When and Where:
Friday 14 and Saturday 15 October 2022, Wairakei Resort, Taupō
640 Wairakei Road, Wairakei Tourist Park, Taupō 3379
Programme
Thursday 13 October 5pm – 9pm (4 hours)
CPR Course - please see this announcement
CPR course part online learning (2-3 hr) and part in-classroom practical (4hr). This is the in-classroom practical component. This blended course meets the CPR requirement for ODOB Annual Practising Certificates.
Day 1: Friday, 14 October 2022
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | OPENING - NZAO President Callum Milburn - Welcome Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | Prof Michael Kalloniatis #1 - Colour vision assessment and modern clinical techniques applied to clinical practice Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM | Prof Steven Dakin - Could eye-tracking replace patient-report in an eye exam? Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Morning Tea Room: Wairakei Resort - Graham Rooms 1 / 2 |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Alcon Speaker - Adele Jefferies - Contact lens technology for astigmatic patients Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Prof Michael Kalloniatis #2 - Ocular ischaemia in clinical practice Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | ODOB Speaker - Dr Phil Turnbull - Mental wellbeing of optometry students at UoA Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Lunch Room: Wairakei Resort - Graham Rooms 1 / 2 |
| 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM | Zeiss Speaker - Lahiru Gunasena - A collaborative approach to managing glaucoma in regional Australia Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 2.15 PM - 3:00 PM | Dr John Phillips - Myopia research and clinical update Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Simran Kaur - Financial literacy for health practitioners: Personal finance and investing 101 Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Afternoon Tea Room: Wairakei Resort - Graham Rooms 1 / 2 |
| 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Research #1 Assoc Prof Jacqueline Ramke - Aotearoa NZ population-based eye health survey Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM | Rochelle Van Eysden - Survivor Taupo 2022 Post-COVID Boosted Quiz Edition Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 5:30 PM - | Close Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM | FRIDAY NIGHT DRINKS (NO DRIVING) INCLUDING RED WINE FOR RETINAL HEALTH Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
Day 2: Saturday, 15 October 2022
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM | Essilor Speaker - Dr Kate Gifford - Buffet Breakfast Session - The next generation: myopia controlling spectacle lenses Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Research #2 - Dr Alice Cade - Oculomotor function in young adults with mTBI Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | Dr Samantha Simkin, Dr Rebecca Findlay - Red Flags in Paediatric Cases Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Annual General Meeting Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea Room: Wairakei Resort - Graham Rooms 1 / 2 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Dr Malcolm Carey - Current concepts of corneal transplantation and how optometrists can improve outcomes for patient and surgeon Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Prof Michael Kalloniatis - #3 - Managing the many facets of Glaucoma Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 12:15 PM - 12:25 PM | Research #3 Dr Lize Angelo - ORK study Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 12:25 PM - 12:35 PM | Research #4 Dr Joevy Lim - NZ pigmented eye lesion study Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 12:35 PM - 12:45 PM | Research #5 Bhavna Patel - An eye for an eye Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch Room: Wairakei Resort - Graham Rooms 1 / 2 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | OPTION 1 - Dr Samantha Simkin, Dr Rebecca Findlay, Dr Jo Black - Paediatric optometry interest group: Q+A Panel and Peer Discussion Room: Wairakei Resort - TBA |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | OPTION 2 - Inhae Park, Richard Lobb, Debra So - Hospital optometry interest group: Q+A Panel and Peer Discussion Room: Wairakei Resort - TBA |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | OPTION 3 - Simran Kaur - Financial literacy for health practitioners: Personal finance and investing 101 Workshop Room: Wairakei Resort - TBA |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Afternoon Tea Room: Wairakei Resort - Graham Rooms 1 / 2 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | OPTION 4 - Hadyn Treanor, Dr Kate Gifford, plus TBC - Myopia control interest group: Q+A Panel and Peer Discussion Room: Wairakei Resort - TBA |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | OPTION 5 - Dr Hans Vellara, Dr Mo Ziaei, Richard Johnson, Dian Zhuang, Catherine Shon - Ocular surface and dry eye disease interest group Room: Wairakei Resort - TBA |
| 5:30 PM - 5:40 PM | CLOSE - NZAO President - Prize Draw and Conference Close Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
| 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM | ANNUAL DINNER Room: Wairakei Resort - Karapiti / Waikato Rooms |
Sunday 16 October 9am – 1pm
CPR Course - please see this announcement
CPR course part online learning (2-3 hr) and part in-classroom practical (4hr). This is the in-classroom practical component. This blended course meets the CPR requirement for ODOB Annual Practising Certificates.
Please note that the programme is subject to change without notice.
Conference Accommodation - Please note that the Wairakei Resort has no more vacancies. Click here for other accommodation options.