Ophthalmic Nurses' Programme
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Preliminary Programme
Thursday 14 May 2009
6.30 to 8.00pm Welcome cocktail function and wine tasting at the Rutherford Hotel (included in full registration fee).
Friday 15 May 2009
| 8.00am |
8.45am |
Registration and arrival tea and coffee |
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| 8.45am |
9.00am |
Welcome and housekeeping |
Letitia Scott and Committee Members |
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9.00am |
10.30am |
Session 1:
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9.00am
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9.40am
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Taking the emergency eye manual (EEM) across the great divide |
Jillian Grasso |
9.40am
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10.00am
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The Meibomian Cyst that wasn't |
Kathryn Lee, Olga Brochner |
10.00am
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10.30am
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Technology in Glaucoma Care |
Dr Antony Suter
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| 10.30am |
11.00am |
Morning tea and exhibition |
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11.00am |
1.00pm |
Session 2: |
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11.00am
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11.20am
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Rural Eye Nurses West Coast and working on Mobile Surgical Bus |
Debbie Kirkwood |
11.20am
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11.40am
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Nurse Practitioner and beyond
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Carol Slight
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| 11.40am |
12.10pm |
TBC |
Julie Jones |
| 12.10pm |
12.30pm |
Results of advanced practice survey undertaken at Christchurch Ophthalmic Conference 2008 |
Susan Raynel |
| 12.30pm |
1.00pm |
Mulitfocal vision following phacoemulsification - a professional and personal perspective |
Jasha Morarji |
| 1.00pm |
2.00pm |
Lunch and exhibition |
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2.00pm |
3.00pm |
Session 3: |
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2.00pm
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2.30pm
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TBC |
Mr Sean Chan |
2.30pm
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3.00pm |
Amblyopia Update |
Dr Graham Wilson |
| 3.00pm |
3.30pm |
Afternoon tea and exhibition |
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3.30pm |
4.30pm |
Session 4: |
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3.30pm
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4.00pm
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NHMRC Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of Glaucoma |
Jillian Grasso |
4.00pm
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4.20pm
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Uveitis and Tuberculosis - an increasing incidence |
Carol Slight |
4.20pm
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4.30pm |
Housekeeping and information |
Letitia Scott and Committee Members |
| 6.00pm |
7.30pm |
Nurses' Welcome Function - sponsored by Critical Assist
Venue: Trailways Hotel, Nelson |
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| 7.30pm |
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Nurses' Optional Dinner
Venue: Trailways Hotel, Nelson
Cost: This is an optional social function for Nurses. Tickets: $36.50 each for the meal and beverages are at own cost. |
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Saturday 16 May 2009
| 8.00am |
11.55am |
Free time to explore the city of Nelson. Go the famous Nelson Market, Fashion Island or just relax the morning away
shopping at your leisure |
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11.55am |
1.00pm |
Session 5: Joint Session with Specialists
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11.55am
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12.25pm |
The spectrum of complex sockets: A practical approach |
John McKinnon |
| 12.30pm |
1.00pm
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Modern cataract surgery: The patient, the surgeon and the risks |
John Sparrow |
| 1.00pm |
2.00pm |
Lunch and exhibition |
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2.00pm |
3.00pm |
Session 6: |
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2.00pm
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2.30pm
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Ophthalmology nursing in Myanmar (Burma) |
Jillian Grasso |
2.30pm
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3.00pm |
Say yes to less stress |
Donna Corry |
| 3.00pm |
3.30pm |
Afternoon tea and exhibition |
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3.30pm |
4.30pm |
Session 7: |
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3.30pm
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3.50pm
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Orientation and mobility - an adaptive daily living instructor, The Foundation for the Blind Guide Dog |
Paul Richardson |
| 3.50pm |
4.20pm
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Cateract Surgery - where the sun shines first |
Christine Barn-Graham & Debbie Cordiner
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4.20pm
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4.30pm |
Housekeeping and information |
Letitia Scott and Committee Members |
| 6.30pm |
Late |
Combined conference dinner at World of WearableArt & Classic Cars Museum.
Dance the night away to the fabulous sound of the Beat Girls (included in full registration fee) |
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Sunday 17 May 2009
| 9.00am |
9.10am |
Welcome and Housekeeping |
Letitia Scott and Committee Members |
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9.10am |
10.30am |
Session 8: |
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| 9.10am |
10.30am |
Cataract outcomes for the surgical Practice what makes biometry formula and surgical refractive outcomes and how to get the best for the patient |
Megan Hose |
| 10.30am |
11.00am |
Morning tea and exhibition |
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11.00am |
1.00pm |
Session 9: |
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| 11.00am |
11.30am |
Ophthalmology proud past confident future |
Jillian Grasso |
| 11.30am |
12.00pm |
Point-of-care test for adenoviral conjunctivitis with RPS adeno detector and its benefits over current detection methods |
Dr Leo Sheck |
| 12.00pm |
12.30pm |
Tokelau VOSO Trip |
John Davison |
| 12.30pm |
12.50pm |
The importance of being seen |
Trisha Falleni |
| 12.50pm |
12.55pm |
RANZCO 2010 |
Liz Millward
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12.55pm
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1.05pm |
Thank you and conference close |
Letitia Scott and Committee Members |
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