PROGRAM

Program as of 20 January 2025
*subject to change

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7.30 am REGISTRATION
SESSION 1 |  What I learned from conferences
8.30 am – 10.00 am
SESSION CHAIR Dr Alina Zeldovich
8.30 am – 8.40 am ASM Welcome & Welcome to Country
Assoc Prof. Ashish Agar
8.40 am – 8.50 am Cornea – Dr Erica Darian-Smith
8.50 am – 9.00 am Cataract – Dr Alison Chiu
9.00 am – 9.10 am Glaucoma – Dr Jason Cheng
9.10 am – 9.20 am Retina – Dr Christine Younan
9.20 am – 9.30 am Paediatrics – Dr Michael Jones 
9.30 am – 9.40 am Oculoplastics – Dr Catriona Downie
9.40 am – 10.00 am Discussion + Q&A
10.00 am – 10.30 am MORNING TEA
SESSION 2  | Keynote Session
10.30 am – 12.00 pm
SESSION CHAIR  
10.30 am – 11.10 am Prof Ben Burton – “The First Sixty Seconds” An approach to diagnosing and managing functional illness in ophthalmology clinics
11.10 am – 11.40 am Dr Duke Mataka – Orbital Cases in Tonga – Where boundaries aren’t Black and white
11.40 am – 12.00 pm Dr Antonio Taufaeteau – Vitreoretinal Surgery in Fiji: Bridging Gaps, Restoring Sight in the Pacific
12.00 pm – 1.00 pm LUNCH
SESSION 3  |  RANZCO (closed session)
1.00 pm – 2.30 pm
SESSION CHAIR Dr Bob Griffits
1.00 pm – 1.10 pm NSW Branch Update – Assoc Prof. Ashish Agar
1.10 pm – 1.20 pm RANZCO Update – Prof Peter McCluskey
1.20 pm – 1.30 pm ASO update – Dr Peter Sumich
1.30 pm – 1.40 pm RCOphth update – Prof Ben Burton
1.40 pm – 1.50 pm Vision 2030 Update – Clinical Prof Nitin Verma
1.50 pm – 2.00 pm CPD Update – RANZCO CPD Team
2.00 pm – 2.05 pm AVR Update – Prof Stephanie Watson
2.05 pm – 2.10 pm ANZEF Update – Dr John Kennedy
2.10 pm – 2.30 pm Discussion + Q&A
2.30 pm – 3.00 pm AFTERNOON TEA
SESSION 4 
3.00 pm – 4.00 pm
SESSION CHAIRS Dr Di Semmonds and Dr Alok Sharma
3.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Con Moshegov Memorial Lecture – Prof Minas Coroneo
3.30 pm – 4.00 pm Award Lectures – Dr Jeremy Tan, Dr Michelle Bai, Dr Duri Kim
“Outta Sight Novel Writing” – Les Pobjie
4.00 pm – 5.30 pm POSTER AND NETWORKING FUNCTION

 

8.00 am REGISTRATION
SESSION 5
9.00 am – 10.30 am
SESSION CHAIRS A/Prof Ashish Agar and Prof Ben Burton
9.00 am – 9.05 am Day 2 Welcome
Assoc Prof. Ashish Agar
9.05 am – 9.25 am
Keynote Speaker
Prof Ben Burton – “The ophthalmologist and the amateur psychologist” Cases from a neuro-ophthalmology clinic.”
9.25 am – 9.45 am
The Ophthalmologist & The Neurologist
Assoc Prof Mitchell Lawlor & Prof Michael Barnett
9.45 am – 10.05 am
The Ophthalmologist & The Neuro-Radiologist
Dr Jenny Hepschke & Dr Lynette Masters
10.05 am – 10.30 am
The Ophthalmologist & The Neurosurgeon
Dr Krishna Tumuluri & Dr Brinda Shivalingam
10.30 am – 11.00 am MORNING TEA
SESSION 6  
11.00 am – 12.00 pm
SESSION CHAIRS Dr Sophia Zagora and Dr Anne Lee
11.00 am – 11.20 am
Inaugural SARKS Oration
Dr Amy Cohn, CERA Melbourne
11.20 am – 11.40 am
The Ophthalmologist & The Rheumatologist
Prof Peter McCluskey & Prof Tony Sammell
11.40 am – 12.00 pm
The Ophthalmologist & The Immunologist
Dr Elisa Cornish & Dr Sanjay Swaminathan
12.00 pm – 1.00 pm LUNCH 
SESSION 7  
1.00 pm – 2.20 pm
SESSION CHAIRS Dr Phoebe Moore and Dr Will Yates
1.00 pm – 1.20 pm
The Ophthalmologist & The Paediatric Surgeon
Dr Hughie Tsang & Dr Mike Rtshiladze
1.20 pm – 1.40 pm
The Ophthalmologist & The Allergy Specialist
Dr Kenneth Ooi & Dr Jessica Tattersal
1.40 pm – 2.00 pm
The Ophthalmologist & The Respiratory Specialist – “Sleep apnea: A lethal threat to vision”
Dr Kate Reid & Dr Grant Willson
2.00 pm – 2.20 pm
The Ophthalmologist & The Infectious Diseases Specialist
Assoc Prof. Chameen Samarawickrama & Dr Clinton Colaco
2.20 pm – 2.50 pm AFTERNOON TEA
SESSION 8  
2.50 pm – 4.20 pm
SESSION CHAIRS Dr Cheryl Au and Dr Hamish Dunn
2.50 pm – 3.20 pm
Keynote
Dr Duke Mataka and Dr Antonio Taufaeteau – “Challenges for patient care in the Pacific”
3.20 pm – 3.40 pm
The Ophthalmologist & The Endocrinologist
Assoc Prof. Sam Fraser-Bell & Prof Jerry Greenfield
3.40 pm – 4.00 pm
The Ophthalmologist & The Emergency Physician
Assoc Prof. Andrew White & Dr Robert Edwards
4.00 pm – 4.20 pm
The Ophthalmologist & The Psychiatrist
Dr Phoebe Moore & Prof Gordon Parker
4.20 pm – 4.30 pm Prize winner announcements and concluding remarks
Assoc Prof. Ashish Agar
4.30 pm ASM CLOSE