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Dr. Shay graduated with honors from the University of Pittsburgh in 2008, where she majored in Rehabilitation Science. In 2012, she received her Doctor of Optometry degree from Southern College of Optometry (Memphis, Tennessee). In addition to graduating at the top of her class, she was also honored to receive the SCO Outstanding Clinician Award. Dr Shay is highly skilled in full scope optometry and has extensive experience in the specialties of Glaucoma, Contact Lenses, Dry Eye Disease, and Pediatrics. Dr. Shay participates in the InfantSEE program, which provides a free eye exam to babies 6-12 months old. One of her passions is early detection of vision problems in children. As part of her training, she worked at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where she had the opportunity to examine and treat soldiers with traumatic brain injuries. In 2018, Dr. Shay and Dr. Tim won the Hayes Center for Practice Excellence Award from their alma mater Southern College of Optometry for demonstrating excellence in private practice. Dr. Shay likes to travel, read, watch and play sports. She especially enjoys spending time with her husband, Dr. Tim, and their two daughters.

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Dr. Permann, a native of Pickstown, South Dakota, attended Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry. He completed his Doctor of Optometry degree at the University of Missouri – St Louis College of Optometry. He completed externships at several locations in the St. Louis area, the VA hospital in Kansas City, MO and at Vance Thompson Vision in Sioux Falls. He joined Dr. Menning’s practice in June of 2015 and is now the owner of 605 Vision, formerly Dr. LL Menning. His professional interests include comprehensive vision exams, ocular disease management, including diabetic exams, ocular surface disease, complex contact lens issues, and orthokeratology. He is an InfantSEE provider and a member of the American Optometric Association (AOA) and the South Dakota Optometric Society (SDOS).

Today I will share a snippet of one of our first episodes with Dr. Bob Vandervort.  The goal of the podcast is to explore the history of our profession, where we were, where we are and where we are going.  While you are enjoying this first episode you can subscribe to the Eye Documentary Podcast by typing EYEDOCS into the search tool of your favorite podcast app. 

Check it out on iTunes here.

Today I had an awesome conversation with Dr. Belinda Starkey.  Belinda is the outgoing president of the Arkansas Optometric Association, a VS member and played a critical role in the passage the new Arkansas law that authorizes optometrists to provide minor surgical procedures including laser surgery to care for their patients. Dr. Starkey and I discussed some of the common pitfalls when attempting to pass this legislation and how the Arkansas Optometric Association overcame these obstacles.

If you have any suggestions on who I should speak with next, please contact me at [email protected]

Today I had a great discussion with my good friend Dr. Aaron Werner.  Aaron is a co-administrator for the San Diego area, but he is also the senior director for professional development at Vision Source.  Aaron ad I go way back to our days on the AOSA Board of Trustees.  We reminisced on those times and the evolution of our professional roles, we also discussed running, cultivating relationships and how to describe chocolate to someone who has never tasted it.

Please enjoy our conversation, and as always, if you want to get the most current episodes, be sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a 5-star review.  If there is a topic you would like to have discussed, please contact me at [email protected] 

Doug is the Vision Source co-administrator in Indiana, and he is also a CodeHead for the American Optometric Association.  We discussed common pitfalls that he sees offices making when it comes to billing and coding, as well as common questions he gets as a CodeHead.  I think our discussion on Medical Decision Making is likely the most helpful!

Please enjoy our conversation, and as always, if you want to get the most current episodes, be sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a 5-star review.  If there is a topic or person you would like to hear on the podcast, please email me at [email protected]

Today I had an amazing conversation with Dr. Mick Kling.  Mick has a business finance consulting company called Impact OD and we discussed his roots with LeadershipOD, Business Finance, Profit First and fiscally sound ideas for cash flow and business management.

Please enjoy our conversation, and as always, if you want to get the most current episodes, be sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a 5-star review! 

Today I had a great discussion with Dr. Pamela Lowe!  She truly has built a practice for preventative ocular care and her passion for early disease detection and prevention is contagious!  We had a conversation about myopia control, macular degeneration and incorporating new technologies into your practice.  Enjoy the show! 

As always, if you want to get the most current episodes, be sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a 5-star review!   

Today's discussion is with Jessica Stoffel, the director of Managed Vision Care Programs at Vision Source.  We had a great conversation about optimizing our offerings so that patients and our practices can receive the maximum benefits from their benefits! 

If you have questions about the Managed Vision Care, please reach out to Jess @ [email protected]

Show Links:

• Essilor Game Plan

1. Insurance Billing & Coding

Today's discussion is with Tami Franklin, the director of VS Learning and the VSR Program.  We spoke about the cost to benefit ratio of the VSR program (tilted significantly in the benefits column) and guided staff training.

If you have questions about the VSR Program please reach out to Tami @ [email protected]

Want to access VS Learning?  Click here.