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1.00pm welcome

1.0 – Welcome and overview

1.05 – 1.35 – Advanced Clinical Practice and the Multi professional Framework
Dr Julian Barratt, Lead for the Centre for Advancing Practice,
Health Education England

Apprenticeships and the route to funding for Advanced Practice
Rob Brooks, Apprenticeship Relationship Manager | East of England
National Talent for Care Team | Health Education England

1.35 – 1.45 Q and A Panel discussion

1.45 – 2.45 ACP in Ophthalmology – Opportunities for Orthoptists
Presentations followed by a Q and A Panel
Jay Varia, Head of Optometry Education, Moorfields Eye Hospital, Clinical Senior Teaching Fellow, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, Advanced Clinical practice in Ophthalmology
Dr Heather Ellis, Senior Lecturer, Deputy Programme Director, MSc Primary Care Ophthalmology and ChM Clinical Ophthalmology, The University of Edinburgh

Dr Charlotte Codina, Senior Lecturer in Orthoptics, Programme Lead, MedSci ACP Ophthalmology (paediatrics), Programme Lead MMedSci (Vision and Strabismus), Health Sciences School
Division of Ophthalmology & Orthoptics, University of Sheffield

Joanne Adeoye, Programme Director of Studies – Orthoptics, Programme Lead MSc ACP Neuro Ophthalmology, School of Health Sciences, Institute of Population Health
University of Liverpool

2.45 – 3.00 Break

3.00- 4.00 The Journey of an orthoptic Advanced Clinical practitioner –
Presentations followed by Q and A panel
Rahila Bukhari – University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Sana Mohammed – NHS Lothian, Scotland
Jonathan Drury – Calderdale and Huddersfield Trust
Alan Ashcroft – Bridgend Eye Unit – Princess of Wales Hospital, Wales
Joe Smith – Manchester Royal Eye Hospital – Manchester University Hospital FT.

4.00 – 4.20 Portfolio route to ACP
Wales – Caroline Morris – Bridgend Eye Unit, Princess of Wales Hospital, Wales
England – Charlotte Codina
Scotland – TBC
Northern Ireland – TBC
4.15 – closing remarks