KYCO Continuing Education

The University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry is proud to provide continuing education programs to enhance doctors’ clinical knowledge and skills of optometry.

The Kentucky College of Optometry provides both in-person and online, continuing education. All of our courses meet the state licensing requirements for the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE) or sponsorship by an accredited school or college of optometry.

For questions or registration information, please contact Director of Continuing Education Eilene Kinzer, O.D

Course schedule

We invite you to attend one of our University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry sponsored Continuing Education Courses below:

Date-Time	Course / Event	Instructors	COPE	# of CE Hours	Cost	CE Format	Registration Link
2023
January 26, 2023 - 12:00 PM-1:10 PM	Kentucky College of Optometry Lunch & Learn Series January 2023	Brittany Varney, OD	COPE #82090-SD Event #125211	1 TPA Hour	KYCO Faculty: Free Non-KYCO faculty: $10	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Register
February 28, 2023 - 6:00 PM-9:00 PM	Advancing Care for the OD Practice	John Meyer, MD Brennan Greene, MD Guruparasad Pattar, MD, PhD	COPE#82645-GO Event #125345	3	$50	Live In-person Louisville, KY	See Flyer
March 28, 2023 - 12:00 PM-1:00 PM	Kentucky College of Optometry Lunch & Learn Series March 2023	Elliot Kirstein, OD	COPE #82432-GL Event #125313	1 TPA Hour	KYCO Faculty: Free Non-KYCO faculty: $10	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Register
April 5, 2023 6:30 PM -8:30PM	Talley Eye Institute April 2023 Continuing Education Event	Drew Sommerville, MD Andrew Strand, DO Shivani Reddy, MD	COPE #83187-TD Event #Pending	2 TPA Hours	$10	Live In-person Newburgh, IN	Flyer
April 14, 2023 - 8:00 AM-12:00 PM	Kentucky College of Optometry 2023 Residents' Day	Mia Taylor, OD, Brittany Varney, OD, Jennifer Yin, OD	COPE #83263-TD COPE #83262-SD COPE #83266-SD COPE #83264-TD Event #125641	4	Free	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Register
May 19, 2023 - 12:00 PM-1:00 PM	Kentucky College of Optometry Lunch & Learn Series May 2023	Ambrosia Makini, OD		1	KYCO Faculty: Free Non-KYCO faculty: $10	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Register
July 15, 2023 - 8:00 AM-6:30 PM	Kentucky College of Optometry 2023 Summer CE Conference	Faculty of the Kentucky College of Optometry	COPE Pending	10 (including 5 Hours ETP/TPA, 2 Hours Pain Management/TPA)	KYCO Faculty & Alumni: $250 Non-KYCO Faculty/Alumni: $300 ($350 after June 5)	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Register
September 13, 2023 - 12:00 PM-1:00 PM	Kentucky College of Optometry Lunch & Learn Series September 2023	Kelsey Trast, OD		1	KYCO Faculty: Free Non-KYCO faculty: $10	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Register
September 28-October 1, 2023 - 32 hours over 4 days	Kentucky College of Optometry 2023 Expanded Therapeutic Procedures Course	Faculty of the Kentucky College of Optometry		32 Hours ETP/TPA	Will be published when Registration is open	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Will be published when Registration is open
November 14, 2023 - 12:00 PM-1:00 PM	Kentucky College of Optometry Lunch & Learn Series September 2023	Brianna Hobbs, OD		1	KYCO Faculty: Free Non-KYCO faculty: $10	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Register
2022							Register
Available Starting May 1, 2021 - Online	Pediatric Ocular Emergencies	Rachel Brown, O.D.	COPE #71489-SD Event #121308	1	$30	Enduring Distance Learning	Register
