As the web increasingly shifts to a venue for education and training, the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Opthalmology (JCAHPO) and the Association of Technical Personnel in Opthalmology (ATPO) have collaborated on a series of webinars to target this $50 billion-a-year-and-growing specialty.

While the transition to online education has been in development for ophthalmic professionals, combining interactivity with valuable content has been a logistical ordeal. The president of JCAHPO, William H. Ehlers, cites the association's core educational principles as the impetus for the integrity of content and standards.

The courses now offered reflect trends in learning, convenience for users and quality educational standards, according to Ehlers. He said that ophthalmic professionals "need better access to continuing education resources that provide all the benefits of on-site training while reducing cost, travel, and personnel's time outside the practice."
The registration fee per webinar is $18. The first in the series is Neuro-Ophthalmology Diagnoses That Can't Be Missed! Featured topics coming the next year include: glaucoma, e-prescribing, general surgery and pediatric.

For additional information, visit www.jcahpo.org or www.atpo.org and to register for a webinar, see www.jcahpo.org/registration/