Optometry WA Annual State Conference
OWA WAVE 2024 Conference 16th & 17th March 2024
WAVE 2024 On Demand OPEN NOW
In Person Event & Virtual attendance.
Venue: The Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, WA.
Registration… OPEN FOR WAVE ON DEMAND
WAVE 2024 + ODA is hosted on an external website for all information and all registrations. WAVE 2024
WAVE 2024 + ODA – In Person & Virtual Conference
WAVE 2024 marks the return of our successful hybrid conference format at the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle. New for 2024, WAVE will be presented to you in association with Optical Dispensers Australia who will provide a 1 day dispensing program in addition to the 2 full day optometry conference. WAVE offers all our delegates education, collaboration, and social opportunities to catch up with colleagues at our popular poolside sundowner. A packed educational program, stellar exhibitors, products and services and internationally renowned speakers await you. We cannot wait to welcome you WAVE 2024 & Western Australia.
The WAVE 2024 program is available now for Optometrists and the Dispenser program is coming soon. Watch this space for further details on WAVE 2024.
New for 2024, book your accommodation with Optometry WA & save $$$. We are 100 per cent owned by our members – no other organisation understands optometry like us or has a more influential voice. Any queries, please email admin@optometrywa.org.au
Max CPD hours awarded: Up to 20.5 (including a min of 10T 5Ti)
Exhibitor Enquiries – please email admin@optometrywa.org.au
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OWA CPD Events 2024 - Coming Soon
OWA CPD Metro Evening on Wednesday 7th May 2024 with Nicola Peaper, sponsored by Rodenstock.
Solving Patient Problems Finale
Optometry Western Australia’s May CPD evening will be on Tuesday 7th May 2024 presented by Nicola Peaper from Rodenstock.
Topic: Solving Patient Problems Finale
This is planned as an In Person Event & Zoom attendance.
Venue: UWA Optometry, 39 Fairway, Crawley, WA, 6009
Registration is NOT OPEN YET for In Person Attendance & Zoom
Summary:
This presentation looks at case studies including:
- Progressive lens use with desktop computer screens.
- Digressive lens use with desktop computers
- Contrast tints
- Problems with night driving
Learning Objectives
- Understanding the correct set up for ergonomic use of computer screens and how the prescribed visual solution may interfere with this.
- Understanding how various tint solutions may effect vision.
- Understanding the basic problems of night driving and possible solutions.
Max CPD hours awarded: 2hrs Interactive Applied For.
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Forthcoming OWA Metro CPD Dates for 2024
*Subject to change in person or zoom status
* Interactive CPD TBC within the dates listed below
- 10th April 2024 – Metro CPD In Person & Zoom
- 7th May 2024 – Metro CPD – In Person & Zoom Available
- 25th June 2024 – Metro CPD – In Person & Zoom Available
- 10th July 2024- Metro CPD – In Person & Zoom Available
- 3rd Sep 2024 – Metro CPD – In Person & Zoom Available
- 8th October 2024 – Metro CPD – In Person & Zoom Available
- 16th October 2024 – Metro CPD & OWA AGM
- 4th November 2024 – Metro CPD – In Person & Zoom Available
Optometry WA Metro CPD - Coming Soon
The Optometry WA CPD events calendar runs from April to November every year. The Metro events are usually held at UWA Optometry, 39 Fairway, Crawley.
Forthcoming OWA Metro CPD Dates for 2024
*Subject to change in person or zoom status
* Interactive CPD TBC within the dates listed below
- 10th April 2024 – Metro CPD In Person & Zoom
- 7th May 2024 – Metro CPD – In Person & Zoom Available
- 25th June 2024 – Metro CPD – In Person & Zoom Available
- 10th July 2024- Metro CPD – In Person & Zoom Available
- 3rd Sep 2024 – Metro CPD – In Person & Zoom Available
- 8th October 2024 – Metro CPD – In Person & Zoom Available
- 16th October 2024 – Metro CPD & OWA AGM
- 4th November 2024 – Metro CPD – In Person & Zoom Available
All Events In WA on OA Website Currently
View All Archived Events in WA
Optometry WA Regional CPD
2024 DATES TBC
Optometry WA used to host four regional CPD evenings a year, and in the past these have been in March & June and August. Since Metro CPD’s are now mostly streamed online for our regional and even interstate members, the Regional CPDs are subject to numbers. Watch this space for further updates.
2024 Regional CPD Dates
- August 2024 Date TBC – The Sebel Hotel, Mandurah
- Wednesday 4th December 2024 – Bunbury – Info coming soon.
2024 Information Coming Soon
Early Career Optometrists - WA
Optometry WA has an active group of members who are all within their first 10 years of their optometry career. The Early Career Optometrists in WA have a busy calendar of events throughout the year of CPD and social nights.