Available Starting May 1, 2021 - Online	Ophthalmic Manifestations Related to Pregnancy	Sachie Craig, OD	COPE #71642-GO Event #121255	1	$15	Enduring Distance Learning	Register
Available Starting November 1, 2021 - Online	Corneal Ectasia and Crosslinking in 2021	Matthew Albright, MD	COPE #74839-AS Event #122648	1	$30	Enduring Distance Learning	Register
January 13, 2022 - 12:00 PM-1:00 PM	Kentucky College of Optometry Lunch & Learn Series January 2022	Mohammed Naja, OD	COPE #76039-NO Event #123085	1 TPA Hour	KYCO Faculty: Free Non-KYCO faculty: $10	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Register
January 26, 2022 - 5:30 PM-9:10 PM	Retina Associates of Kentucky Winter CE Conference	Thomas Stone, MD Todd Purkis, MD, PhD Blake Isernhagen, MD	non-COPE	3 TPA Hours	$25 ($35 after Jan. 10)	Live In-person Frankfort, KY	Register
March 23, 2022 - 12:00 PM-1:00 PM	Kentucky College of Optometry Lunch & Learn Series March 2022	Amanda Blankenship, PhD	COPE #76587-PH Event #123231	1 TPA/Pain Management Hour	KYCO Faculty: Free Non-KYCO faculty: $10	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Register
March 23, 2022 - 12:00 PM-1:00 PM	Kentucky College of Optometry Lunch & Learn Series March 2022	Amanda Blankenship, PhD	COPE #76588-PH Event #123275	1 TPA/Pain Management Hour	KYCO Faculty: Free Non-KYCO faculty: $10	Live Online	Register
March 23, 2022 - 5:30 PM-8:20 PM	Retina Associates of Kentucky Spring CE Conference	Thomas Stone, MD Todd Purkis, MD, PhD	non-COPE	2 TPA Hours	$20 ($30 after March 10)	Live In-person Elizabethtown, KY	Flyer
May 14, 2022 - 8:00 AM-1:00 PM	Talley Eye Institute May 2022 CE Conference	Drew Sommerville, MD Nathan Pelsor, OD Shivani Reddy, MD Tom Brummer, MD	COPE #78161-PO COPE #78162-GO COPE #78163-TD COPE #78311-GO Event #123891	5	$0	Live In-person Evansville, IN	Flyer
June 24, 2022 - 8:00 AM-12:00 PM	Kentucky College of Optometry 2022 Residents' Day	Maida Ahmad, OD, Ambrosia Makini, OD, Mohammed Naja, OD	COPE #78541-LP COPE #78571-TD COPE #78573-GL Event# 123989	1 ETP/TPA Hour and 3 TPA Hours	Free	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Register
June 27, 2022 - 12:00 PM-1:00 PM	Kentucky College of Optometry Lunch & Learn Series June 2022	Samantha Myers, OD	non-COPE	1 TPA Hour	KYCO Faculty: Free Non-KYCO faculty: $10	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Register
June 28, 2022 - 5:30 PM-8:20 PM	Retina Associates of Kentucky Summer CE Conference	Thomas Stone, MD Todd Purkis, MD, PhD	non-COPE	2 TPA Hours	$20 ($30 after May 20)	Live In-person Jeffersonville, IN	Flyer
July 13, 2022 - 12:00 PM-1:00 PM	Kentucky College of Optometry Lunch & Learn Series July 2022	Donald Egan, OD	non-COPE	1 hour	KYCO Faculty/Alumni: Free Non-KYCO Faculty/Alumni: $10	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Register
July 23, 2022 - 8:00 AM-6:30 PM	Kentucky College of Optometry 2022 Summer CE Conference	Ian McWherter, OD Ryan Kern, OD Alexander Hynes, OD Rachel Fitzgerald, OD Benjamin Konig, OD Alaina Short, OD	COPE #78996-LP COPE #78995-SP COPE #78994-LP COPE #78958-LP COPE #78959-IS COPE #79007-GL COPE #79070-GL COPE #78960-FV COPE #78957-GO COPE #78961-NO Event#124230	10 (5 Hours ETP/TPA, 3 Hours TPA, 2 Hours General)	KYCO Faculty & Alumni: $250 Non-KYCO Faculty/Alumni: $300 ($350 after June 10)	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Register
August 20, 2022 - 6:00 -8:00 PM	Talley Eye Institute Summer 2022 CE Conference	Andrew Strand, DO Shivani Reddy, MD	COPE #79507-TD COPE #79392-TD Event #124424	2 Hours	$10	Live In-person Evansville, IN	Flyer
September 21, 2022 - 12:00 PM-1:00pm	Kentucky College of Optometry Learn at Lunch Series September 2022	Ryan Kern, OD		1 Hours	KYCO Faculty/Alumni: Free Non-KYCO Faculty/Alumni: $10	Live In-person Pikeville, KY	Register