Programme
BrAVO Winter Meeting: Ophthalmic Surgery
6th – 8th November 2026
Crowne Plaza, Stratford upon Avon
Friday 6 November
Extraocular Kit
| TIME | PROGRAMME |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Refreshments, Registration and Exhibition |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Welcome Chris Dixon |
| 09:40 – 10:30 | Lecture 1 — The Lowe Down on Patient Positioning and Instrument Choice (Rob Lowe) |
| 10:30 – 11:20 | Lecture 2 — Featherstone’s Fundamentals of Ophthalmic Surgery (Heidi Featherstone) |
| 11:20 – 12:00 | Break + Exhibition |
| 12:00 – 12:50 | Lecture 3 — Introduction to Eyelid Surgery (Heidi Featherstone) |
| 12:50 – 13:00 | HF & RL Q&A |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Exhibition + Posters |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Lecture 4 — Ophthalmic Anaesthesia: Retrobulbar and Peribulbar Nerve Blocks (Rob Ward) |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Lecture 5 — Pain Management for Ophthalmic Patients (Rob Ward) |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Abstract 1 |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Abstract 2 |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Break + Exhibition |
| 16:00 – 16:45 | Lecture 6 — Complex Entropion (James Rushton) |
| 16:45 – 17:30 | Lecture 7 — Eyelid Agenesis (James Rushton) |
| Evening | Informal Buffet Dinner Drinks at 19:00 · Food served at 19:40 |
Saturday 7 November
Corneo-Conjunctival Kit
| TIME | PROGRAMME |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Registration, Refreshments and Exhibition |
| 08:45 – 09:15 | Lecture 9 — Ophthalmic Anaesthesia: Neuromuscular Blocks (Rob Ward) |
| 09:15 – 10:00 | Lecture 10 — Third Eyelid Surgery (James Rushton) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Break + Exhibition |
| 10:30 – 11:20 | Lecture 11 — Corneal Surgery (James Rushton) |
| 11:20 – 12:10 | Lecture 12 — Corneal Surgery (Heidi Featherstone) |
| 12:10 – 13:00 | Lecture 13 — Corneal Surgery (Rob Lowe) |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch Committee Meeting at 13:00 Exhibition + Posters |
| 14:30 – 15:15 | Lecture 14 — BrAVO Lifetime Achievement Award: Cathryn Mellersh |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Abstract 3 |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Break + Exhibition |
| 15:45 – 16:45 | Panel Discussion All speakers |
| 16:45 – 17:45 | AGM Awards Presentation |
| Evening | Sun, Sea and Sand Theme Gala Dinner Drinks at 19:00 · Food served at 19:40 |
Saturday 7 November — BrAVONS Nursing Stream
Nursing Programme
| TIME | PROGRAMME |
|---|---|
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Welcome and Introductions BrAVONS Committee |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Surgical Nursing of the Ophthalmic Patient Millie Motley |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Caring for Ophthalmic Instruments Caitlin Shaw |
| 12:15 – 13:00 | Aftercare and Drops 101 Natalie Hubbard |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | The Scope of RVNs in Ophthalmology Hannah Stott |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Q&A — What’s Next for BrAVONS? Interactive discussion |
Sunday 8 November
Intraocular Kit
| TIME | PROGRAMME |
|---|---|
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Lecture 15 — Phacoemulsification Surgery (Heidi Featherstone) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Lecture 16 — Phacoemulsification Surgery (James Rushton) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Lecture 17 — Phacoemulsification Surgery (Rob Lowe) |
| 11:00 | Remembrance Day 1 minute silence |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Lecture 18 — Glaucoma Surgery (Rob Lowe) |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Lecture 19 — Vitreoretinal Surgery (Rob Lowe) |
| 12:30 | Close |