Ot2015 preview brochure

The College of Optometrists’ annual conference and trade exhibition

The must-attend clinical event for all UK optometrists

8 - 9 March 2015The Brighton Centre

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www.optometrytomorrow.org @ CollegeOptomUK #OptometryTomorrow

Earn up to 15 interactive CET points!

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Optometry Tomorrow has established itself as one of the UK’s leading optometric events. The 2014 event was our most successful to date, with over 700 delegates. In 2015, we will deliver more clinical content, giving you skills, knowledge and tips to take back into practice, as well as those vital interactive CET points.

The packed programme will feature:

• skills and discussion workshops

• peer discussion sessions

• lectures and seminars on clinical topics

• a therapeutics stream, including an independent prescribing peer discussion session

• a trade exhibition where you can learn about innovative product developments

• the chance to discuss the latest research with clinical and academic experts

• sessions on OCT, paediatrics, AMD, low vision and dry eye

• the chance to earn up to 15 interactive CET points over two days

• interactive CET sessions with exhibitors.

Optometry Tomorrow 2015 | The must-attend clinical event for all UK optometrists

Topical subjects, leading experts, latest developments and networking with peers – all under one roof

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Are you on track to meet your CET requirements before this cycle ends?

Between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2015, you must have:

• gained 36 general CET points

• gained a minimum of six points each year

• ensured at least 18 of the points have been achieved through interactive CET

• ensured at least one point was obtained for participation in a peer review or peer discussion

• ensured that points were gained in each optometry competency unit (pictured below).

There are additional requirements for therapeutic specialist optometrists, which include participation in at least one peer review or peer discussion using therapeutics cases, and 18 additional therapeutics speciality CET points.

Delegates with a two-day ticket could earn up to 15 interactive CET points, helping you on your way to meeting, or exceeding, your requirements for this cycle.

Therapeutics stream

We are proud to present a dedicated, one-day therapeutics stream, when hot topics including glaucoma drugs, red eye and uveitis will be discussed. These seminars are designed especially for those who need to meet the therapeutics competency requirements. Although aimed at those with the therapeutics qualification, the sessions are open to all delegates. This stream also includes a therapeutics peer discussion session for IP-qualified optometrists only, to help you meet your peer review requirements for this cycle.

Meet your CET requirements at Optometry Tomorrow 2015

Competencies for optometrists Competencies for therapeutic optometrists

Lectures

Sessions include:

• AMD

• Inflamed eyes – the serious ones

• How to catch glaucoma and how not to get caught out

• Myopia and soft contact lenses; changing the optometrist’s role, from correcting to treating.

Seminars

Sessions include:

• Why and when: corneal collagen crosslinking with case examples

• How to avoid soup on toast: the latest rehabilitation strategies in visual impairment

• Inflammation and allergy; understand the first, understand the second

• Can’t see, won’t see – investigating patients with unconvincing loss of vision.

Programme highlights

Workshops

Sessions include:

• Interpretation of optical coherence tomography

• Honey I refracted the kids

• Wet or dry? Don’t let AMD make you cry!

• Fundus photography; should I refer this case?

Therapeutics stream

Sessions include:

• Has Britain got talent in diagnosing glaucoma?

• The redder the better - the view from an IP-optometrist and an ophthalmologist on red eye cases

• Working in the community with IP.

Interactive session

Delegates will spend 30 minutes withtwo exhibitors, Topcon and Carl Zeiss, at their stands as part of an hour-long educational CET session on keratoconus and glaucoma.

*If you are IP-qualified we welcome you to attend the entire therapeutics stream, but please call Sammi Kwok on +44 (0)20 7766 4377 to book your place onto all sessions.

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Professor Joanne Wood

Professor, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Professor Joanne Wood MCOptom


George Giles Memorial Lecture: What you don’t see can hurt you – vision and driving

Summary

Most developed countries set visual standards for driving eligibility, with visual acuity and visual fields being the most prevalent vision standards worldwide. While previous research has failed to show that increased crash rates are associated with reduced vision, more recent evidence supports a strong relationship between driving performance and functional vision measures. This lecture will provide a current and comprehensive overview of the relevant research in this area, and discuss their implications with respect to optometrists assessing a patient’s visual fitness for driving and providing relevant advice.

