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Four lectures of the First Practice Academy\u00a0 (FPA) were presented at Optometry\u2019s Meeting, the AOA annual meeting in Chicago in June. The FPA , sponsored by Alcon and Essilor, is dedicated to helping independent optometrists to plan, manage and grow their practices in their first years of practice ownership. Speaking at the meeting were Kelly Kerksick, OD, who presented \u201cMarketing Your Practice Through Service Excellence;\u201d Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD, who presented \u201cManaging Finances to Increase Practice Equity;\u201d Mike Rothschild, OD, who presented \u201cBest Practices in Contact Lens Management and High Performance Dispensaries;\u201d and Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, who presented \u201cLeading Staff to Excellence.\u201d\u00a0 FPA resources can be accessed at the web site of the Management & Business Academy, which also is sponsored by Alcon and Essilor (www.MBA-ce.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Four lectures of the First Practice Academy  (FPA) were presented at Optometry\u2019s Meeting, the AOA annual meeting in Chicago in June. 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