St George Conference
You’re invited to the 2026 St. George UOA Spring Conference. Our conference this year will be at the Entrada at Snow Canyon Resort in St George, UT. It will include 6 hours of ARBO-accredited CE, dinner with your spouse/partner, and breakfast.
This event is $80 for all UOA Members. It is $200 for all non-UOA members.
Schedule:
Friday, April 10, 2025
8 am – 12 pm: Golf Tournament at Coral Canyon Golf Course
Golf Registration Here
3:30 – 5:30 pm: From Exam Room to Outcomes: Elevating Care with Ocular Nutrition with Dr. Ryan Powell (Cope Pending)
Discover how the latest research in ocular nutrition is transforming patient outcomes and reshaping best practices in optometry. This session delivers practical strategies, evidence-based supplement guidance, and simple systems to integrate nutrition seamlessly into your patient care.
5:30 – 6:30 pm: CE Course: AI/Cybersecurity with John Siggard (Cope Pending)
7 – 8 pm: Dinner with spouses, sponsored by Aseptikits
Saturday, April 11, 2025
8 am: Breakfast sponsored by Gold/Platinum partners
8:30 – 9 am: UOA Business Meeting
9 – 10 am: CE Course: CE Course: Advanced Anterior Segment Disease with Dr. Sean Cushman (Cope Pending)
This course offers a focused review of the diagnosis and management of key ocular surface and corneal conditions, including ocular surface squamous neoplasia and peripheral ulcerative keratitis. Attendees will also review lattice corneal dystrophy types I–IV, with emphasis on clinical features and when a systemic workup is indicated.
10 – 11 am: CE Course: Advanced Ocular Surface Disease with Dr. Sean Cushman (Cope Pending)
This survey course will focus on updates in advanced ocular surface disease and new management options. We will discuss lid disease, neurotrophic keratitis, limbal stem cell deficiency, and advanced dry eye diagnosis and review new treatment options including amniotic membranes, serum tears, plasma tears, perfluorohexyloctane, lid treatment devices, lotilaner, cenegermin and topical insulin.
11 – 12 pm: CE Course: TBD with Dr. Brian Bird (Cope Pending)
Lodging Options
There are limited availability of rooms at a discounted rate at the Inn at Entrada:
https://www.innatentrada.com/
Call The Inn at Entrada @ (435) 634-7100 and say that you need to book a room with the Utah Optometric Association.
There are resort fees on top of this and the high price is due to their prime season and a change in management. You can also always check AirBnB too for an affordable rate too.
If you are not able to secure a room at the Entrada you can call Red Mountain Resort which is within a mile of the Inn at Entrada to reserve a room. Red Mountain Resort's number is 435-673-4905
We hope you can join us for dinner and education.
For additional information or questions please feel free to call or email Chanae at uoa@utaheyedoc.org or text 801-364-9103
Thanks!
The Utah Optometric Association