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 |
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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
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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
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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