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Optometry Talks: podcast series by Optometry NSW/ACT
Essential listening for the optometry profession
Are you getting the best out of your career? Each episode of Optometry Talks is jam-packed with advice and updates from the experts on everything related to being an optometrist in Australia today.
Episode 1 - Navigating the locum space
Ever thought about becoming a locum optometrist and didn’t know where to start? Audrey Molloy talks to ONSW/ACT CEO Andrew McKinnon about locum work
Episode 2 - Help: I’ve just been audited by Medicare
Just been audited by Medicare? Looking for guidance on how to avoid audit? (Paula Katalinic and Andrew McKinnon)
Episode 3 - Taking a career break
If you’re on a break from your optometry career, this post is essential reading.
Episode 4 - Seven crucial steps to starting out in optometry
If you’re just about to start work as an optometrist in Australia, now is the time to get organised.
Episode 5 - The first 90 days
Avoiding common pitfalls as a new-grad optometrist
Episode 6 - What I wish I'd known before I started practice
Insider tips on everything from dating patients to resolving conflict
Episode 7 - Supporting mental health in me and my patients
Can you recognise the signs of depression and anxiety? Do you know what to do about it?
Episode 8 - Balancing family and career without losing your mind
How can you look after your mental health during this time?
Episode 9 - Enhancing your business mindset
The clinical-retail continuum and the reality of the business of optometry
Episode 10 - Tips for maintaining well-being in your early career
What is the mental health of our early career optometrists looking like, two years into a pandemic?
Episode 11 - COVID-19: will optometric practise ever be the same?
Hear from clinical practitioners Mark Koszek and Amanda Sobbizadeh on what they have learnt and how their practise has changed.
Episode 12 - Changing Lanes and Dual Careers - Part 1
Ivy Kol (ECONA Corporate Engagement) talks to Monica Lette about her evolving role as an optometrist in private practice, ophthalmology and industry.
Episode 13 - Changing Lanes and Dual Careers - Part 2
Jingyi Chen (ECONA Chair) talks to Optometry Australia's Sophie Koh about her dual career as optometrist working with a peak professional body, and, musician and singer song-writer
Episode 14 - Changing Lanes and Dual Careers - Part 3
Nicholas Tran (ECONA Corporate Engagement) talks to entrepreneur, tech developer and charity founder Shaun Chang about his fascinating career.
Episode 15 - Don't sign yet! Understanding employment contracts
Audrey Molloy talks to Sarah McKinnon and Andrew McKinnon about employment contracts and what you need to know!
Episode 16 - Your Professional Responsibilities as a registered optometrist
And the consequences of getting it wrong. Presented in collaboration with the Optometry Council of New South Wales.
Episode 1 – Navigating the locum space
Ever thought about becoming a locum optometrist and didn’t know where to start? Audrey Molloy talks to ONSW/ACT CEO Andrew McKinnon about locum work.
Episode 2 – Help: I’ve just been audited by Medicare
Just been audited by Medicare? Looking for guidance on how to avoid audit? (Paula Katalinic and Andrew McKinnon) Log in to access the podcast.
Episode 3 – Taking a career break
If you’re on a break from your optometry career, this post is ESSENTIAL reading. Optometry NSW/ACT presents the KEY information you need to avoid the pitfalls of discontinued registration or inadequate professional indemnity insurance. Log in to access the podcast.
Episode 4 – Seven crucial steps to starting out in optometry
If you’re just about to start work as an optometrist in Australia, now is the time to get organised. Andrew McKinnon and Paula Katalinic of Optometry NSW/ACT share their vast knowledge on the process of transitioning from a final year student to new graduate practicing optometrist. Log in to access the podcast.
Episode 5 – The first 90 days
If you’ve just graduated as an optometrist, you’re about to embark on one of the steepest learning curves of your life. There are all sorts of traps an early-career optometrist can fall into and we’ve put this resource together to help you avoid them as much as possible. Log in to access the podcast.
Episode 6 – What I wish I’d known before I started practice
Particularly useful for recent graduates, this episode looks at strategies to handle tricky scenarios you will encounter in practice, from social media protocols to unwelcome advances.
Episode 7 – Supporting mental health in me and my patients
Do you know how to recognise the signs of depression and anxiety in your patients? What about yourself? And what’s the best way to deal with it?
Episode 8 – Balancing family and career without losing your mind
How do you best look after your mental health during this time? Log in to access the podcast.
Episode 9 – Enhancing your business mindset
This episode looks at the clinical-retail continuum and the reality of the business of optometry. Login to access content.
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