FAQ Category: Continuing Education and OE TRACKER FAQs

Yes, you must submit all of your CE credit hours (both COPE-accredited and other learning opportunities) to OE TRACKER. Please do not send your CE certificates to the College as the College will not…more

Contact ARBO to receive your OE TRACKER number and to set up your online account. Be sure to confirm with ARBO that you are a registrant of the College of Optometrists of…more

A refereed journal has a formal peer review process where articles are reviewed by several other experts in the field (“peers”) before they are published in the journal. A refereed…more

To qualify as other learning opportunities, the lectures must be prepared and given to regulated health professionals for their primary continuing education or regulated health professionals in training education at a…more

Yes, they would qualify as other learning opportunities; specifically, organized events. You may claim hour-for hour. For example, if you completed a one-hour (60 mins) course, then you may claim…more

For the current CE cycle, all CE credits may be obtained online.

Refer to Section B “Ocular Disease” and Section C “Related Systemic Disease” of the COPE Course Categories for examples of topics that would qualify as reasonably related to ocular disease and management…more

After completing each learning opportunity, you must complete the Other Learning Opportunities Form and submit it to OE TRACKER. A participation verification certificate is NOT required for other learning opportunities, only this form would suffice. For more…more

A participation verification certificate must be issued for COPE-accredited CE activities. Some CE providers send attendance information directly to OE TRACKER. Otherwise, you must submit your own CE certificates (PDF or JPG…more

Other learning opportunities give optometrists a wider range of options and the opportunity to make flexible selections that suit their learning needs and practice. Accepted learning opportunities and their CE…more