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32nd APAO Congress 2017 in Singapore
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The Scientific Program Committee of the 32nd Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress is dedicated to showcasing the latest discoveries, innovations and practices in ophthalmology. The full details of the scientific program are now available online at http://2017.apaophth.org/schedule/.
The Opening Ceremony of the 32nd APAO Congress will be held on Thursday, March 2, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre. It will feature a special percussion performance and the presentation of four prestigious APAO Named Awards: Jose Rizal Medal, APAO ICO Mark Tso Golden Apple Award, Holmes Lecture and Nakajima Award. Five special lectures from various ophthalmology societies and institutions in Singapore will also be presented during the ceremony: College of Ophthalmologists Lectureship, Singapore Society of Ophthalmology Named Lecture, Richard Fan Lectureship Award (Singapore National Eye Centre), Hong Leong Professorship Lecture (National University Hospital) and Victor Yong Lecture (Tan Tock Seng Hospital).
Scheduled immediately before and after the Opening Ceremony are the two APAO Plenary Sessions, which feature five highly respected experts in ophthalmology from around the world, as outlined below.
APAO Plenary Session 1
- Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis Oration: Transforming Health Systems for the Future — Prof. Chorh Chuan Tan
- Richard Fan Distinguished Lecture: An Update on Managing Refractory Macular Hole and Macula-Off Retinal Detachment — Prof. Dennis Lam
- The Continuum and Synthesis of Education and Clinical Outcomes — Prof. Bruce Spivey
APAO Plenary Session 2
- College of Ophthalmologists Lecture: The Coming of Age of Exfoliation Syndrome — Prof. Robert Ritch
- Jose Rizal Medal Lecture: The Singapore Corneal Transplant Study — 25 Years of Evolution in Corneal Lamellar Surgery — Prof. Donald Tan
For more highlights of the program at APAO 2017, please visit the Congress website at http://2017.apaophth.org/program-highlights/.
CME for APAO 2017
The APAO Congress Secretariat is pleased to announce that APAO 2017 is fully accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Delegates who attend the congress may receive up to 21 European CME credits.
For more information, please visit http://www.eaccme.eu/.
Additionally, after the completion of the Congress, delegates may print certificates of attendance after logging in to the Congress system using their APAO ID.
Interactive sessions at APAO 2017
The APAO Congress organizers are pleased to announce that audience participation will play a key role in selected symposiums at APAO 2017. In the following interactive sessions, delegates will be asked to vote or share their thoughts with the presenters using an app on their mobile devices:
- Complicated Phaco Cases: My Top 5 Pearls
- Clinical Decision-Making with Cataract Complications — Video Case Studies: “You Make the Call”
- Refractive Cataract/IOL Surgery: My Top 5 Pearls
- Controversies in Refractive Surgery Debates
- ISRS Symposium: Pearls and Pitfalls in Contemporary Refractive Surgery — Matching Lasers and Lenses to Patients
- Ophthalmic Premier League
In order to fully participate in the session, please scan the appropriate QR code to download the Poll Everywhere app for IOS and Android. Delegates are encouraged to download the app well in advance before the symposium begins.
APAO Congress app
Keep up-to-date on all the latest details of the 2017 APAO Congress in Singapore using the Congress app for smartphones. It shows real-time updates of the scientific program schedule and allows users to search by speaker name. The app also enables delegates to easily connect with APAO on Facebook and Twitter.
The smartphone app for the 2017 APAO Congress will soon be available on the App Store for Apple devices and on the Google Play Store for Android devices. Download it easily by scanning the QR code in the final program book. Remember to update the app regularly throughout the Congress for best performance.
Prof. Yasuo Tano Travel Grants
After reviewing submissions from a number of qualified applicants, the APAO Secretariat is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 APAO Prof. Yasuo Tano Travel Grants. A total of 10 recipients were chosen as shown below:
- Dr. Md. Shafiqul Islam (Bangladesh)
- Dr. Sophal Heng (Cambodia)
- Prof. Jingming Li (China)
- Dr. Shaoying Tan (China)
- Dr. Wei Zhu (China)
- Mr. Ahmed Negida (Egypt)
- Dr. Hiranmoyee Das (India)
- Dr. Diva Misra (India)
- Dr. Sangeetha Tharmathurai (Malaysia)
- Dr. Arjun Shrestha (Nepal)
Each successful applicant will receive US$1,000 if they live outside the host country of the 32nd APAO Congress (ie, Singapore) whereas those who live in the host country will receive US$300.