Skye Cappuccio
Organisation: Optometry Australia, interim CEO
Area of interest: Optometry
When Optometry Australia embarked on its Optometry 2040 project, we harnessed proven futures studies techniques and broad sector consultation to determine preferred and plausible futures for optometry.
In 2023 we remain focused on pursuing this vision. One element is our Big Data project, focused on filling a data gap and building a large-scale national dataset to provide a macro view of why people access optometry and what consultation outcomes are achieved. Effective use of this data will deliver informed advocacy and practice-level improvements and support research to guide better system design.
Another critical element is ensuring optometrists can work to their fullness of scope, and that our highly skilled workforce is used most effectively to ensure community eyecare needs are met. We do this through education, peer-to-peer development, and ongoing advocacy for greater uptake of collaborative care models, and for further development of clinical scope. Alongside these priorities, our commitment to supporting members with breadth of CPD, professional information and direct professional guidance, remains unwavering.
