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Welcome to The Heart of America Contact Lens Society!

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Upcoming Conference Dates

  • 2009 - Friday Feb 13- Sunday Feb 15
  • 2010 - Friday Feb 12-Sunday Feb 14

Message From the President


Dr. Joni LaFerla, HOACLS President

Welcome to the HOACLS website. We hope that you will find our website easy to navigate and complete with all the information you will need to learn more about our organization, register for our meeting, register to be an exhibitor or make hotel registrations for our upcoming HOACLS Congress February 13-15, 2009. If you have any suggestions on how we may serve you better, I invite you to contact me at president@hoacls.org. I will make every effort to insure that your questions will be answered or your suggestions will be considered.

As eye care professionals, we are challenged to meet the needs of our patients in a world where technology, insurance and new research results can affect our patient encounters and our optometric practices. Each year presents a new set of challenges. The "Heart" is a great opportunity to update our skills, increase our knowledge, and renew our friendships with colleagues.

Your Heart of America Board of Directors works daily to monitor the changes in our optometric world. The primary goal of the "Heart" is to continue as one of the premier optometric meetings in the country by effectively presenting primary care, contact lenses, practice management, staff education and technology education in a single weekend. We are in the midst of planning the 2009 edition of the "Heart" and expect our 48th year to offer you an outstanding educational experience. With top flight education, the most extensive Exhibit Hall in Middle America, a great location in the Hyatt Regency Crown Center Hotel, the Heart has it all.

The Heart also has a commitment to the education of our future colleagues. Over the years, the Heart has given away nearly $300,000 in scholarships to worthy Optometry students. Most recently, the Heart agreed to be a contributing partner to the Partnership Foundation for Optometric Education, which allows the Heart to donate one dollar per hour for each optometrist registered to receive paid continuing education. We believe our investment in the foundation has solidified our commitment to the education of our future colleagues by establishing resources to be used by the next generation of students and educators. We would like to challenge other meetings to do the same.

Mark your calendars for February 13-15, 2009 and prepare to experience the Heart for all it has to offer. I look forward to seeing you in Kansas City next February.

For the Heart,

Joni K. LaFerla, OD
President
Heart of America Contact Lens Society

 

 

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