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Leaky Pipe Awards 2019 - Closing date for nominations extended until Friday 15 February 2019!

Nominations are invited for individuals, groups or organisations who have made significant contribution or achieved demonstrable outcomes to close the gap for vision. Nominations close on Friday 15 February 2019. To nominate, and for further information please click here.

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Keynote Speakers Announced!

In addition to Donna Ah Chee (CEO of Congress) and John Paterson (CEO of AMSANT) we are delighted to announce Dr Kris Rallah-Baker (Ophthalmologist and President of AIDA) and Shaun Tatipata (Manager, Indigenous Australia Program, Fred Hollows Foundation) have accepted invitations as keynote speakers for the conference.

Book Discounted Accomodation

Indigenous Eye Health have partnered with ConferenceNational and have negotiated discounted accommodation rates exclusive to conference attendees. But hurry, as these rates are available for a limited time only. To take advantage of the dedicated National Conference Accommodation Booking Tool, please click here.

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Conference Registration

Registration for the Close the Gap for Vision by 2020: Strengthen and Sustain National Conference 2019 is open until 28 February 2019. Registration costs $250. To register for the conference please click here.

Conference Workshops

The upskilling workshops scheduled in the morning of Thursday 14 March are also coming together. The workshops will run concurrently for 90 minutes and topics areas include:

  • Regional Implementation
  • Outreach Services
  • Cultural Safety
  • Health Promotion
  • Leadership
  • Retinal Photography
  • MBS Items

Further details about the workshops, including opportunity for delegates to select workshops, will follow in February 2019.

Keynote Speakers Announced!

We are delighted to advise that Donna Ah Chee, CEO Congress and John Paterson, CEO AMSANT have accepted invitations as keynote speakers for the conference. We will be announcing additional keynotes in January 2019!

'Eyes in Action' Photo Competition

As part of the 2019 conference, IEH invites conference registrants and others working in Indigenous eye health to submit images and photographs from their every day work. This could be a group shot of your team, an interesting ocular condition, a special patient, your wonderful clinic…anything that represents Indigenous eye health. The photos will be displayed at the conference as Eyes in Action and a prize for the best image will be awarded. For more information and details of how to submit your photos please click here.

Entries close 1 March 2019

Leaky Pipe Awards for 2019 are now open!

Nominations are invited for individuals, groups or organisations who have made significant contribution or achieved demonstrable outcomes to close the gap for vision. Nominations close on Friday 8 February 2019. To nominate, and for further information please click here.

Abstract Submissions

Abstract submissions have now closed. Thank you to all those who submitted abstracts for the conference – we received over 40 abstracts, which is fantastic. We are now busily incorporating these presentations into the program.

Early Bird Registration

Early Bird Registration for the Close the Gap for Vision by 2020: Strengthen and Sustain National Conference 2019 is open until 31 December 2018. Early Bird Registration costs $200 and registrations after this date will cost $250. To register for the conference please click here.