Schedule: CAO Congress 2025

Program for Optometrists
Program for Optometric assistants

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	Registration Stream: General More Info
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Opening Ceremony Stream: General More Info
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM	COETF Boat Cruise Stream: General More Info
Thursday, July 3, 2025
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration Stream: General More Info
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Eyes on Oncology Stream: OD More Info	Diagnosis and Management of Dry Eye Disease Stream: OD More Info		Advancing Dry AMD Care with Microcurrent Technology - The Latest Insights You Need to Know on VAs, Contrast Sensitivity, and OCT Imaging Stream: OD Not accredited \| Session non-accréditée More Info
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Opening Keynote: Not a dry eye in the house – dry eye in the digital age Stream: OD Prof James Wolffsohn, PFHEA FRSB FCOptom FAAO FIACLE FBCLA 1.0 CE hour \| 1.0 heure de formation continue More Info
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM	Nerves don't Feel, Cornea don't Heal - A Review of Neurothropic Keratitis Stream: OD Sophia Leung, OD, FCCSO, Dipl AAO 1.0 CE hour \| 1.0 heure de formation continue More Info	Increase Your Influence and Persuasion With Others Using Behavioural Psychology Stream: OD Mr. Kevin Wilhelm, B.Com 1.0 CE hour \| 1.0 heure de formation continue More Info		Developing your vision: Strategies for building a successful vision therapy niche Stream: Vision Therapy Dr. Paul Rollett, O.D., FOVDR COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM	Nutrition Break Stream: General More Info
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	New Innovations in Myopia Management Stream: OD Dr. Vishakha Thakrar, FAAO, FSLS 1.0 CE hour \| 1.0 heure de formation continue More Info	From Fundamentals to Cutting Edge: Expanding Dry Eye Treatment Options Stream: OD Dr. Mahnia Madan, O.D., FAAO COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info		Functional Prescribing for Refractive Amblyopia in Primary Care Stream: Vision Therapy Dr. Amrit Bilkhu, FAAO, FOVDR 1.0 CE hour \| 1.0 heure de formation continue More Info
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch Stream: General More Info
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Keynote session : Pediatric myopia management Stream: OD Dr. Devan Trischuk, O.D., BSc COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Marketing Math: Maximizing your ROI (part 1) Stream: OD Neeraj Jain, M.B.A, P.Eng Kiran Ramesh, O.D. COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info	Practice Pearls to Advanced Procedures Stream: OD Sophia Leung, OD, FCCSO, Dipl AAO 1.0 CE hour \| 1.0 heure de formation continue More Info		Simple Pediatric Prescribing, Prescribed Simply Stream: Vision Therapy Virginia Donati, O.D., FCOVD, COEP, FCCSO COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Nutrition Break Stream: General More Info
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Marketing Math: Maximizing your ROI (part 2) Stream: OD Neeraj Jain, M.B.A, P.Eng Kiran Ramesh, O.D. COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info	How to Advance your Scleral Lens Practice Stream: OD Dr. Vishakha Thakrar, FAAO, FSLS 1.0 CE hour \| 1.0 heure de formation continue More Info		Treatment with Tints and Color Stream: Vision Therapy Cathy Stern, O.D., FOVDR, FCSO, FNORA COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM	Innovation Night by Alcon, Diamond Sponsor Stream: General More Info
Friday, July 4, 2025
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM	Registration Stream: General More Info
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	What's New in the Treatment of Viral Keratitis and Conjunctivitis – A Case Based Approach Stream: OD Not accredited \| Session non-accréditée More Info	Digital Eye Strain: an evidence-based solution for your patients Stream: OD Dr. Evelyn Lo, O.D. Not accredited \| Session non-accréditée More Info		Navigating Ocular Surface Disease – Perspectives from a Cornea Specialist Stream: OD Not accredited \| Session non-accréditée More Info
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Photobiomodulation - Low Level Light and Its Use in Clinical Practice Stream: OD Cathy Stern, O.D., FOVDR, FCSO, FNORA COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM	Optofair & Lunch Stream: OD More Info
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Eyes on Mental Health Stream: OD Meenal Agarwal, O.D 1.0 CE hour \| 1.0 heure de formation continue More Info	Glaucoma Diagnosis and Monitoring Update: Virtual Reality Visual Field Testing, New Visual Field Testing Strategies, and AI Applications in Visual Field Testing Stream: OD Dr. Brennan Eadie, MD, PhD, FRCSC COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info		BV & VT and your Primary Care Practice (Part 1) Stream: Vision Therapy Virginia Donati, O.D., FCOVD, COEP, FCCSO 2.0 CE hours \| 2.0 heures de formation continue More Info
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM	Emerging Glaucoma Interventions: The Role of MIBS (Minimally Invasive Bleb Surgery) in the Surgical Management of Glaucoma Stream: OD Dr. Brennan Eadie, MD, PhD, FRCSC COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info	Comprehensive Vision Care for Athletes Stream: OD Kristine Dalton, O.D, PhD, FAAO, FBCLA COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info		BV & VT and your Primary Care Practice (Part 2) Stream: Vision Therapy Virginia Donati, O.D., FCOVD, COEP, FCCSO 2.0 CE hours \| 2.0 heures de formation continue More Info
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	UWOVS Reception Stream: General More Info
6:00 PM - 11:30 PM	Canadian Women in Eye Care (CWEC) event Stream: General More Info
Saturday, July 5, 2025
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration Stream: General More Info
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Business Breakfast Session #9 Stream: OD More Info	Innovations in the Optical Space Stream: OD More Info		Elevating Eyecare: Innovation, Partnership, and Purpose Stream: OD Not accredited \| Session non-accréditée More Info
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Taking Control over Blood Sugar Stream: OD Meenal Agarwal, O.D 1.0 CE hour \| 1.0 heure de formation continue More Info
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM	Light Sensitivity in Brain Injury Stream: OD Jacqueline Theis, O.D., FAAO, FNAP COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info		Beauty and the Blink: The Eyecare Professional's Guide to Aesthetics Stream: OD Andrea Lasby, O.D., FAAO, FSLS Janice Luk, OD COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM	Nutrition Break Stream: General More Info
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Neurologic "dry" eye Stream: OD Jacqueline Theis, O.D., FAAO, FNAP COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info		Do you know your Acronyms: OCT from A-Z Stream: OD Vanessa Bachir, O.D, FAAO, M.Sc. COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info
12:45 PM - 2:25 PM	Plenary Session – Lunch & CAO Annual General Meeting (AGM) Stream: General More Info
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Saving a life: Clinical Cases in Ocular Disease Stream: OD Vanessa Bachir, O.D, FAAO, M.Sc. COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info		The 3 PM Friday Files: Anterior Segment Cases that Can't Wait Stream: OD Andrea Lasby, O.D., FAAO, FSLS COPE approval pending \| Accréditation COPE en attente More Info
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM	Closing Dinner Stream: General More Info

