Program

Program Overview

Australia / AEST
Western Australia
New Zealand
Saturday 14 September Program
9.00am – 5.00pm
7.00am – 3.00pm
11.00am – 7.00pm
Sunday 15 September Program
9.00am – 5.00pm
7.00am – 3.00pm
11.00am – 7.00pm

*8am breakfast sessions for in-person delegates only

Saturday 14 September 2024

Time (AEST)
Speaker
Title
CPD Allocation
CPD Category
9:00 am – 9:05 am
Tina Ngan
Conference Opening
9:05 am - 9:15 am
Elder
Welcome to Country
9:15 am – 9:30 am
Dr Ben Ashby
Clinical Services Director Specsavers ANZ
Changing Lives Through Better Sight
Session 1: Paediatrics and Myopia Management
9:30 am – 10:10 am
Dr Rushmia Karim
Paediatric Ophthalmology: Visual Assessment, Strabismus and What Frightens Us The Most
AU: 0.75T (1.25T with MCQ)
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT
Clinical
Therapeutics
10:10 am – 10:50 am
A/Prof Heather Russell
Glasses Prescribing and Amblyopia Management in Children
AU: 0.75 (1 with MCQ)
NZ: TBC
Clinical
10.50 am - 11.00 am
Session 1 Q&A
11.00 am - 11.30am
Break (30 mins)
Session 2: Glaucoma
11:30 am – 12:10 pm
Dr Jason Cheng
Mastering OCT Interpretation in Glaucoma
AU: 0.75T (1.25T with MCQ)
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT
Clinical
Therapeutics
12:10 pm – 12:50 pm
Dr Brian Ang
Proactive Glaucoma Care
AU: 0.75 (1.25 with MCQ)
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT
Clinical
12:50 pm - 1:00 pm
Session 2 Q&A
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Break (60 mins)
Session 3: Cornea and Dry Eye
2:00 pm – 2:10 pm
Cindy Nguyen
Head of Professional Development Specsavers ANZ
Dame Mary Perkins Award Announcement
2:10 pm – 2:50 pm
Dr Aanchal Gupta
"Just another dry eye - or is it?" - Demystifying Dry Eye, Differentials and Optimising Management
AU: 0.75Ti (1Ti with MCQ)
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT
Clinical
Therapeutics
Interactive
2:50 pm - 3:30 pm
Dr Brendan Cronin
Dry eye is awful, but your treatment doesn’t have to be!
AU: 0.75Ti (1Ti with MCQ)
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT
Clinical
Therapeutics
Interactive
3:30 pm – 3:40 pm
Session 3 Q&A
3:40 pm - 4:10 pm
Break (30 mins)
Session 4: Anterior Eye Therapeutics
4:10 pm - 4:50 pm
A/Prof Chameen Samarawickrama
More than Itchy Burny’s: the Watery Red Eye
AU: 0.75T (1.25T with MCQ)
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT
Clinical
Therapeutics
4:50 pm - 4:55 pm
Session 4 Q&A
4:55 pm - 5:00 pm
Tina Ngan
Day 1 Closing Address
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Networking Event
*in-person delegates only
Sponsored by TopCon

*Program is subject to change.

