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The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
52nd Annual Scientific Congress
26 February – 1 March 2022
RANZCO acknowledges our First Australians, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work, and pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. The Gadigal people of the Eora Nation are the traditional custodians of the land where the RANZCO head office is located. RANZCO also acknowledges the Rangatiratanga of Māori as Tangata Whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
THANK YOU!
Thank you to our nearly 2000 delegates who joined us for RANZCO’s 52nd Virtual Scientific Congress!
We trust you found the past three and a half days educational – not only from the content of the many amazing lectures, but also from adapting to the “new normal” of virtual meetings.
A few distinct benefits of the virtual delivery method:
- Live chat and live Q&A were used extensively and resulted in high levels of engagement and interactivity
- Live polling added an exciting real-time feel to lectures
- All content remains available to you for 90 days. Access content you would not normally see, including the adjacent programs of Orthoptics Australia and RANZCO’s own Practice Manager’s Conference
- The ease of movement between sessions created a new level of flexibility – no need to storm down corridors to catch the second half of another lecture!
The Congress meets the College target of 35% female representation
Of course, the Congress is not possible without the generous support and partnership of Industry. The scientific program is the considered effort of the Scientific Program Committee and its dedicated Chair, Dr Elsie Chan. The amount of behind-the-scenes work done by Elsie is only rivalled by the work of Think Business Events and their partner, Gliding Wings Productions. In just eight weeks, they worked (endlessly) to produce a near-faultless virtual meeting. Finally, thank you to the RANZCO staff and Board, for leading the way.
The next steps are to bookmark the event platform so you can take advantage of its great content for the next 90 days and add the next two RANZCO Annual Scientific Congresses to your diary:
Friday 28 October to Tuesday 1 November 2022, Brisbane
Friday 20 to Tuesday 24 October 2023, Perth
See you in Brisbane, in person, in October 2022!
Convenors 52nd RANZCO Congress
Dr David Gunn, Dr Katie Chen, Dr Abhishek Sharma
Key Dates
2022 Invited Speaker Nominations open
9 February 2021
Courses / Symposia submissions open
15 February 2021
2022 Invited Speaker Nominations close
26 March 2021
Courses / Symposia submissions close
9am 14 April 2021
Papers / Posters / Films / Audits open
26 April 2021
Courses / Symposia notification
18 June 2021
Papers / Posters / Films / Audits close
29 June 2021
Papers / Posters / Films / Audits notification
8 September 2021
Full Program live
September/October 2021
Fellows complimentary registration finishes
30 January 2022
Wiley Online Abstract Supplement due online
8 November 2021
Congress dates
25 February – 1 March 2022
We trust that the scientific and social programs of the Congress will provide all that you need to make RANZCO’s 53rd annual meeting enjoyable and satisfying.
Our mission is to drive improvements in eye healthcare in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region through continuing exceptional training, education, research and advocacy.
The 52nd RANZCO Annual Scientific Congress is held in conjunction with Orthoptics Australia’s 77th Annual Conference. Please visit the OA website for details of their conference and to register.