2016 Palm Beach Winter Seminar
Location
Hilton West Palm Beach
600 Okeechobee Blvd West Palm Beach, FL 33401Refund Policy
Description
The Palm Beach County Optometric Association is pleased to host the 32nd Annual Palm Beach Winter Seminar at the brand new Hilton West Palm Beach on Friday February 19th through Sunday February 21st, 2016.
The Hilton is located within the epicenter of downtown West Palm Beach, with Clematis Street, CityPlace, the Norton Museum of Art and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts all located less than a mile from the Hotel. CityPlace is a dynamic and energetic shopping, dining and entertainment destination in Palm Beach County, offering an amazing fashion mix of shops as well as a variety of restaurant and entertainment venues.
The schedule for this year's seminar will include education hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as our Golf Tournament Friday afternoon at Breakers West. Evenings are free for you to enjoy live music and entertainment, divine dining and city nightlife. Our team of speakers includes William Marcolini, O.D., John Spalding, O.D., Jessica Steen, O.D., Ryan Ames, O.D., Robert Easton, O.D., Cory Lessner, M.D., Nathan Schramm, O.D., Sirtaz Sibia, D.O., Jim Thimons, O.D., and Albert Woods, O.D. There will be a total of 20 CE hours available, including 8 hours of Transcript Quality education as well as the required Medical Errors and Florida Jurisprudence courses.
The seminar agenda is available at http://pbcoa.org/assets/2016wsagenda.pdf
FAQs
When does the Biennium end?
The current Biennium ends on February 28th, 2017 so this year's Palm Beach Winter Seminar is a mid-biennium event. Although you have another year to obtain your required CE hours, why wait? Get your hours now and avoid that last minute mad rush next year.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
There are a number of parking options available:
- Valet parking is available at the Hilton for a PBWS reduced rate of $15 per day or $22 overnight.
- Park across the street at City Place in the Hibiscus Garage. The first hour is free, then there is an hourly rate of $1 per hour with a $10 maximum per day. If you are shopping at City Place, you can validate your ticket to receive 3 additional hours free.
For our out of state attendees, Palm Beach International (PBI) is the most convenient airport.
- Palm Beach International (PBI): 4 miles, approximately 7-9 minutes
- Fort Lauderdale International (FLL): 51 miles, approximately 53 minutes
- Miami International (MIA): 72 miles, approximately 1 hour 19 minutes
How do I book a room at the hotel?
Edit: The room block is now closed, however the hotel does still have rooms available. You can book a room on your own at http://tinyurl.com/h2f6vmo
We have a room block for $219 per night. A dedicated website is now available for you to book hotel rooms online. Reservations can be made at: tinyurl.com/pbws2016Rooms
What is the refund policy?
There is an administrative fee of $50.00 for all cancellations prior to January 29th, 2016. We are unable to offer refunds after January 29th.
What time do I need to be there? When will classes end?
Classes begin at 8am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Registration opens at 7am and there will be breakfast available each morning. Classes end around 5 on Friday and Saturday, and there is a buffet lunch both days. On Sunday, classes are from 8am - 2 pm (really finishing at 1:40ish). There will be breakfast but no lunch on Sunday.
I'm a Florida doctor who took the 20 hour Orals Course. Does that count for my TQ (transcript quality) requirements?
No, you can receive 20 general CE hours for the Orals Course on a one-time-only basis. You will still need to take 6 hours of TQ as well as 2 hours of Florida Jurisprudence and 2 hours of Medical Errors in the biennium that you take the 20 hours course. If you used those hours for the biennium that ended February 28, 2015 you will need your full 30 hours for this current biennium.
