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The BIOS conference and AGM will be held over two days:

Friday 11th June – Afternoon – 1:00pm-4.30pm will be an interesting afternoon of talks from orthoptists newly trained in extended roles (IVT, JIA and Glaucoma) and the CAG leads giving an update and the benefits of CAG membership. The AGM will be in the middle and we have Dr Nadia Northway giving a brief update in OPT and how this will change Orthoptic practice.

1.00pm – Alison Baxter,  JIA

1.20pm – Julianne Baker, IVT

1.40pm – Kendal Hinds, Glaucoma

2:00pm – Dr Nadia Northway, OPT

2.15 – 3.15 – BIOS and BOSTU AGM  – Members only*

3.15 – 3.30 –  Break

3.30 – 4.30 – Clinical Advisory Group updates on Advancing practice

*Full documentation and agenda for the AGMs can be found here.

 

Monday  14th June – Evening – 6:30pm – 8:30pm

6.30pm – Dr  Anna O’Connor

Assessing VA of children at home

 

6.50pm – Caroline Fanning

Orthoptic assessment of children with complex disability. The importance of communication

 

7pm – Dr Iain Livingstone and Dr Mario Giardini

Next Generation Ophthalmic Diagnostics

 

7.20pm – Dr  Anna Horwood

Spasms, “Paralysis” and Functional Accommodation Issues – a Psychological approach

 

7.40pm – Siobhan Ludden

Evaluation of a new picture optotype test (The Aukland Optoypes) in Amblyopic children

 

8pm – Dr Stephanie Kearney

CHAMP Study – Myopia Management

 

Joining details will be sent to delegates 48 hours prior to the event.