Specsavers Dispensing Conference
When: 4-9 August 2019 (see full schedule)
Where: Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney (see full schedule)
Who: Qualified Specsavers dispensers, qualified non-Specsavers dispensers, all optical dispensing students
Contact: Anna-Mary Carroll, Dispensing Development Manager – Email: anz.sdc@specsavers.com
The third Specsavers Dispensing Conference has now concluded.
Specsavers would like to thank everyone who attended and supported the event. To receive updates on the next SDC, subscribe to the Spectrum ‘News & Case Studies’ newsletter.
The 3rd Specsavers Dispensing Conference (SDC3) is a one-day event delivered in a roadshow-style format across Australia. The Australian conference complements Specsavers’ 2018 sponsorship of the annual ADONZ dispenser development event in New Zealand.
SDC3 will include practical and theoretical workshops presented by world-class speakers and experts in the field, with a keynote lecture from Professor Mo Jalie, author of the core dispensing text, Principles of Ophthalmic Lenses. The conference program will also cover pre-progressive lenses and will have a strong focus on peer review in practice.
SDC3 is open to all qualified optical dispensers – both Specsavers and non-Specsavers – and student optical dispensers who are currently studying to obtain the qualification.
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Key Details
The one-day conference will open at 8:30am for registration and breakfast and conclude at 6:00pm with drinks and canapes. See below for a full schedule of dates and locations.
Perth, WA
Date: Sunday, 4 August 2019
Venue: Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, 21 Mounts Bay Road, Perth, WA
Melbourne, VIC
Date: Tuesday, 6 August 2019
Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Place, South Wharf, VIC
Brisbane, QLD
Date: Wednesday, 7 August 2019
Venue: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale Street and Glenelg Street, South Brisbane, QLD
Sydney, NSW
Date: Friday, 9 August 2019
Venue: International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney, 14 Darling Drive, Sydney, NSW
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Speakers
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Mo Jalie Ulster University, UK Aspheric lenses for low powers |
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Donald Crichton International Opticians Association, NZ An introduction to the International Opticians Association |
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Alicia Thompson Association of British Dispensing Opticians, UK It’s all in a day’s work… |
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Miranda Richardson Association of British Dispensing Opticians, UK Rx analysis and realising complex requirements |
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Sofia Fazal Carl Zeiss Vision, UK The pre-presbyopic patient |
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Craig Johnston Younger Optics, Australia and New Zealand NuPolar – Technology, benefits and dispensing considerations |
