Please note: Program is subject to change

 

Day One - Saturday April 4th 2020

7.00 to 8.15

Redefining Vision - Redifining Possibilities
Presented by Gavin Swartz & Emma Gillies
Contact Lens Centre Australia Sponsored session

8.30 to 9.00

Rotation 1 - Main lecture or workshop

Main lecture

Rapid Fire Research presentations

Workshops

• Dr. Matthew Green
  Microbial Keratitis: Treatment and outcomes
• Dr. Jack Phu
  Does this patient have glaucoma? Critical appraisal of clinical information
• Dr. Phillipa Sharwood
  Examination and Management of accomodative esotropia and intermittent exotropia
• Ryan Mahmoud Johnson & Johnson Sponsored Workshop
  A practical guide to successfully implementing Dry Eye treatment in Private practice
• Jason Holland Device Technologies Sponsored Workshop
  A 'new' look to 'old' dry eye

MORNING TEA

10.00 to 11.00

Rotation 2 - Main lectures or workshop

Main lectures

James Gibbins
Ophthalmic Optics: Considerations in selecting the best spectacle lens for your patient

Nalani Cox & Liz Travers
Equity of access for our Ophthalmology patients

Workshops as per Rotation 1

 

11.00 to 12.00

Rotation 3 - Main lectures or workshop

Main lectures

Annie Gibbins
Optimising collaborative care and technology to improve glaucoma patient outcomes

Prof. Fiona Stapleton
Reducing Microbial Adverse Responses in Contact Lens Wear

Workshops as per Rotation 1

LUNCH

 

13.00 to 13.15	Official Opening
13.15 to 13.45	The optemetrist´s guide to angle-closure spectrum disease	Dr. Jack Phu
13.45 to 14.15	What´s current and on the horizon for the management of the BIG 3 retinal diseases - AMD, DR, RVO	A/Prof Tony Kwan
14.15 to 14.45	All you need to know about HSV	Dr. Joshua Hann
14.45 to 15.15	Milestones over 40 years, what have I missed	Michael Hare Optos Sponsored session

 

AFTERNOON TEA

 

15.45 to 16.15	Microbial Keratitis: Epidemiology and differential diagnosis	Dr. Matthew Green
16.15 to 16.45	Is it amblyopia?	Dr. Phillipa Sharwood
16.45 to 17.15	Myopia: the measurements, management and monitoring	Dr. Emily Pieterse

 

Day Two - Saturday April 5th 2020

 

7.00 to 8.15	Glaucoma Grand Rounds	Faciliated by Melinda Toomey Panel members: Dr. Joshua Hann, Annie Gibbins, Frank Howes
8.30 to 9.00	Ophthalmic emergencies in optometry practice - what to do and when to refer	Dr. Nathan Walker
9.00 to 9.30	At the Coalface - Real World Evidence and my experience with anti-VEGF intravitreal injections	Dr. John McCoombes
9.30 to 10.00	Bright Side of Contact Lenses	Hirdesh Nair Johnson & Johnson sponsored session

 

MORNING TEA

 

10.30 to 11.15	Ocular and environmental factors underlying human myopia	A/Prof Scott Read
11.15 to 11.45	Dry Eye - Who gets it, what causes it, and diagnosis and management update	Prof. Fiona Stapleton
11.45 to 12.15	Managing Dry Eye Symptoms with Lubricants	Helen Gleave Alcon sponsored session

 

LUNCH

 

13.15 to 14.15	Melting Point - Managing Corneal Compromise	David Foresto
14.15 to 14.45	Advancements in Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking	Dr. Brendan Cronin
14.45 to 15.15	Children´s vision, classroom performance and screen time - how does it all piece togehter?	Dr. Shelley Hopkins

 

AFTERNOON TEA

 

15.45 to 16.15	Managing patients after anterior eye procedures	Rachel de Leon
16.15 to 16.45	Top Technology Solutions for Your Patients with Low Vision	Prof. Sharon Bentley
16.45 to 17.15	Glaucoma: New directions in medical and surgical management	Dr. Brendan Cronin

 

Please note: Program is subject to change

Rahmenprogramm

Breakfast Seminars Each morning of AVC, a breakfast seminar will be held for attendees to obtain an additional 3 CPD points. These complimentary seminars are available to all AVC registrants. ​There are only a limited number of places available at each breakfast.   Conference Dinner Saturday April 4th 2020 18.30 Dining Australian Style at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. With all proceeds from events re-invested into wildlife and conservation programs, CWS is a unique ven

Fachärzte/-innen	Gebühren ab 210,00 AUD
Sonstige	Gebühren ab 210,00 AUD
Optometristen/-innen	Gebühren ab 210,00 AUD

Please contact the organizer for further information.

Zertifizierung beantragt für 43 CME Punkte bei der
maximum 43 CPD points available for both days (including optional online assessment)