Sunday 15 September 2024

Time (AEST)
Speaker
Title
CPD Allocation
CPD Category
8:00 am - 8.45 am
Simon Hanna
Bausch and Lomb Workshop: Simplify your fitting with Bausch and Lomb’s Multifocal Design
*For in-person delegates only
AU: 0.75 (1.25 with MCQ)
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT
Clinical
9.00 am – 9:05 am
Tina Ngan
Welcome Address
Session 5: Neuro-ophthalmology
9:05 am - 9:45 am
Dr Kate Reid
Which optic neuropathy is it?!
AU: 0.75 (1.25 with MCQ)
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT
Clinical
Interactive
9:45 am - 10:25 am
Prof Celia Chen
Watch that lid! A practical approach to evaluation of the efferent system
AU: 0.75 (1.25 with MCQ)
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT
Clinical
10.25 am - 10.35 am
Session 5 Q&A
10:35 am - 11.05am
Break (30 mins)
Session 6: Retinal Disease
11:05 am – 11:45 am
Dr Warren Apel
Retina and Body
AU: 0.75i (1.25i with MCQ)
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT
Clinical
11:45 am – 12:25 pm
A/Prof Elaine Chong
Age-related Macular Degeneration - The No Nonsense Guide to Diagnosis and Management
AU: 0.75T (1.25T with MCQ)
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT
Clinical
Therapeutics
12:25 pm - 12:35 pm
Session 6 Q&A
12:35 pm - 12:50pm
Acyel Al-Alosi
Virginia Carlton
Trusted Expert Series: Who do you trust more?
AU: 0.25N
NZ: 0.25 GenOPT
Non-clinical
12:50 pm - 1:00 pm
Nick Gidas
Head of Clinical Performance Specsavers ANZ
Doug Perkins Medal Announcement
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Break (60 mins)
Session 7: Posterior Eye
2:00 pm – 2:40 pm
Dr Mali Okada
The Peripheral Retina Perspective: Understanding Holes, Tears, Detachments and its Mimics
AU: AU: 0.75i (1i with MCQ)
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT
2:40 pm - 3:20 pm
Dr Riyaz Bhikoo
Masquerade Syndromes: The Tumour Behind the Scenes
AU: 0.75i (1i with MCQ)
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT
Clinical
Interactive
3:20 pm – 3:30 pm
Session 7 Q&A
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Break (30 mins)
Session 8: Uveitis
4:00 pm - 4:40 pm
Dr Tani Brown
A Practical Approach to the Diagnosis and Management Uveitis
AU: 0.75T (1.25T with MCQ)
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT
Clinical
Therapeutics
4:40 pm - 4:45 pm
Session 8 Q&A
4:45 pm - 4:50 pm
Tina Ngan
Conference Closing

*Program is subject to change.

Fringe Talks

Date and Time (AEST)
Presenter
Organisation
Title
CPD Allocation
*in-person delegates only
Saturday 14 September
1:15 - 1:30pm
Joe Tanner
CooperVision
Myopia Management from Kindy to Schoolies
AU: 0.25
NZ: 0.25 GenOPT
Saturday 14 September
1:30 - 1:45pm
Amy Kenefeck
Specsavers ANZ
What happens to my patient post-handover?
AU: 0.25N
NZ: 0.25 GenOPT
*in-person delegates only
Sunday 15 September
1:15 - 1:30pm
Nadia Michaels
Alcon
TOTAL30™ Contact Lenses – Creating ‘Nothing’ from something truly biomimetic
AU: 0.25
NZ: 0.25 GenOPT
Sunday 15 September
1:30 - 1:45pm
Linda Karlsson
KeepSight Australia
The Diabetes Lens – how to optimise your consults and get the best outcomes for people with diabetes. 
AU: 0.25
NZ: 0.25 GenOPT

*Program is subject to change.

On-Demand Program

Speaker
Title
CPD Allocation
Dr Tuan Tran
Unveiling Vitreomacular Interface Disorders
AU: 0.5T
NZ: 0.5 GenOPT
Dr Katie Chen
Periocular Lumps and Bumps
AU: 0.5
NZ: 0.5 GenOPT
Dr Shelley Hopkins
Practical tips for testing young children
AU: 0.5
NZ: 0.5 GenOPT
Joanna Thabthiang
The Trusted Voice
AU: 0.5
NZ: 0.5 GenOPT
David Nguyen
Double Trouble: Diabetes and Diplopia
AU: 0.5i
NZ: 0.5 GenOPT
Deeksha Rao
Glaucoma co-management, and utilising OCT and VFT data to aid diagnosis and management
AU: 0.5i
NZ: 0.5 GenOPT
Dr Jose Mendoza (Topcon)
Clinical Applications of the Maestro 2 Hood Report
AU: 0.25
NZ: 0.25 GenOPT
Dr Phillipa Sharwood
Myopia. What do we know and what should we do?
AU: 0.75
NZ: 0.75 GenOPT

*Program is subject to change.

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