Annual Conference
‘Specialist Club’ is an educational initiative, designed to bring together like-minded practitioners keen to develop their sphere of practice in interesting new directions, sometimes with an element of commercial in addition to a clinical focus.
This meeting features 4 lectures and 1 workshop with the whole day awarding at least 10 CPD points total.
Held at the National Conference Centre, we will run live skills workshops, covering topics including the ones below.
Sunday, 29th June 2025
09:00 – 17:00
National Conference Centre, Coventry Road, Hampton in Arden, England, B92 0EJ
Contact Lenses: Ocular surface and wearer behaviours
Sonia will review the CLEAR report and discuss evidence of CL interaction with the tear film, the behaviours of patients and practitioners, comfort/pain, as well as recent medical advances.
Speaker: Dr. Sonia Trave-Huarte
CPD discussion lecture – 2 points
Framing their future
Alicia will be discussing aspects from her PhD in paediatric facial anthropometry in relation to spectacle frame design, with the aim of improving the fit of spectacles for all children, from infants through to adolescents.
Speaker: Dr. Alicia Thompson
CPD discussion lecture – 2 points
A series of curious cases…
This discussion workshop will take the form of a quiz where delegates, in small groups, will have to decide upon treatment plans for three clinical cases presented to them, covering such topics as contact lenses, dry eye conditions and myopia management.
Speaker: Dr. Trusit Dave
CPD skills workshop – 3 points
Eye beauty vs. ocular surface health: Navigating the World of eye cosmetics
Alison will describe the impact of eye cosmetics on the ocular surface, highlighting some specific products, ingredients, and procedures known to exacerbate ocular surface disease.
Speaker: Dr. Alison Ng
CPD discussion lecture – 2 points
Craig & Trusit’s Excellent (Dry Eye) Adventure!
Speakers: Dr. Trusit Dave & Mr. Craig McArthur
CPD discussion workshop – 1.5 points
Programme is subject to change
Pictures from previous year’s events