The following workshops, committee / business meetings and other meetings will be held during the RANZCO Congress. The committee meetings are only open for the relevant committee members to attend. Please contact RANZCO at ranzco@ranzco.edu if you are unsure of whether you can attend any of the meetings.
The full list of meetings is now available to download. *Subject to change.
Global Eye Health Wetlab – Introduction to Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery Workshop
Topics to be run concurrently:
- Introduction to MSICS in low-resource settings
- Wet lab with supervised practical rotations
- Complication management in MSICS
Chairs: Dr. Vignesh Raja (ISMSICS), Dr. Samar Basak
Participants: ISMSIC Colleagues – Dr. Vignesh Raja, Dr. Partha Biwas, Dr. Muhammad Imran, Dr. Minu Mathen, Dr. Rodney Morris, Dr. Kevin Vandeleur, Dr. Sunil Warrier
Date: Thursday 13th November 2025
Time: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Venue: Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne
Bookings essential: Kindly register your interest with Carmel Johnston by emailing Carmel.johnston@qei.org.au
Global Eye Health Workshop
Date: Friday 14th November 2025
Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm
Venue: Room 203/204, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Bookings: Book via the registration form when you register for Congress (open to all delegates)
Outline: View the workshop outline here
Wellness Centred Leadership
Date: Friday 14th November 2025
Time: 1.00pm – 4.30pm
Venue: Room 216, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Bookings: Book via the registration form when you register for Congress (open to Active Fellows only). Spaces are limited.
Cost: No additional fee
Speaker: Sarah Dalton
Dr Sarah Dalton has a clinical background as a Paediatric Emergency Physician, and a long history of medical leadership roles including previous President of the Paediatric and Child Health Division of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Sarah has worked in different clinical and managerial roles across NSW over the last 25 years, including several executive leadership roles within NSW Health. Sarah has completed a Fulbright Scholarship in Clinical Leadership and is an experienced executive coach and facilitator who primarily works with healthcare leaders.
CPD Workshop
Date: Friday 14th November 2025
Time: 9:30am – 5:00pm
Venue: Room 210, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Bookings: Book via the registration form when you register for Congress (Places are limited and preference is given to members from remote, rural and regional locations). Open to Fellows only.
Cost: $55
Industry-sponsored Half Day CPD Workshop
Date: Friday November 14, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 4:25 PM (with lunch served from 11:15am to 11:55am and refreshments during the afternoon break from 2:30pm to 2:55pm)
Audience: General Ophthalmologists
Venue: Room 207, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Bookings: Bookings are essential. Places are limited. Book via the registration form when you register for Congress. Open to Fellows only
Cost: No additional fee
Agenda: Click here to view
This half-day, interactive workshop is designed to equip General Ophthalmologists with practical, up-to-date knowledge and tools to enhance the early recognition and multidisciplinary management of Thyroid Eye Disease (TED). Through a mix of expert-led plenaries, engaging case discussions, panel dialogues, and small-group workshops, participants will gain clinical insights into TED pathogenesis, treatment evolution, surgical timing, and coordinated care pathways. The program includes international and local expert perspective and real-world examples to enhance confidence in diagnosis, referral, and co-management of TED across clinical settings. Attendees will also engage with tools to support care.
The workshop will be approved for RANZCO CPD hours.
This workshop is organised and sponsored by Amgen.
CPR Workshop (Life Saving Victoria)
The CPR workshop delivers the essential principals, knowledge and skills to maintain breathing and circulation in emergency situations for adults, children and infants.
Date: Friday 14th November 2025
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Venue: Room 209, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Cost: $75
Outline: (HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines and will equip candidates to act quickly and confidently in an emergency situation. The course focus includes casualty assessment, one and two person CPR, choking and situation management. It applies to all persons who may be required to provide CPR, in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.
RTO code (21799).
As the workshop is a formal qualification, a USI number is required for the certificate upon completion of the workshop. The USI numbers can be created or searched via the following link if participants do not yet have one. https://www.usi.gov.au/students/get-a-usi
NOSA / Neurovision Teaching at RANZCO
Date: Friday 14th November 2025
Time: 1.00-4.30pm
Venue: Room 208, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Bookings: Open session
Outline: View the workshop outline here
Women in Ophthalmology Student Morning Tea
Arrive between 8:30am and 10am to watch a range of prominent keynote speakers talking on topics from cataract to uveitis. Join the RANZCO Women in Ophthalmology for morning tea at 10:30am. Free access to 5000m2 of industry exhibitions for one hour.
Date: Sunday 16th November 2025
Time: 10:30am (arrive between 8:30am and 10:00am)
Venue: Room 214, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Cost: No additional fee. Medical students must register by scanning the QR code.
Women in Ophthalmology Luncheon
Enter an atmosphere of empowerment at our Women in Ophthalmology Luncheon. This exclusive event celebrates the achievements and contributions of women in the field, offering a platform for networking, mentorship, and collaboration. Join us for an inspiring and supportive gathering, where you can connect with fellow women in ophthalmology, learn, and grow together.
Date: Sunday 16th November 2025
Time: 12:45pm – 2:00pm
Venue: Room 219/220, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Cost: No additional fee
Dr Lily Vrtik MHL FRACS MBBS
Specialist Plastic Surgeon
Topic: Women in Medicine: What needs to happen in surgical training to support women? And more!
Coaching on the Couch
Due to the overwhelming success of Coaching on the Couch sessions in 2024, these sessions will return, giving the opportunity for 10 Fellows a half-hour coaching session each: providing micro-experiences of what is possible to achieve in a power-packed coaching session. Members will enjoy bite-size value-add time and focus to help them progress through a challenge or opportunity.
Date: Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November 2025
Time: To be confirmed
Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Bookings: Express your interest for these limited sessions via the registration form when you register for Congress (Open to Fellows only).
2nd AIOS International Conference
Date: Sunday 16th November 2025
Time: 14:00 – 17:30
Venue: Room 207, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Bookings: By invitation only
Outline: View the program outline here
