Congress Schedule

See below for the details of each session, listed by day and time.

The Congress CE program encompasses sessions delivered in English with simultaneous interpretation services provided by the Wordly Live AI translation app

Congress Continuing Education Credits

All sessions – including the Vision Therapy stream - will be submitted to COPE for accreditation. More information about the COPE accreditation will be added in each session line.

Each participant will receive a certificate with CE credits for attended sessions after the event. 

Delegates may use the OE Tracker mobile app to record attendance at Congress sessions and receive instant course credit. The OE Tracker app is available free of charge for iPhones/iPads and Android phones. Visit www.arbo.org  for information about how to download and use the OE Tracker mobile app prior to the start of Congress.

Delegates who do not use the OE Tracker app will need to have their badges scanned as they leave each lecture room.

Wednesday, July 2, 2025
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Stream: General
 
 
 
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Stream: General
 
 
 
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Stream: General
 
 
 
Thursday, July 3, 2025
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Stream: General
 
 
 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Stream: OD
 
 
 
Stream: OD
 
Category B/Category 2 - 1 Hour Continuing Education Credit | Crédit de formation continue Catégorie B/ Catégorie 2
 
Stream: OD
Shaun Singer, MD, FRCS(C)
 
 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Stream: OD
Prof James Wolffsohn, PFHEA FRSB FCOptom FAAO FIACLE FBCLA
COPE #97197-TD; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM
Stream: OD
Mr. Kevin Wilhelm, B.Com
COPE #90905-PM; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
Stream: OD
Sophia Leung, OD, FCCSO, Dipl AAO
COPE #95043-TD; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
Stream: Vision Therapy
Dr. Paul Rollett, O.D., FOVDR
COPE #97794-PM; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Stream: General
 
 
 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Stream: OD
Dr. Vishakha Thakrar, FAAO, FSLS
COPE #93945-GO; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
Stream: OD
Dr. Mahnia Madan, O.D., FAAO
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
 
Stream: Vision Therapy
Dr. Amrit Bilkhu, FAAO, FOVDR
COPE #93334-FV; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Stream: General
 
 
 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Stream: OD
Dr. Devan Trischuk, O.D., BSc
COPE# 97678-GO; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Stream: OD
Mr Neeraj Jain, M.B.A, P.Eng
Kiran Ramesh, O.D.
COPE#97466-PM; 2 hours | 2.0 heures de formation continue
 
Stream: OD
Sophia Leung, OD, FCCSO, Dipl AAO
COPE #97089-SP; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
Stream: Vision Therapy
Virginia Donati, O.D., FCOVD, COEP, FCCSO
COPE#96491-FV; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Stream: General
 
 
 
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Stream: OD
Dr. Vishakha Thakrar, FAAO, FSLS
COPE #96341-CL; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
Stream: OD
Mr Neeraj Jain, M.B.A, P.Eng
Kiran Ramesh, O.D.
COPE#97466-PM; 2 hours | 2.0 heures de formation continue
 
Stream: Vision Therapy
Cathy Stern, O.D., FOVDR, FCSO, FNORA
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
 
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Stream: General
 
 
 
Friday, July 4, 2025
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Stream: General
 
 
 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Stream: OD
Dr. Evelyn Lo, O.D.
Category B/Category 2 - 1 Hour Continuing Education Credit | Crédit de formation continue Catégorie B/ Catégorie 2
 
Stream: OD
Johanna Choremis, MD, FRCSC, DABO
Category B/Category 2 - 1 Hour Continuing Education Credit | Crédit de formation continue Catégorie B/ Catégorie 2
 
Stream: OD
Yelin Yang, MD, FRCSC
Category B/Category 2 - 1 Hour Continuing Education Credit | Crédit de formation continue Catégorie B/ Catégorie 2
 
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Stream: OD
Cathy Stern, O.D., FOVDR, FCSO, FNORA
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
 
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Stream: OD
 
 
 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Stream: OD
Dr. Brennan Eadie, MD, PhD, FRCSC
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
 
Stream: OD
Dr. Meenal Agarwal, O.D.
COPE #97067-PM; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
Stream: Vision Therapy
Virginia Donati, O.D., FCOVD, COEP, FCCSO
COPE #96521-FV; 2 hours | 2.0 heures de formation continue
 
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Stream: OD
Kristine Dalton, O.D, PhD, FAAO, FBCLA
COPE #97464; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
Stream: OD
Dr. Brennan Eadie, MD, PhD, FRCSC
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
 
Stream: Vision Therapy
Virginia Donati, O.D., FCOVD, COEP, FCCSO
COPE #96521-FV; 2 hours | 2.0 heures de formation continue
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Stream: General
 
 
 
6:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Stream: General
 
 
 
Saturday, July 5, 2025
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Stream: General
 
 
 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Stream: OD
 
 
 
Stream: OD
 
 
 
Stream: OD
Bruce Miles, MBA
Category B/Category 2 - 1 Hour Continuing Education Credit | Crédit de formation continue Catégorie B/ Catégorie 2
 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Stream: OD
Dr. Meenal Agarwal, O.D.
COPE #97068-SD; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM
Stream: OD
Jacqueline Theis, O.D., FAAO, FNAP
COPE #91894-NO; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
Stream: OD
Andrea Lasby, O.D., FAAO, FSLS
Janice Luk, OD
COPE #97473-GO; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Stream: General
 
 
 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Stream: OD
Vanessa Bachir, O.D, FAAO, M.Sc.
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
 
Stream: OD
Jacqueline Theis, O.D., FAAO, FNAP
COPE #92196-NO; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
12:45 PM - 2:25 PM
Stream: General
 
 
 
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Stream: OD
Vanessa Bachir, O.D, FAAO, M.Sc.
COPE approval pending | Accréditation COPE en attente
 
Stream: OD
Andrea Lasby, O.D., FAAO, FSLS
COPE #97472-TD; 1 hour | 1.0 heure de formation continue
 
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Stream: General
 
 
 

Continuing Education Credits

Continuing education credits will be offered for each session in the program dedicated to Optometric Assistants (OAs) at the CAO 2025 Congress. Each participant will receive a certificate with CE credits for attended sessions. 

Participants who attend the two-day workshop, outside of the CCOA program requirements, will earn 16 hours of continuing education credit.

Friday, July 4, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Stream: OA
 
 
 
 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Stream: OA
Mrs Melanie Petelle, CCOA, Optician
 
1.0 CCOA Credit | 1.0 crédit AOCC
 
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Stream: OA
Ms Marilyn Smith, Licensed Optician
 
1.0 CCOA Credit | 1.0 crédit AOCC
 
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Stream: OA
 
 
 
 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Stream: OA
Kristine Dalton, O.D, PhD, FAAO, FBCLA
 
1.0 CCOA Credit | 1.0 crédit AOCC
 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Stream: OA
Stephanie Scott, CCOA
 
1.0 CCOA Credit | 1.0 crédit AOCC
 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Stream: OA
Mrs. Kate Virzi, BBA
 
1.0 CCOA Credit | 1.0 crédit AOCC
 
Saturday, July 5, 2025
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Stream: OA
 
 
 
 
8:15 AM - 3:45 PM
Stream: OA
 
 
 
 
Sunday, July 6, 2025
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Stream: OA
 
 
 
 
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Stream: OA