The lecture will discuss why vision is important for driving, and will bring together material from research literature, including data from research undertaken by Professor Wood about the relationship between vision and driving. These findings will be related to the practical issues regarding vision testing for licensing and assessing fitness to drive with emphasis on the critical role of the optometrist.

Biography

Joanne Wood is a Professor at the School of Optometry and Vision Science and the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), and has research expertise spanning a number of key areas.

Joanne graduated with first class honours in optometry from Aston University and spent two years in optometric practice before returning to Aston University to complete a PhD in automated visual field investigation. Her PhD was followed by a Post Doctoral fellowship in clinical psychophysics at Oxford University. She then joined the School of Optometry at QUT in Brisbane, Australia in 1989 as a Post Doctoral Fellow and currently holds the position of Professor in the School.

New linked topics for 2015


Learning paths

Optometry Tomorrow will teach you new skills and knowledge that can help you in everyday practice. See the full conference programme on pages 8-11 to choose the sessions you wouldn’t want to miss.

The conference programme covers a broad range of clinical topics, giving you many opportunities to update your skills and knowledge on topics such as paediatrics, contact lenses, red eye, glaucoma, tumours, dispensing, and low vision. New for 2015, we have identified linked topics to guide you through sessions on particular areas of interest to help maximise learning opportunities.

Some of the key topic areas on the programme are detailed here.

Glaucoma

If you want to improve your knowledge on how to diagnose, refer, treat and manage glaucoma then look no further than the glaucoma sessions we have on offer. You can hear from glaucoma experts on current treatment options, find out the latest research on how a patient sees with glaucoma, learn how to manage different glaucoma cases and update your skills on contact tonometry and gonioscopy. Paediatrics

We have sessions that will help you improve your confidence in managing and treating children. Sessions include how to diagnose children, deal with children who claim not to be able to see, how to manage amblyopia and how to refine your cycloplegic and refraction techniques.

More skills workshops

than in2014


Contact lenses

Do you want to perfect your skills on how to fit multifocal lenses, how to manage orthokeratology patients, and how to manage allergies in contact lens wearers, as well as hear an update on recent innovations in contact lenses? If so, our contact lens sessions will be ideal for you. The impact of lifestyle on vision

Learn more about how diet, supplements, and the effects of UV and smoking can have an impact on vision. You will also be able to improve your skills in communicating healthy lifestyle messages to patients. In addition, get the latest update on the links between vision and falls and vision and driving.

Conference programmeSunday 8 March

8am-9.15am

9.15am-9.30am

11.35am-12noon

1pm-2pm

Evening

4.05pm-4.30pm

9.30am-10.30am

2pm-3pm

10.35am-11.35am

3.05pm-4.05pm

4.35pm-5.35pm

12noon-1pm

Registration & exhibition

Welcome

Break, trade exhibition & poster presentations

Lunch, trade exhibition & poster presentations

Gala dinner, Hilton Brighton Metropole


AMDShahram Kashani

How to catch glaucoma and how not to get caught outNicholas Strouthidis

PaediatricsProfessor Gill Adams

Innovation in contact lens practiceDr Katherine Evans

Inflamed eyes – the serious onesEd Hughes

Can optometrists help prevent falls?Professor David Elliott

Why and when: corneal collagen crosslinking with case examplesShruti Malde

Don’t lose sight of dementiaProfessor David Edgar & Dr Rakhee Shah

Update on lifestyle effects on visionProfessor John Lawrenson (diet, supplements and smoking) & Karen Walsh (UV)

It’s logical – as far asI’m concerned. Why belief gets in the way when communicating good sense Andy Cole

Can’t see, won’t see – investigating patients with unconvincing loss of visionDr Susanne Kelly & David Sculfor

IOLsDr Phillip Buckhurst

DISCUSSION: Latest cases and strategies in dry eye management 1Sarah Farrant

DISCUSSION: Honey I refracted the kids 1Simon Frackiewicz

DISCUSSION: Latest cases and strategies in dry eye management 2Sarah Farrant

DISCUSSION: Honey I refracted the kids 2Simon Frackiewicz

DISCUSSION: Orthokeratology 2Katie Harrop

DISCUSSION: Orthokeratology 1Katie Harrop

LECTURE STREAM SEMINAR STREAM WORKSHOP STREAM 1

Optometry Tomorrow 2015 | The must-attend clinical event for all UK optometrists

*We have identified sessions that cover common topics. If you have an interest in these topics, you may wish to attend the highlighted sessions.

