Professional Opticians of Florida                                                                            

For the past 30 years, the Professional Opticians of Florida have dedicated themselves to enhancing  the competency of opticians, advancing the profession of opticianry, for the purpose of dispensing the best vision possible to the citizens of Florida.  

 

POF State Office

1947 Greenwood Drive

Tallahassee, FL 32303

 850:201.2622  Fax:201.2625

This Month’s Featured Events

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Optical Summer Showcase

 August 6-8, Cocoa Beach

Join POF as we continue our tradition of meeting excellence of Sun, Fun & C.E. in a Great NEW Hotel Location with Great Rates all for you, right on Cocoa Beach. Enjoy 20+ hours quality C.E. and a Mini-vacation on the beautiful beaches of Florida’s Space Coast, with the best & most affordable education available anywhere.  Check it out at  summershowcase.pof.org


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Contact Lens Fitting Course for Board Certification

 October 1-3, Ft. Lauderdale

Become a Florida Board Certified Optician.
Earn the required 20 hours of training for State Board of Opticianry Certification. This course fulfills the educational requirement to enable Florida opticians to fill, fit, adapt, and dispense contact lenses without supervision of the prescriber. Florida Statue 484.002(6).  For details go to http://www.pof.org/Education/contact_lens_course.html

 

This Month’s Featured Web Pages

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Third Party Programs Updates

Learn more about the most recent updates on third party programs that could affect your payments, including;

  • CMS offers Physicians/Practitioners Special Opportunity to Participate
  • PECOS Deadline Approaching - Act Now , Prevent Payment Interruption
  • Top 6 DME Supplier Registration Mistakes - Resulting in Claim Denials

Plus much more on Surety Bonds, and other program requirements are available to you when you visit POF’s Third Party Program pages, under the Member Services tab at http://www.pof.org/Member_Services/third_party_programs.html


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POF Now Offers Secure Online Payment System

POF's new Payment & Event Gateway page, is the latest and safest way to handle all of your online transactions from one convenient location.

From this new gateway you will now be able to;

  • Register for all POF events from one location,
  • Make purchases and use the POF Career Board,
  • Verify and update your contact information and membership,
  • From this point forward, you can track current & past registrations and view your payment history.

Login to your Account or Set-up your Individual Account Today


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POF Career Marketplace Gets Even Better

POF Career Marketplace is now your one-stop portal for finding that perfect optical position or employee. Along with our numerous career postings there are now more links other career posting sites, making your search that much quicker and easier.

Go to Career Marketplace


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Meet Me on the Web

Learn how you can create a more community, collaborate and share what you know with the web 2.0 and our new social networking page.

Get more social



Events for 2010

August 2
State Board of Opticianry Meeting

Rosen Hotel, Orlando

August 6-8
Summer Showcase - Cocoa Beach
with POF's Annual Membership Meeting and POF Board of Directors Meeting

September 26
State Board Exam Review – Ramada Inn, Kissimmee

October 1 - 3

Contact Lens Fitting Course - Courtyard Marriott/Ft. Lauderdale North

October 18 & 19
State Board Exam – Tallahassee

November 5
State Board of Opticianry Meeting – Ft Lauderdale

November 5-7
Vision Preview ’10 – Ft Lauderdale

November 6 & 7
ABO & NCLE Reviews – Ft Lauderdale

December 31
Deadline for renewing Florida License

 


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