BIOS Annual Conference & AGM – Thursday 11th & Friday 12th July 2024
July 11 - July 13
| £85.00 – £500.00The BIOS conference, to be held at the Pendulum Hotel in Manchester on the 11th and 12th July 2024, promises to be a fantastic couple of days in this exciting and vibrant city.
The conference will cover a range of topics, including, but not limited to, core Orthoptics, research, support staff, stroke, and career development. On both days there will be multiple opportunities to interact with fellow orthoptists, through case discussion presentations, panel discussions and social activities, giving delegates the opportunity to share knowledge, learning and experience.
We are delighted to say this year’s Gail Stephenson lecture will be presented by Fiona Rowe, Professor in Orthoptics at Liverpool University. Fiona has been at the forefront of Orthoptics working with and researching the visual effects of stroke for many years. Her lecture promises to be thought provoking and inspiring.
We draw toward the end of the conference with stroke service updates from across the nations as well as an interactive panel discussion around prism adaptation testing and its use in binocular patients.
The BIOS conference 2024 guarantees to be a bustling, high-energy, stimulating meeting, where we can all share our knowledge and experience in a safe and open space. We cannot wait to welcome you to Manchester!
Book early to take advantage of our Early Bird offer. A variety of ticket options are available for the event.
Manchester has excellent road, rail and air links, including accessible parking close to the venue.
Draft Agenda:
Day 1 will focus on AHP career development. With confirmed presentations from Veronica Greenwood, Deputy Director of AHPs Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Trust, Victoria Dickens MBE , Chief AHP at Northern Care Alliance and Beverley Harden MBE FCSP, Deputy Lead AHP for England inspiring us all to think about our career development and influence within and beyond orthoptics, through their lived experiences. There will also be presentations from North West clinicians and researchers working with neurological patients. There will also be student research presentation, a free paper session and updates on research opportunities plus our Annual General Meeting for 2024.
In the evening delegates are invited to join us for a drinks reception to be held at the world-famous Manchester Art Gallery. Come and marvel at the beautiful artwork and architecture on show, whilst sharing a drink with friends.
Day 2 will cover a range of topics, related to support workers, clinical advisory group updates and nystagmus pathways. Professor Neil Parry PhD SRCS, Head of Electrodiagnostic Service at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, will join us to discuss his research in the field of colour vision, before further opportunities to see the amazing work taking place across the field of orthoptics, via free paper sessions. Professor Fiona Rowe PhD Professor in Orthoptics at Liverpool University, will deliver a presentation on her stroke research.