Did you know you can now get interactive CET points online at cetpoints.com? Look out for the interactive symbol in the list of CET. For all interactive CET you can choose to accept a non-interactive (general) point or to carry out a discussion with a peer to get interactive CET points. Here's how it works:

Complete the online course

Choose an interactive CET course and complete it as normal. Once you've passed the course you'll see a confirmation message with two options "accept non-interactive points" and "upgrade to interactive points". If you choose to accept non-interactive points that's it. Points will be awarded within 10 days. If you choose to upgrade to interactive you'll be taken to another screen explaining what to do. You'll be asked to arrange a discussion with one of your peers. The discussion is based on a set of questions are built into a form on the instruction screen. We don't expect you to do the discussion straight away. You'll have 14 days to do it. You can get back to the CET course to complete your form at any time.

Carry out a discussion with a peer

For your discussion, you should choose someone who is experienced in the topic you are discussing. Normally this will be another GOC registrant but it's up to you to decide who an appropriate peer for that topic is. Ideally they will be carrying out a similar role to you but there are circumstances where your peer might not be another optometrist or dispensing optician. For example for CET about eye disease you might learn more from speaking to an ophthalmologist, or for systemic conditions like diabetes, a GP or other health care practitioner might be appropriate. There is no requirement for your peer to have completed the same CET but it might help if they have (and you can both validate each other's discussion summary). Your discussion can be face-to-face, on the phone or even Skype/Facetime. It should last at least 30 minutes. You should keep notes to briefly summarise all the points you discussed and make note of where you agreed and disagreed. Remember there may not be a single correct or incorrect answer.

Fill out a form summarising your discussion

Once you have finished your discussion you can navigate back to the CET course by searching for it in the list of CET, or you can find it in "My Account" in the CET history. Choose the "interactive" option again and fill in the form with your discussion summary. It doesn't have to be long but it should contain enough information for us to verify that the questions were properly considered and discussed. You'll need to fill in the details of the person you discussed with, including their email address.

Get your peer to verify the discussion

When you submit your summary to us your peer will receive a copy too. All they have to do is verify it's an accurate record of what you discussed. If it's not, they can ask you to edit the details in the form until you are both happy with it. We will award interactive CET points as soon as your peer verifies the discussion. Allow 10 days for points to appear in your myCET account. If you don't get round to verifying everything within 14 days, don't worry, we'll still give you a non-interactive point for completing the CET.

Check out the following interactive CET courses, new for 2017:

Assessing the Anterior Chamber

How to Manage Dry Eye in Practice

From Block to Finishing: The journey of a spectacle lens

Low Vision: The best job in optics (part 1)

Low Vision,: The best job in optics (part 2)

Acute Glaucoma

Viewing the Peripheral Fundus