Welcome to People on the move – January 2022, Insight’s monthly bulletin to keep the Australian ophthalmic sector updated on new appointments and personnel changes.
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Optometry’s latest move for expanded scope
In a new push for expanded scope-of-practice, Optometry Australia is calling for change in six areas – including oral medications and intravitreal injections – so the nation’s under-utilised optometric workforce can get to work tackling urgent eye health issues. Insight unpacks the organisation’s key proposals.
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Optometrists asked to join national COVID-19 surge workforce
Optometrists are among 12 regulated health professions that authorities have recently approved to expand the nation’s COVID-19 response workforce, which includes administering vaccines.
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Expanded scope only way to tackle eye health issues, OA says
Oral therapeutics, intravitreal injections and telehealth MBS items are among six areas Optometry Australia is calling for change so the nation’s “seriously under-utilised” optometric workforce can combat urgent issues looming over the eyecare sector.
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Optometry Australia unveils three-year plan
Optometry Australia (OA) is planning to expand its education programs internationally to showcase the contribution optometrists make to Australian eye health, while also meeting its social obligations by sharing knowledge in countries where the profession is less advanced.
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Vale Emeritus Professor Barry Cole
The optometric profession has lost one of its giants with the passing of Emeritus Professor Barry Cole.
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Four directors join Optometry Australia’s seven-seat board
Four new directors including two non-optometrists have been appointed to Optometry Australia (OA)’s national board with incumbent president Mr Darrell Baker granted a third year.
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OA hails success of inaugural virtual conference
Optometry Australia (OA) has hinted at a follow-up to the inaugural Optometry Virtually Connected event after attracting 2,200 registered delegates to become one of the largest optometric clinical conferences and trade shows in the region.
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WA optometry school fuels supply debate
Australia’s largest optical chains have backed the establishment of Western Australia’s first Doctor of Optometry degree, believing it will alleviate an escalating shortage of optometrists and reduce a reliance on the graduate supply from eastern states.
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Australia’s first virtual optometry product showcase coming in June
Optometry Australia (OA) has announced it will be hosting a three-day virtual event that will feature an accredited CPD program and the sector’s first online product showcase.
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