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SKILLS: Feeling under pressure? Contact tonometry 1Thurka Sivapalan

DISCUSSION: Interpretation of optical coherence tomography 2Pearse Keane

SKILLS: Feeling under pressure? Contact tonometry 2Thurka Sivapalan

DISCUSSION: Glaucoma care: NICE work if you can get it 1Angela Whitaker

DISCUSSION: Glaucoma care: NICE work if you can get it 2Angela Whitaker


DISCUSSION: Fundus photography; should I refer this case? 1Wendy Newsom

SKILLS: Wet or dry? Don’t let AMD make you cry! 2Shamina Asif

DISCUSSION: Fundus photography; should I refer this case? 2Wendy Newsom

SKILLS: Not a dry eye in the house? How to assess dry eye in practice 1Kate Powell

SKILLS: Not a dry eye in the house? How to assess dry eye in practice 2Kate Powell


Glaucoma drugsLucy Titcomb

Therapeutics peer discussion

The redder the better - the view from an IP optometrist and an ophthalmologist on red eye casesEd Farrant & Damian Lake

Black dots, white spots and red all over - the management of uveitisHelen Wilson

How do you work in the community with IP?John Tickner

Has Britain got talent in diagnosing glaucoma?Adam Wannell

INTERACTIVE SESSION:Topcon - Am I seeing early keratoconus?Carl Zeiss - Evolving glaucoma management

Welcome



Gala dinner, Hilton Brighton Metropole



WORKSHOP STREAM 2 WORKSHOP STREAM 3 THERAPEUTICS STREAM INTERACTIVE SESSIONS


Linked topics*

Paediatrics Glaucoma

AMD

Lifestyle andcommunication

Contact lenses

Low vision

Tear film

sponsored by Topcon

sponsored by Topcon


Conference programmeMonday 9 March

8am-9am

11.05am-11.30am

3.30pm-3.55pm

2.30pm-3.30pm

12.30pm-1.30pm

9am-10am

1.30pm-2.30pm

10.05am-11.05am

3.55pm-4.55pm

5pm-6pm

11.30am-12.30pm




The College of Optometrists’ AGM & Benevolent Fund AGM


Myopia and soft contact lenses: changing the optometrist’s role from correcting to treatingProfessor Bruce Evans

I’ve no eye, dearJoyce Burns

TumoursMandeep Sagoo

No lecture in this timeslot

Glaucoma through the eyes of the patientProfessor David Crabb

How to avoid soup on toast: the latest rehabilitation strategies in visual impairmentProfessor Chris Dickinson

Innovations in technology for optometryProfessor David Thomson

DispensingProfessor Mo Jalie

No seminar in this timeslot

Inflammation and allergy: understand the first, understand the secondPeter Frampton

DISCUSSION:Optometric management of amblyopia: a case study discussion 1Professor Kathryn Saunders

SKILLS:Low vision - understanding the bigger picture 2Jane Macnaughton & Dr Joy Myint

DISCUSSION:Optometric management of amblyopia: a case study discussion 2Professor Kathryn Saunders

SKILLS:When a good flush out is the answer. Unblocking the mystery of the lacrimal system 1Colin & Amanda Davidson

SKILLS:When a good flush out is the answer. Unblocking the mystery of the lacrimal system 2Colin & Amanda Davidson

SKILLS:Low vision - understanding the bigger picture 1Jane Macnaughton & Dr Joy Myint

LECTURE STREAM SEMINAR STREAM WORKSHOP STREAM 1

George Giles Memorial Lecture: What you don’t see can hurt you – vision and drivingProfessor Joanne Wood

