ophthalmology
Private hospitals must ‘pick up the slack’ amid ophthalmology elective surgery blow out
The Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) believes private hospitals should play an essential role in clearing the backlog of public ...
RANZCO CEO Dr David Andrews announces departure
RANZCO CEO Dr David Andrews has informed the college board he is standing down from the role he has served ...
Regionally based private ophthalmologists in NSW under increasing pressure – RANZCO
RANZCO has highlighted the intensifying pressure on regionally based private ophthalmologists in NSW – potentially sending some into early retirement ...
RANZCO’s top ophthalmology trainers of 2021 revealed
Western Australian ophthalmologist and first-time RANZCO Trainer of Excellence recipient Dr Xia Ni Wu says she is excited by the ...
IDEAS Van merges with St John Ambulance to tackle ‘tyranny of distance’
The IDEAS Van has joined forces with St John Ambulance Queensland, which will now operate the mobile ophthalmic facility across ...
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons calls for restriction on who can use ‘surgeon’ title
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has released a position paper advocating for new measures that prevent medical practitioners ...
Concerns Prostheses List reforms could impact day surgeries
There are concerns day surgeries and their ophthalmic patients may bear additional costs under newly proposed reforms of the Prostheses ...
Beovu AMD therapy now listed on the PBS
Almost 13,000 Australians could save thousands annually with the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listing of Beovu (brolucizumab) for neovascular age-related ...
RANZCO’s ‘The Tick’ to promote greater female inclusion
RANZCO has demonstrated its commitment to gender diversity, with the launch of a new initiative endorsing events that aim for ...