his practice to flourish over the past 20 years.  Through a series of 6 webinars, Dr. D will share his valuable insight in 6 manageable steps that will give you the tools to take you STEP-BY-STEP to what could be your BEST YEAR EVER! 

Step #1: Keeping Score: How and Why?
Don't lead by emotion! Measure where you are and where you are going...and understand why. Learn the key steps required to achieve the greatest satisfaction while strategically growing your practice.

Paragon is pleased to offer an exciting new webinar series featuring speaker, Dr. Nick Despotidis, a.k.a. "Dr. D," author of My Children are Nearsighted Too and, most important...someone whose practice strategies have allowed his practice to flourish over the past 20 years. Through a series of 6 webinars, Dr. D shares his valuable insight in 6 manageable steps that will give you the tools to take you STEP-BY-STEP to what could be your BEST YEAR EVER!

Step #2: Fee Calculation and Presentation
The key to a successful CRT practice starts with fee calculation; it's the basis for fulfillment with all subspecialties! If you're not properly reimbursed for your time, effort and care, your efforts will be sabotaged...by you, your staff, and even your patients! Learn how to calculate fees that make sense for YOU and how to present them to your patients.

Paragon is pleased to offer an exciting new webinar series featuring speaker, Dr. Nick Despotidis, a.k.a. "Dr. D," author of My Children are Nearsighted Too and, most important...someone whose practice strategies have allowed his practice to flourish over the past 20 years.  Through a series of 6 webinars, Dr. D will share his valuable insight in 6 manageable steps that will give you the tools to take you STEP-BY-STEP to what could be your BEST YEAR EVER! 

Step #3: CRT Evaluations and Scheduling
Learn what tests to perform during a CRT consultation and evaluation. How much time should you allot for this critical step within the process of expanding your practice? We'll review, step-by-step, how to optimize your efforts.

Paragon is pleased to offer an exciting new webinar series featuring speaker, Dr. Nick Despotidis, a.k.a. "Dr. D," author of My Children are Nearsighted Too and, most important...someone whose practice strategies have allowed his practice to flourish over the past 20 years.  Through a series of 6 webinars, Dr. D will share his valuable insight in 6 manageable steps that will give you the tools to take you STEP-BY-STEP to what could be your BEST YEAR EVER! 

Step #4: CRT Check-ups and Modifications 
Marketing starts and continues with each encounter you have with your CRT patient. We'll expand our discussion to fitting, modification and trouble-shooting, while correlating your decisions within the examination chair with marketing.

Step #5: Marketing CRT and YOU
External or internal marketing...which is best? Is print, radio or television advertising more effective? How can I get the word out on a "shoestring budget?" Learn the answer to these questions and more. Growing your practice is hard work; you'll understand why it's work worthy of your efforts.

Step # 6 - Getting Your House in Order: Prepare for Orchestrated Suscess!

Learn how to manage and monitor your practice, patient encounters, marketing and growth. We'll share organizational tools that keep YOU in control. Organization is power, but has to be learned and practiced. In time, you'll enjoy the fulfillment that comes along with leaving your ideas, schedule and commitments in ONE "safe" place, without the burden of storing them in your "head" where things are often put off or forgotten.

Host: Ken Kopp, Clinical and Professional Services Manager, Paragon Vision Sciences

Confused on what course of action to take when a successful CRT patient calls with concerns about their vision or lens wear? This one-hour course will cover the appropriate plan for patient compliance and troubleshooting techniques to prevent these occurrences from consuming your valuable chair time. Proper follow-up procedures and lens replacement schedules will be discussed.

Host: Ken Kopp, Manager, Clinical & Professional Services, Paragon Vision Sciences

What you expect isn't always what you get. This session touches on the most common CRT patient "ailments" that you may experience when attempting to complete treatment. We discuss spherical and/or cylindrical under-treatment, decentration, corneal staining, and patient compliance issues. Tune in for the latest troubleshooting techniques and what direction to take for those unexpected treatment hiccups.

Host: Ken Kopp, Manager, Clinical & Professional Services, Paragon Vision Sciences

Featured Guest Expert: , Pat Caroline, FAAO, Associate Professor at Pacific University College of Optometry

Join our host, along with guest expert, Pat Caroline, FAAO, Associate Professor at Pacific University College of Optometry. Practitioners currently prescribing Paragon CRT will enjoy this format and the opportunity to have their clinical questions answered by an expert in the field of corneal reshaping. When enrolling, please submit advance cases and questions for discussion. Additional live Q & A time will be provided

HOST: Paul-Michael Hawkins, VP-Professional Services, Paragon Vision Sciences
EXPERTS: S. Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO, www.nsvc.com, www.nsvc.com/blog
Chris Martin, Christopher Martin Public Relations, www.chrismartinpublicrelations.com
Kurt Scholle, Web Asylum, Inc., www.WebAsylum.com, www.website-ROI-guy.com

In the current economic climate, you can no longer ignore the Digital Marketing Age.

Join us for this 1-hour interactive "Ask the Experts" session on how to turn your website into an education tool, lead-generation machine, or even a revenue-producing cash cow. PM Hawkins will be joined by our experts to discuss how to get your practice started.

In 2009, Dr. S. Barry Eiden, President and Medical Director of North Suburban Vision Consultants, Ltd., incorporated a complete digital marketing makeover of his website and along with Kurt and Chris, built and successfully promoted one of the leading consumer websites for a US based optometric practice.

Dr. Nicholas Despotidis January 2010 Web Training - Don't lead by emotion! Measure where you are and where you are going...and understand why. Learn the key steps required to achieve the greatest satisfaction while strategically growing your practice.