AONA Conference 2024

The AONA Committee invites you to join them at the AONA Annual Conference, scheduled for 02^nd November 2024, at the Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide.

This Conference marks the first face-to-face Conference for AONA, in Adelaide, since 2016.

The keynote speaker will be Olga Brochner, Clinical Nurse Specialist from Te Toka Tumai Auckland public eye service, New Zealand. She will be joined by nurses and eye care colleagues from across Australia, and Papua New Guinea.

We’re doing things differently this year

This year, AONA is trialling a new approach, by hosting the conference as a semi-integrated program within the wider RANZCO program. This means that delegates register via the RANZCO Registration portal. Within the portal, delegates can opt to register just for the AONA event on the 02^nd November and/or for other programs taking place. The difference will be:

• AONA day delegates can only attend the AONA event on the 02^nd November.
• Delegates who register for a range of events can come in and out of the AONA event on the 02^nd November and/or attend other events they’ve registered for.

Registration:

When you are completing your registration, make sure you tick to indicate you are an AONA member and/or intending to attend the AONA conference. This will help our AONA Planning Team know who will be at the event so they can plan accordingly.

Register via: https://www.ranzco2024.com/registration/

Day of the conference:

When you arrive at the venue, regardless of your registration, you will be directed to the RANZCO Registration desk to pick up your badge. After that, make your way to the designated AONA room (details to follow).

All AONA Conference catering, except for lunch, will take place in the AONA Conference area. AONA Sponsors will also be in attendance in this area.

Lunch will be served in the RANZCO Exhibit Hall. This will allow all delegates the chance to tour the RANZCO exhibit hall.

The Program (tbc) is under development.

Speakers include: Keynote Olga Brochner (NZ), Getruth Bare (PNG), Terry Couper (VIC), Gabriela Kalofonos (NSW), Joelda Kuiaha (PNG), Christina Ly (SA), Joanna McCulloch (NSW), Tierney Mikolaj (SA), Peter Mitchell (NT), Carmen Newman (QLD), Damien Papps (SA), Dr Zali O'Dea (VIC), Sharheen P Shah (QLD), Nicole Wyatt (SA) … more to come.

Topics include: Updates from Glaucoma Australia, Macular Foundation, Seeing Differently, and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, alongside topics on: Role of Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in eye care, CNS led intravitreal clinics, nurse led ROP screening, corneal crosslinking, first person experience with facial disfigurement, supporting people the vision impaired patient, surgical outreach programs, Closing the Gap, working in the eye OT,  and new initiatives such as: post-surgery automated texting and cross-state nurse training programs … more to come.

An updated draft will be published closer to the date.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact co-Convenor Heather Machin for details via: hmachin@cera.org.au