Paediatric Eyecare Alignment Workshop
We invite you to join us for a weekend of collaboration, education and interdisciplinary networking at the inaugural Paediatric Eyecare Alignment Workshop. In addition to an update on paediatric clinical care by the expert team from Queensland Children’s Hospital, there will be opportunity to get a first hand understanding of the current public paediatric vision screening program in Tasmania, and to help shape its future. The Sunday will include live patients to hone your examination skills.
Registration is open to all Tasmanian optometrists, orthoptists and ophthalmologists interested or involved in the Tasmanian Government School Nurse Kindergarten Vision Screening program.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the care burden in paediatric population
- Explore appropriate ways to meet the increasing demand for paediatric eyecare
- Implement best practice in paediatric care in collaboration with Ophthalmologists
- Recognise the changes that occur developmentally from birth for visual acuity, ocular alignment and binocular eye movements, stereopsis, refractive error
- Recognise the importance of same day referral upon recognising signs of retinoblastoma, congenital cataract and congenital glaucoma
- Identify the special populations in paediatric ophthalmology at higher risk of ocular complications and how to treat
- Identify the most suitable tests to implement in the clinical setting in order to appropriately diagnose and monitor paediatric patients
- Recognise the intricacies of testing and measuring the visual function of children and be able to apply this knowledge in a clinical setting
- Recognise the importance of detailed history taking and be able to identify the most relevant information to assist with their diagnosis and management of paediatric patients
- Examine the relative contribution of each type of refractive error to the development of amblyopia
- Describe the risk factors for myopia in an Australian population
- Identify the indications for spectacle correction in childhood
- Recognise the intricacies of different types of common childhood strabismus
- Provide a diagnosis of strabismus according to their clinical evaluation
- Formulate a differential diagnosis for like conditions according to their clinical evaluation
- Identify types of amblyopia, in particular the strabismic and refractive error conditions that underlie the condition
- Recognize the diagnosis and consequences of amblyopia
- Apply the current regimens for treatment and monitoring of amblyopia
- Identify and differentiate the features of true and pseudo papilledema
- Perform the clinical work up required to confirm diagnosis
- Establish and plan the management of the patient with disc swelling including appropriate referral
- Discuss and define components of non-organic vision loss
- Understand the examination approach to the patient suspicious for non-organic vision loss
- Comprehend and adopt methods of management and support
Max CPD hours awarded: 10.5 (including interactive hours)
Program
| Saturday 23 March 2024. Wellington Clinics – Level 10 | |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Registration – Level 10, Wellington Clinics |
| 9:00 – 9:15 | Welcome: Dr Kristin Bell and Sib Payne |
| 9:15 – 9:45 | Collaborative Paediatric eye care – guidelines and practices. Prof Shuan Dai |
| 9:45 – 10:15 | Development of the visual system. Prof Shuan Dai |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Morning tea |
| 10:45 – 11:30 | Paediatric eye examination. Haneen Jaber and Michael Sleep |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Refractive errors in children. A/Prof Ann Webber |
| 12:15 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 1:45 | Amblyopia. Michael Sleep and A/Prof Ann Webber |
| 1:45 – 2:30 | Strabismus in childhood. Haneen Jaber and Prof Shuan Dai |
| 2:30 – 2:45 | Afternoon tea |
| 2:45 – 3:30 | Papilloedema. Prof Shuan Dai |
| 3:30 – 4:15 | Non-organic vision loss. Michael Sleep |
| 4:15 – 4:30 | Close: Dr Kristin Bell |
| Sunday 24 March 2024. Wellington Clinics – Level 11 | |
| 8:45 – 9:00 | Delegates convene – Level 11, Wellington Clinics |
| 9:00 – 9:05 | Welcome: Dr Kristin Bell and Sib Payne |
| 9:05 – 10:00 | Case studies, discussion, live patient examinations – S.Dai, A. Webber, M. Sleep, H. Jaber |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Morning tea |
| 10:30-12:00 | Case studies, discussion, live patient examinations – S.Dai, A. Webber, M. Sleep, H. Jaber |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 230 | Case studies, discussion, live patient examinations – S.Dai, A. Webber, M. Sleep, H. Jaber |
| 2:30 – 3.00 | Afternoon tea |
| 3:00 – 3:55 | Group discussion: how to best use paediatric-aligned optometrists to strengthen early childhood vision screening and collaborative care in clinics – Dr Kristin Bell |
| 3:55 – 4:00 | Close: Dr Kristin Bell / Sib Payne |
Meet your speakers
Professor Shuan Dai, MBBS; MSc; FRANZCO |
Professor Shuan Dai is the Director of Ophthalmology at the Queensland Children’s Hospital.
He is specialised in Paediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus and is well known for his expertise in paediatric neuro-ophthalmology, paediatric low vision and ROP telemedicine. He is actively involved in government health policy development in paediatric eye care among various health professionals, as well as in clinical education and research. Shuan is a Professor at the Menzies Health Institute Queensland and Griffith University. He has trained many local and international Fellows in paediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. |
 Associate Professor Ann Webber, PhD MS BAppSc(Optom)(Hons), Grad Cert (Oc Therapeutics), FAAO Dipl(BVPPO) |
Associate Professor Ann Webber is an academic and clinical paediatric optometrist with international recognition for her substantial contributions to paediatric optometry research. Her expertise particularly lies in the study of abnormal vision development and collaborative models of paediatric eye care. Ann is honoured as a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and has achieved Diplomate status from the Binocular Vision, Perception, and Paediatric Optometry Section of the Academy. She is an active member of the World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WSPOS) and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Since obtaining her optometry degree in 1984, Ann has been dedicated to the optometry profession, engaging in clinical private practice, academic teaching, clinical research, and professional representation and regulation.
Currently, Ann consults within the optometry service at the Queensland Children’s Hospital ophthalmology clinic and holds the position of clinical supervisor at the QUT optometry clinic. |
 Michael Sleep, B.Orth&OphthalSc (Hons); DipTeach (Primary) |
Michael Sleep has been working as an Orthoptist since 2002 where he began his career working as a Locum at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne whilst completing his honours project. Upon graduating Michael accepted a position at the Moreton Eye Group where he worked alongside a number of Ophthalmologists in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, and was eventually appointed to the dual role of Head Orthoptist and Clinic Manager.
As well as becoming an experienced clinician in the area of paediatric orthoptic and ophthalmic assessment over the past 14 years, Michael has been involved in a number of projects aimed at providing a more efficient and accessible Ophthalmology service for the children of Queensland and Northern NSW. |
| Haneen Jaber, MOrth; BMedSci | Upon graduating from a Master of Orthoptics in 2019, Haneen commenced working at a paediatric private practice in Sydney. In early 2020, she moved to Brisbane where she was the sole Orthoptist at the Queensland Ophthalmic Specialists. In January 2021, she began working at the Queensland Children’s Hospital, where she is currently the POAP project officer. |
Partners
This event was made possible thanks to the valuable support of Optometry Tasmania, Optometry Australia, Royal Australasian College of Ophthalmologists, Tasmania Department of Health Services, Tasmania Optometry Foundation and Zeiss.
