Clinical conference
Face-to-face event now open to non-members
ABDO Hybrid Clinical Conference will be held across the autumn of 2025, this year on the theme of Dry Eye with a special focus on the role of the dispensing optician within the multi-disciplinary practice team to support this are area of clinical practice.
We will be initially offering three webinars to enable an up-to-date understanding of dry eye and approaches to its management in 2025. All our webinars have up to 1000 places available and places will be bookable in the usual way on the ABDO website events page.
Webinars
- Chemistry and ocular lubricants by Dr Manbir Nagra, 7pm, 22 September – Book here
- Dry eye management by Dr Sònia Travé-Huarte – 7pm, Thursday 9 October – Book here
Online peer reviews
- Blink and you’ll miss it, 7pm, Thursday 25th September – Book here
Practical days
We are delighted to offer two face-to-face dates at the ABDO National resource centre for the practical element of our conference education, on Sunday 12 and Monday 13 October. The same education will be offered on each day to enable more ABDO members the opportunity to take part. Our interactive workshops include:
Dry eye on the front line – In this workshop you will encounter patients presenting with potential dry eye concerns. You will work in teams with your peers to analyse the provided information, pose questions to the patients and formulate appropriate next steps whilst considering the multi-disciplinary eyecare team in your practice.
Supporting a dry eye clinic – This practical session introduces key skills for understanding, using, and teaching the application of ocular lubricants and adjunct therapies as part of dry eye clinic. The session is divided into interactive stations to help build both clinical confidence and patient education strategies.
Dry Eye Puzzle: Diagnostic Strategies from TFOS DEWS III – This discussion workshop explores the individual roles and scope of practice eyecare practitioners play in the identification and management of dry eye disease (DED) and investigates the use of dry eye symptom questionnaires in practice.
Escape the circle of dry eye disease – Often described as a vicious circle, dry eye disease can seriously impact the lives of our patients. In this interactive educational escape room set in the conference exhibition, you will work in a team of your peers to better understand how patients can be supported with diagnosis and management of dry eye and escape the dry eye circle with them.
To complement our face-to-face events and webinars, we will be providing online peer review and a Journal Club in the area of dry eye throughout September, October and November.
Agenda
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Places are strictly limited to 96 ABDO members per day due to the practical nature of the programme.
A cost of £49 is payable on booking, which includes lunch and refreshments.
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Online events will need to be booked separate to the practical event. Visit the sessions page for more details.
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