NZAO Annual Conference 2021
Friday 29th - Saturday 30th October 2021
WELLINGTON Harbourside Function Centre
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For more information email: info@nzao.co.nz
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The below schedule is subject to change leading up to the conference.
We are in the process of accrediting the presentations with CPD points.
Day 1: Friday the 29th of October
| Time | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM |
Conference Welcome
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM |
Professor Michael Kalloniatis: Primary Care Optometry - Colour vision update and how to use your OCT to identify retinal disease
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM |
Assoc Professor Maria Stubbe: What research teaches us about improving communication between patient and practitioner in health settings
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
|
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM |
Morning Tea
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM |
Assoc Professor Jacqueline Ramke: Population Eye Health Research in Aotearoa NZ - mapping a path forward
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Dr Phil Turnbull: Therapeutic prescribing habits of NZ optometrists
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Helen Gleave: Contact lenses
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
|
| 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM |
Nga Kaitautoko - Nationwide Health & Disability Advocacy Service: How health practitioners can deal more effectively with complaints
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM |
Jenny Woodfield: Autism NZ
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM |
Dr Ian de Terte: Strategies that health practitioners can use to reduce stress and look after their own mental health
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM |
Dr Lize Angelo: UoA Clinical Research #1 Referral patterns of optometrists in Aotearoa NZ: A keratoconus perspective
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM |
Rochelle Van Eysden: Post-COVID Apocalypse Optometry Quiz Edition
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM |
Friday Night Drinks
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
Day 2: Saturday the 30th October
| Time | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM |
Premier Sponsor Breakfast
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
|
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM |
Dr Joevy Lim: UoA Clinical Research #2 Ocular melanocytic lesions in Aotearoa NZ
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
|
| 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM |
Professor Michael Kalloniatis: Primary Care Optometry - Identifying and managing retinal occlusive disease
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
|
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Annual General Meeting
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
|
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Tea
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
|
| 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM |
Zaria Bradley: UoA Clinical Research #3 Results from the NZ Management of Myopia Progression Survey 2020
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM |
Assoc Professor Jacqueline Ramke: Opening your eyes to Global Eye Health
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
|
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Dr Renoh Chalakkal: The social enterprise of low cost technology to improve ophthalmic care in the 21st Century
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
|
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
|
| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Dr Ehsan Vaghefi: Optometry and Artificial Intelligence
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
|
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 AM |
Professor Michael Kalloniatis: Primary Care Optometry - Visual field testing in clinical practice
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
|
| 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM |
Richard Johnson: Richard's before-tiffin-gluten-free-vegan-clinical optometry quiz
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
|
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Eleisha Dudson, Andrew Sangster, Dr Samantha Simkin: Workshop #1 - Art and science of myopia control in practice
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Graeme Curtis, Alan Benjamin, Charl Laas: Workshop #2 - RGP and specialty contact lens fitting made simpler for Masters and Beginners
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Renee Edgar, Richard Shanks: Workshop #3 - Assessment and management of the patient with mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Room: Optometry Practise - McClellan Grimmer Edgar |
|
| 7:30 PM - 11:59 PM |
Optional
Annual Dinner
Room: Wellington Harbourside Function Centre - Te Aro room |