*We have identified sessions that cover common topics. If you have an interest in these topics, you may wish to attend the highlighted sessions.

supported by BCLA



DISCUSSION:Paediatrics 2Dr Maggie Woodhouse


SKILLS:Welcome to the chamber of secrets: the dark art of gonioscopy (for beginners) 1 Dr Dan Rosser

SKILLS:Welcome to the chamber of secrets: the dark art of gonioscopy (for beginners) 2Dr Dan Rosser

DISCUSSION:Paediatrics 1Dr Maggie Woodhouse

SKILLS:How to get the best out of your OCT (for beginners) 1Mike Horler & Peter Marson

SKILLS:Presbyopia - have you tried it yet? 2Simon Donne

SKILLS:How to get the best out of your OCT (for beginners) 2Mike Horler & Peter Marson



SKILLS:Presbyopia - have you tried it yet? 1Simon Donne

Peer discussion 1

Peer discussion 4

Peer discussion 2

Peer discussion 5

Peer discussion 6

Peer discussion 3

INTERACTIVE SESSION:Topcon - Am I seeing early keratoconus?Carl Zeiss - Evolving glaucoma management



The College of Optometrists’ AGM & Benevolent Fund AGM



WORKSHOP STREAM 2 WORKSHOP STREAM 3 PEER DISCUSSION INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

Linked topics*

Paediatrics Glaucoma

AMD

Lifestyle andcommunication

Contact lenses

Low vision

Tear film

sponsored by Topcon

sponsored by Topcon

sponsored by Topcon

sponsored by Topcon


Enjoy networking at our social events

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The conference venueThe Brighton Centre, King’s Road, Brighton,BN1 2GR.

The Brighton Centre is located just a mile from Brighton railway station. The Brighton Centre boasts a panoramic sea view and a light, airy interior.

It takes just a few minutes to travel between meeting rooms which are accessible

via lifts and stairs.

Welcome receptionSaturday 7 March, 6pm-8pmThe Brighton Centre Dress code: Smart casual

Marking the official start of Optometry Tomorrow 2015, the welcome reception is free to conference delegates. The reception will be held in the exhibition area of the conference, creating the perfect setting to network with your industry peers, pre-register for the conference and meet exhibitors before the event gets underway.

The conference registration desk will be open throughout the event, so beat the Sunday morning crowd and pick up your delegate pack during the reception.

Gala dinnerSunday 8 March, 7.15pm - midnightHilton Brighton Metropole Dress code: Black tie

The gala dinner is the main social event of the conference. Bringing the outdoors in, the Hilton Brighton Metropole will be transformed into a seaside scene with plenty of entertainment including seaside stall games and a live band, as well as a drinks reception and three course dinner.

The Hilton Brighton Metropole has a reputation for delivering high quality gala dinners and the hotel is centrally located on Brighton’s seafront, less than a five minute walk from the Brighton Centre.


Don’t miss out – book your place now!

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Non-member - - £480 - - £520

Gala dinner £50 £50 £50 £50 £50 £50

Student (UK full-time student) / pre-reg optometrist

- £70 £90 - £120 £135

Conference feesOne-day ticket Two-day ticket

50% offer Full rateEarly bird 50% offer Early bird Full rate

To be eligible for the College membership rate, you must be a member of the College at the time of the event.

To be eligible for the newly-qualified member rate, you must be a College memberand have qualified after January 2013.

The 50% off offer is available to College members until midnight 12 December 2014. The early bird rate is available from 13 December 2014 until midnight on 30 January 2015.

50% off if you book by 12 December


Three easy ways to bookOnline: Visit www.optometrytomorrow.orgBy post: Complete and return the enclosed booking formBy phone: Call +44 (0)20 7766 4347

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What your ticket includes

Lectures 2seminars

1workshop

1peer

discussion

*Ability topurchase

moreworkshops

*More workshops are available for fully-qualified members to purchase at £30 each from 7 January 2015.


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“Yet another excellent event - the CET is of a high standard, varied and interesting.”

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