2026 Gold Coast Educational Retreat
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2026 GCER | Schedule & Speakers
2026 Gold Coast Educational Retreat
Schedule & Speakers
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Registration and Breakfast – Exhibit Hall Opens
8:00 am – 9:40 am
The Best Way to Manage the Case: Who Said It Best?
COPE, FL, TX, SC: Pending
Rebecca Miller, OD
Diana Shechtman, OD
2/TQ
9:40 am – 10:00 am
Break and Exhibit Hall
10:00 am -10:50 am
Eye on Myopia Control Management
COPE, FL, TX, SC: Pending
Brianna Rhue, OD
1
10:50 am – 11:40 am
Eye on Nutrition
COPE, FL, TX, SC: Pending
Steven Newman, OD
1
11:40 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch and Exhibit Hall
1:00 pm – 2:40 pm
Cataract Co-management “Hype or Help” Who Said It Best?
COPE, FL, TX, SC: Pending
Rebecca Miller, OD
Diana Shechtman, OD
Marc Bosem, MD
2/TQ
2:40 pm – 3:10 pm
Break and Exhibit Hall
3:10 pm – 4:50 pm
Eye on Aesthetics
COPE, FL, TX, SC: Pending
Beatta Lewandoska, OD
Dan Georgescu, MD
2/TQ
4:50 pm – 6:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Closes for the Day and Happy Hour
Sunday, January 18th, 2026
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Registration and Breakfast – Exhibit Hall Opens
8:00 am – 9:40 am
Breaking the Retinal Vascular DaVinci Code
COPE, FL, TX, SC: Pending
Aaron Gold, OD
Marco Gonzalez, MD
Gary Sheinbaum, MD
2/TQ
9:40 am – 10:00 am
Break and Exhibit Hall
10:00 am -11:40 am
Cranial Conundrum: Clinical Pearls for Intracranial Disease
COPE, FL, TX, SC: Pending
Joseph Sowka, OD, FAAO, Diplomate
2/TQ
11:40 am – 12:40 pm
Lunch and Exhibit Hall
(Exhibit Hall Closes at 12:40)
12:40 pm – 2:20 pm
Concurrent
Prevention of Medical Errors
COPE, FL, TX, SC: Pending
12:40 – 2:20pm
2hrs
Joseph Sowka, OD, FAAO, Diplomate
Delegate to Elevate: Getting More by Doing Less
COPE, FL, TX, SC: Pending (Practice Management)
12:40 – 1:30
1hr
Ben Thayil, OD
Eye on HIV
COPE, FL, TX, SC: Pending
1:30 pm – 2:20pm
1hr
Jessica Steen, OD
2:20 pm – 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 pm – 4:10 pm
Florida Jurisprudence Update
COPE, FL, TX, SC: Pending
David Rouse, OD
2hrs
4:10 pm
Conference Ends
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2025 Gold Coast Educational Retreat
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2026 GCER | Hotel
2026 Gold Coast Educational Retreat
Hotel Information
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is a AAA Four Diamond-rated, hotel characterized by authentic memorabilia that surrounds stay, play, and dine resort amenities. The resort is centrally located 15 minutes from Fort Lauderdale’s beaches and 30 minutes from Miami!
Enjoy discount room rates before and after the conference to extend your stay! Click on the booking link below or call the hotel to complete your reservation!
Address: 6401 Sheridan Street, Hollywood, FL 33024
Phone: 866-502-7529
2025 GCER | Schedule & Speakers
2025 Gold Coast Educational Retreat
Schedule & Speakers
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Registration and Breakfast – Exhibit Hall Opens
8:00 am – 9:40 am
Retina: Refer or Relax
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COPE: 94530-TD | FL: 20-1264987 | TX: 20-1264987 | SC: 20-1277065
Steven Ferrucci, OD
Stuart Burgess, MD
Natalia Villate, MD
2/TQ
9:40 am – 10:00 am
Break and Exhibit Hall
10:00 am -11:40 am
AMD: A Through Z
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COPE: 94532-TD | FL: 20-1264965 | TX: 20-1264965 | SC: 20-1277066
Steven Ferrucci, OD
Anne Kunkler, MD, Retina Specialist
2/TQ
11:40 am – 11:50 am
Special Recognition Announcement
11:50 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch and Exhibit Hall
1:00 pm – 2:40 pm
Anterior Segment ERs: May Be Your Bascom Cases from the Trenches
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COPE: 94535-TD | FL: 20-1263216 | TX: 20-1263216 | SC: 20-1277069
Michael Venincasa, MD
Alison Bozung, OD
2/TQ
2:40 pm – 3:10 pm
Break and Exhibit Hall
3:10 pm – 4:50 pm
My Patient Has Some Nerve
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COPE: 94538-NO | FL: 20-1263527 | TX: 20-1263527 | SC: 20-1277068
Matthew Kay, MD
Pauline Buck, OD
2/TQ
4:50 pm – 6:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Closes for the Day and Happy Hour
Sunday, January 19th, 2025
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Registration and Breakfast – Exhibit Hall Opens
8:00 am – 9:40 am
Cry Me a River
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COPE: 94540-TD | FL: 20-1264216 | TX: 20-1264216 | SC: 20-1277070
Ian Benjamin Gaddie, OD
2/TQ
9:40 am – 10:00 am
Break and Exhibit Hall
10:00 am -11:40 am
Glaucoma All I Need to Know
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COPE: 94543-GL | FL: 20-1262063 | TX: 20-1262063 | SC: 20-1277071
Ian Benjamin Gaddie, OD
Chad Kaplan, MD
2/TQ
11:40 am – 12:40 pm
Lunch and Exhibit Hall
12:40 pm – 2:20 pm
Concurrent
Prevention of Medical Errors
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COPE: 89825-EJ | FL: 20-1261773 | TX: 20-1261773 | SC: 20-1277072
12:40 – 2:20pm
2hrs
Joseph Sowka, OD, FAAO, Diplomate
HIV
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COPE: 93343-SD | FL: 20-1261774 | TX: 20-1261774 | SC: 20-1277073
12:40 – 1:30pm
1hr
Jessica Steen, OD
Optometric Medical Billing: Common Pitfalls
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COPE: 94544-PM | FL: 20-1263532 | TX: 20-1263532 | SC: 20-1277074
1:30 – 2:20pm
1hr
LaCendra Morrison, CPC AAOE
Faten Edriskhalaf, OD
2:20 pm – 2:30 pm
Break and Exhibit Hall Closes (2:30)
2:30 pm – 4:10 pm
Florida Jurisprudence
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COPE: 94437-EJ | FL: 20-1261775
Joseph Sowka, OD, FAAO, Diplomate
2
4:10 pm
Conference Ends
