Programme highlights

Many sessions focus on the challenges of practice during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic:

• Richard Edwards from the OCCS  – how to avoid escalation of concerns which have become prevalent since March 2020

• Ross Campbell and Adam Wannell – glaucoma assessment and management during Covid-19

• Sarah Long, Jonathon Bench, Krupa Patel, Neil Retallic, and Meena Puar from contact lens and eye drop suppliers take us on a journey through Covid-secure and effective contact lens practice

• Good practice for recalls during the pandemic will be delivered by Ross Campbell

• The art of dispensing during Covid-19 and ophthalmic lens selection, including dispensing for healthcare workers who wear PPE are considered in two discussion workshops by Kim O’Donnell, Kirsteen Newman and Sofia Fazal

• Good practice for telephone triage and pathological conditions – a discussion workshop for dispensing opticians led by Hayley Kenefick and Freddie Bond

• Broader considerations about health and wellbeing for our customers – a nutrition-focused discussion workshop led by Meena Puar.

Core clinical skills are also featured – including:

• OCT decision-making – delivered by Jason Higginbotham and the CET sessions are complemented by drop-in information sessions elsewhere in the programme.

• Sudden loss of vision – case-based discussion workshop for optometrists and DOs, led by Kiki Soteri.​​​​​​

Quizzes

Two evenings are devoted to the experience that many of us have developed a taste for during lockdown – the evening Zoom quiz – led by Phil Hall. The 1-interactive-point CET session is complemented by a virtual exhibition taster linked to a prize draw.

And for those who cannot make the evening hosted sessions, non-interactive quizzes for all practitioner groups are also available to complete in your own time.

CET info

• Optometrists – more than 30 CET points and all competencies across the conference programme
• Therapeutic optometrists – 5 points and 3 competencies
• Dispensing opticians – 20 points and all competencies
• Contact lens opticians – more than 12 specialist points and all competencies

Sponsors

PAC sponsors

Alcon
Avizor
​​​​​​​Bausch & Lomb
Birmingham Optical Group
CooperVision
Johnson & Johnson
Menicon
Superdigital
Superdrive
Thea

Cost

Self-employed and non-Specsavers practitioners – £50 (incl VAT) for the whole four weeks.  
You may book as many different sessions as you wish.

Specsavers employed practitioners are free of charge. 

Enquiries

pac@specsaversevents.co.uk | 03456 522800

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