Friday, July 4, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM																Breakfast Session Stream: OA More Info
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM																Seeing the Light: A Broad Spectrum Discussion on UV and Sun Safety Stream: OA Melanie Petelle, CCOA, Licensed Optician 1.0 CCOA Credit \| 1.0 crédit AOCC More Info
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM																Advanced Lens Optics Stream: OA Ms Marilyn Smith, Licensed Optician 1.0 CCOA Credit \| 1.0 crédit AOCC More Info
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM																Optofair & Lunch Stream: OA More Info
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM																Comprehensive Vision Care for Athletes Stream: OA Kristine Dalton, O.D, PhD, FAAO, FBCLA 1.0 CCOA Credit \| 1.0 crédit AOCC More Info
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM																Understanding Children's Vision Stream: OA Stephanie Scott, CCOA 1.0 CCOA Credit \| 1.0 crédit AOCC More Info
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM																Rising Star: A Guide to Building a Team Member into a Social Media Manager Stream: OA Mrs. Kate Virzi, BBA 1.0 CCOA Credit \| 1.0 crédit AOCC More Info
Saturday, July 5, 2025
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM																CCOA post-event workshop - breakfast Stream: OA More Info
8:15 AM - 3:45 PM																CCOA post-event workshop (day 1) Stream: OA More Info
Sunday, July 6, 2025
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM																CCOA post-event workshop - breakfast Stream: OA More Info
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM																CCOA post-event workshop (day 2) Stream: OA More Info

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