Schedule

Here are the schedules for ODSC 2025.

Click on speaker names to learn more about them and the session info buttons to see session descriptions.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 1: Thursday, 2nd October, 2025 - Online

9:00 - 9:15

9:15 - 10:15

10:15 - 10:45

11:45 - 12:45

Session Info

10:45 - 11:45

Session Info

12:45 - 1:30

1:30 - 2:30

2:30 - 3:15

3:15 - 3:45

3:45 - 4:15

4:15 - 4:45

4:45 - 5:00

Opening Address

Bang Bui

Keynote

Skye Cappuccio

The Optometry Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities

Puzzle + Morning Tea

Education Sessions

Ava Ward, Rachael Lim, Jorden Cai

Metro vs. Rural Graduate Panel

Leanne Jackson

Market Yourself with Confidence: Interview Skills for Future Optometrists

Megan Zabell, Lien Trinh, Wei Yii

Alternative Pathways Panel - Career 1 or 2... or 3?

Education Sessions

Briana Beath

Introductory Auslan Workshop

Angus Turner

Collaborative Care - The Lions Outback Vision Telehealth Model

Claire Ong

Paediatric Ophthalmology, A Public Hospital and Me: An Optometrist's Perspective

Puzzle + Lunch

Externship Showcase

Storytime!

Down the Rabbit Hole: The Patient Experience That Influenced How I Practise

Puzzle + Afternoon Tea

ODSC Film

Kahoot

Closing Remarks, Reminders for Day 2

Day 2: Friday, 3rd October, 2025 - The Spot & FBE

Breakfast + Registration

Keynote: That Blind Guy

Karan Nagrani

Copland Theatre

Session Info

Morning Tea

OD1/OD2 Poster Presentations

Education Sessions

Lisa Lombardi

Optometry in Clinical Trials

Prest Theatre

Angelica Ly

Which Way Should I Go? AI, Optometry, and the Cheshire Cat’s Dilemma

Copland Theatre

Ken Winkel

Healthcare for People and Planet

Lecture Theatre 2 (FBE)

Collaborative Practice Centre

Teamwork Makes the Vision Work

Lecture Theatre 2 (FBE)

Jane Duffy

Ethical Dilemmas in Optometry

Prest Theatre

Mindfulness: Colouring + Origami

Prest Theatre

Childhood Games

Copland Theatre

Great Debate

Copland Theatre

Awards Presentation

Closing Ceremony

1:30 - 3:15

8:00 - 9:00

9:00 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:30

10:30 - 11:30

Session Info

11:30 - 12:30

Session Info

12:30 - 1:30

3:15 - 3:45

3:45 - 4:45

4:45 - 5:30

Education Sessions

Alison Abdullah

The Business of Optometry and Beyond

Copland Theatre

Externship Q&A and Wellbeing Sessions

Lunch

OD1/OD2 Poster Presentations

Make Your Own Fixation Toys

Lecture Theatre 2 (FBE)

Afternoon Tea

OD1/OD2 Poster Presentations

Externship Q&A

The Spot Level 1