Conference Program Overview
The Close the Gap for Vision by 2020: Striving Together – National Conference 2018 will showcase the progress in Close the Gap for Vision activities, illustrate and workshop solutions to overcome challenges and highlight especially what can be achieved by ‘striving together’ towards the 2020 goal of equity in eye care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Thursday 15 March – Friday 16 March 2017. The Pavilion Room, Arts Centre Melbourne. 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004
Day 1 Thursday 15 March: The Roadmap’s Progress, Building on Successful Approaches | Day 2 Friday 16 March: Emerging Challenges, Identifying Solutions |
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| Welcome and Acknowledgements (9.30am) | Welcome and Acknowledgements (9am) |
| Opening Keynote: Professor Marcia Langton AM | Keynote: Dr Jackie Huggins |
| Opening Address: Hon Greg Hunt MP | Session 3: What Gets Measured Gets Done: Monitoring Eye Care Data |
| Keynote: Mr Ian Hamm | |
| Morning Tea & Close the Gap Day Celebration | Morning Tea |
Session 1: Close the Gap for Vision by 2020: Striving Together Keynote: Ms Glenys Beauchamp PSM & Dr Dawn | Session 4: Overcoming Common Issues Keynote: Mr Richard Frankland |
| Sector Peak Panel Discussion | |
| Lunch | Lunch |
| Session 2: Building on What Works: Emerging Initiatives and Successful Approaches | Session 5: Collaborating and Leveraging Partnerships Keynote: Ms Jenny Riley |
| Afternoon Tea | Afternoon Tea |
| Success Stories: Striving Together | Soapbox: Gnarly Eye issues |
| State & Territory Catch Up | Closing Keynote: Mr Romlie Mokak |
| Close the Gap for Vision by 2020 - Next Steps | |
| Day 1: Wrap Up & Close (5pm) | Day 2: Wrap Up and Close (4.30pm) |
| Conference Dinner & Leaky Pipe Awards (6.30pm) |