KYCO Continuing Education

The University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry is proud to provide continuing education programs to enhance doctors’ clinical knowledge and skills of optometry.

The Kentucky College of Optometry provides both in-person and online, continuing education. All of our courses meet the state licensing requirements for the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE) or sponsorship by an accredited school or college of optometry.


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For any questions regarding our Continuing Education programs, please contact the Director of Continuing Education, Dr. Eilene Kinzer, at eilenekinzer@upike.edu.


Course schedule

We invite you to attend one of our University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry sponsored Continuing Education Courses below:

Date-TimeCourse / EventInstructorsCOPE# of CE HoursCostCE FormatRegistration Link
2025
January 27, 2025 – 12:00 PM-1:00 PMKentucky College of Optometry
Lunch & Learn Series
January 2025
Joshua Griffith, ODCOPE #95177-FV
COPE Activity #129740
1KYCO Faculty: Free
Non-KYCO faculty: $10
Live In-person
Pikeville, KY
Register
February 6, 2025 – 12:00 PM-1:00 PMKentucky College of Optometry
Lunch & Learn Series
February 2025
Sara LeMay, ODnon-COPE1 TPA HourKYCO Faculty: Free
Non-KYCO faculty: $10
Live In-person
Pikeville, KY
Register
March 21, 2025 – 8:00 AM-12:00 PMKentucky College of Optometry
2025 Residents Day
Hailey Caudill, OD
Joshua Griffith, OD
April Hurley, OD
COPE #96309-TD
COPE #96275-TD
COPE #96274-TD
COPE #96308-TD
COPE Activity #130110
4 TPA HoursFreeLive In-person
Pikeville, KY
Register
April 3, 2025 – 12:00 PM-1:00 PMKentucky College of Optometry
Lunch & Learn Series
April 2025
Caitlynn Estevez-Averhart, OD
Dominique Fulk, OD
COPE #995889-NO
COPE Activity #130006
1 TPA HourKYCO Faculty: Free
Non-KYCO faculty: $10
Live In-person
Pikeville, KY
Register
April 24, 2025 – 5:30 PM-8:30 PMEyeCare Partners
April 2025 CE Conference
Tim Barrons, MD
Ali Riddering, MD
COPE Pending1 Hour$50Live In-person
Muskegon, MI
Register | Flyer
April 28, 2025 – 6:30 PM-8:30 PMBennett & Bloom Eye Centers
April 2025 CE Conference
Janelle Adeniran, MD, PhDNon-COPE2 TPA Hours$50Live In-person
Newport, KY
Flyer
July 26, 2025 – 7:30 AM-6:30 PMKentucky College of Optometry
2025 Summer Continuing Education Conference
Faculty of the Kentucky College of OptometryCOPE Pending10
(including 5 Hours ETP/TPA & 2 Hours of PM/TPA)
KYCO Faculty & Alumni: $250
Non-KYCO Faculty/Alumni: $300
($350 after June 13)
Live In-person
Pikeville, KY
Register | Flyer
October 23 – 26, 2025 – 32 hours over 4 daysKentucky College of Optometry
2025 Expanded Therapeutic Procedures Course
Faculty of the Kentucky College of OptometryCOPE Pending32 ETP/TPA Hours32 Hours: $1850 by August 1/$2050 after August 1
16 Hours: $925 by August 1/$1025 after August 1
$50/individual lecture hour
Live In-person
Pikeville, KY
Register