Essentials in Ocular and Systemic Disease

March 21 & 22, 2026 / 12 Hour COPE approved hybrid event
*CEE testing to be offered

Saturday, March 21, 2026, 10am-5pm (6 lecture hours) Coffee AM/lunch will be served
Sunday, March 22, 2026, 10am-5pm (6 lecture hours) Coffee AM/lunch will be served.

Location: Millennium Student Center (UMSL North Campus)

Fees:

• Entire series In-Person (12 hours): $585 Course and CEE Exams/$445 Course Only
• Saturday only In-Person (6 hours): $293 Course and CEE Exams/$223 Course Only
• Sunday only In-Person (6 hours):  $293 Course and CEE Exams/$223 Course Only
• Entire Series Virtual (12 hours): $445
• Saturday Only Virtual (6 Hours): $223
• Sunday Only Virtual (6 hours): $223

Joseph Pizzimenti, OD, FAAO, FORS, FNAP

Lecturing:

1) Saturday, March 21, 10:00 am-10:50 am CST
Oculomics: The Future of Health Care or Just Another Buzzword? (1 hour, COPE pending)
2) Saturday, March 21, 10:50 am-12:40 pm CST
Oculosystemic Diseases and the Drugs That Treat Them (2 hours*, CEE, COPE pending)
3) Saturday, March 21, 1:20 pm-3:10 pm CST
The Multimodal Imaging Revolution Has Arrived! (2 hours*, CEE, COPE pending)
Co-lecture with Dr. Casey Peterson

Casey Peterson OD, FAAO and Emily Gum, OD

Lecturing:

1) Saturday, March 21, 1:20 pm-3:10 pm CST
The Multimodal Imaging Revolution Has Arrived! (2 hours*, CEE, COPE pending)
Co-lecturing with Dr. Pizzimenti
2) Saturday, March 21, 3:10 pm-4:00 pm CST
AMD Imposters (1 hour, COPE pending)
Co-lecturing with Dr. Emily Gum

Sherrol Reynolds, OD, FAAO

Lecturing:

1) Sunday, March 22, 10:00 am-10:50 pm CST
The Eye in Hematologic Disease (1 hour, COPE pending)
2) Sunday, March 22, 1:20 pm-3:10 pm CST
Autoimmunity and the Eye (2 hours*, CEE, COPE pending)

Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM

Lecturing:

1) Sunday, March 22, 10:50 am-12:40 pm CST
Longevity with Eyecare as a Foundation (2 hours*, CEE, COPE pending)

Tareq Nabhan, OD, FACU, FVI

Lecturing:

1) Sunday, March 22, 3:10 pm-4:00 pm CST
Optometry's Future in a World of AI (1 hour, COPE pending)

Cancellation Policy: The University reserves the right to cancel any program. In the event of cancellation, you will be notified immediately. If you cancel prior to 12 hours before the event, you will be refunded the tuition minus a $25.00 processing fee.  

UMSL face covering policy: Effective 2/28/2022, face coverings will no longer be required on the UMSL campus. Masks are welcome in the building. Policy is subject to change depending on local infection rates and St. Louis County mandates.