Program Lecture is at 8:00 a.m. online via Live Interactive Webinar. The Immunization Technique Assessment is at 2:00 p.m. via Live Interactive Webinar.

Participants must remain on camera for the duration of the program, including the Lecture and Assessment.

Due to MBKU's winter closure and the priority for shipping immunization supply kits, the final day to enroll in this program is December 17.

APhA's Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery virtual certificate training program is based on national educational standards for immunization training from the CDC. This program prepares pharmacists, and optometrists with comprehensive knowledge, skills and resources necessary to provide immunization services. Optometrists providing vaccines must undergo the same 20-hour course required for pharmacists and must be certified in basic life support [BLS]. They also must complete the free, three hour COVID-19 training program developed by the California Department of Public Health. 

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Click here for a complete list of learning objectives

The California Department of Consumer Affairs has approved a public health emergency waiver that will allow Doctors of Optometry to administer the COVID-19 vaccination to persons 16 years of age or older. In order to become eligible, ODs must complete both APhA's Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Program, as well as the California Department of Public Health's free COVID-19 Training Program for Non-Traditional Vaccinators.

This CE program will be presented online via ZOOM Live Interactive Webinar.

Join us in December for this special day of lectures! Contemporary Topics in Optometry will feature the newest, most up-to-date information on a variety of clinically relevant topics that are handpicked and designed to enhance your practice.

Marshall B. Ketchum University’s available online coursework is designed to offer optometrists a timely and convenient option in order to fulfill the requirements for license renewal, per the regulations implemented by The California State Board of Optometry. Each course has been documented and accredited to meet the required criteria for self-study work. The California State Board of Optometry will allow optometrists to complete a maximum of 20 units of online coursework. All online courses have been COPE-approved for continuing education credit.

The Optometric Clinical Seminars are conducted as a series of lectures presented by members of the residency faculty and staff at the Veterans Affairs of Greater Los Angeles. This interactive series is designed to present the essential core of optometric and clinical knowledge in a manner that enhances understanding and retention. Each section of the Optometric Clinical Seminars course curriculum contains related aspects of basic and clinical science, designed for the practicing optometrist.