2024 ECO Dates
20th April 2024 – Holey Moley Golf – REGISTER NOW
6th May 2024 – ECO New Member Evening Claremont Hotel REGISTER NOW
31st May 2024 – OWA & ECO Social – Lawn Bowls REGISTER NOW
27th August 2024 – ECO WA CPD Crystal Eye & Laser Centre with Dr Lourens Van Zyl
Registration will open soon
Optometry WA supports St Pat's Fremantle
Optometry WA run a monthly eye clinic at St Pat’s Community Support Centre in Fremantle. On the third Tuesday of every month (except December), Optometry WA Chief Executive Officer, Evan MacRae runs the eye clinic with the support of one of our kind volunteer optoms.
The frames are all donated or recycled and the lenses are kindly provided at a very low cost by CR Surfacing Laboratories.
We ask for volunteers at the start of each year and we currently need volunteers for the 2024 St Pat’s dates.
Register your interest via email admin@optometrywa.org.au
Thank you to ne:Solutions for their recent donation of equipment to St Pats.
Optometry WA Golf Day
Optometry WA hosts an annual golf day for members and our industry associates.
The Optometry WA Golf Day for 2024 will be Friday 3rd May at Cottesloe Golf Course.
We play as teams of 4 Ambrose and you can register as an individual, 2, 3 or team of 4.
Want to join us for 2024? Email admin@optometrywa.org.au for further details.
CPR Courses with Time Critical
Optometry WA works with Time Critical to provide CPR courses for our members on Sunday mornings… Once you complete your course, you can upload the certificate to the OA Member Hub, tick that you are CPR Accredited and enter the expiry date of your certificate.
Time Critical has completed a Risk Assessment & put the following measures in place:
- Adequate space to adhere to social distancing
- Adequate ventilation
- All surfaces have been cleaned and disinfected
- Training equipment has been cleaned and disinfected
- Adequate hand sanitiser and alcohol wipes available
- Hand sanitiser provided throughout the course
- Training equipment cleaned with alcohol wipes during session after each use
Need your CPR Certificate?
If anyone is wanting to do a CPR course, contact Time Critical’s for their current courses – you don’t have to use this provider, there are many others available, but the courses are run on Sundays to hopefully suit our members who can’t get out of the office during the week or Saturday’s.
All are at the following address: Stirling Regional Business Centre,
45 Delawney Street, Balcatta WA 6021
9am to 12.30pm
2024 CPR Courses – Coming Soon
T: 08 9207 2900 | E: info@timecritical.com.au
Remember to put the expiry date 3 years from the date taken, as you are only required by AHPRA to take the course once every 3 years. You can also email the OWA office to update your certificate on admin@optometrywa.org.au
OWA is continuously looking at a range of initiatives to add further value to our members, and your suggestions and feedback has been collated. The summarized findings are below:
- Majority of responders see value in OWA facilitating social events, key reasons being
- Comradery especially during COVID
- Positive impact on well being and mental health
- Discover opportunities
- Sharing ideas
- Like minded people
- Making friendships
Want to attend Social Events in 2024… Email admin@optometrywa.org.au
Events for 2024
- Kings Park Walk – Completed
- 31st May 2024 Lawn Bowls – REGISTER HERE
Past Social Events 2022 & 2023
- OWA Bushwalk – Kings Park
- OWA Paint & Sip – Check out the gallery of our cubism artwork!
- OWA Bowling
- OWA Social @ The Globe
- OWA Escape This
- OWA Comedy Festival Night
- Responders are interested in a social events calendar in addition to OWA-facilitated events
- Preference is for open attendance i.e. entire practice team, suppliers, loved ones
- Quarterly events preferred, with an ‘interactive CPD’ session making members more likely to attend
- Popular activities were (descending order): quiz night; movie night fundraiser; cooking class, wine tasting tour & bushwalking; fundraising gala dinner; art class
- Other feedback suggested Saturday night events; being mindful of members in regional locations; concerns around fees subsidizing events; and attendance being dependent on time and family commitments
Our promise to you:
- Create a social events calendar on ‘what’s happening around me in WA’
- Quarterly events (ideally with some interactive CPD) with a small budget subsidized for social investment, but a pay-as-you-go activity / meals to allow other industry people to attend
Optometry WA Annual General Meeting - 18th Oct 2023
Optometry Western Australia Annual General Meeting for 2023 was held on Wednesday 18th October 2023 at 6pm AWST via Zoom.
Go to Our People to view the 2023-2024 Optometry WA Board Members
2024 AGM 16th OCTOBER via Zoom.
In the event of a vote being necessary, those members wishing to provide a proxy vote must complete and return the Appointment of Proxy Form if they are unable to attend on the day of the AGM. Completed Proxy form must be returned by no later than 6.00pm Monday 14 October (48hrs prior to meeting) to be included if necessary.
- Nominations for Board positions close at 6.00pm Wednesday 9th October 2024.
- Please confirm your attendance by no later than Tuesday 15th October to enable ZOOM meeting links to be sent.
Please complete this short RSVP form to confirm your attendance at the AGM.
AGM Notice & Agenda 2024 – COMING SOON
Nomination Form Proxy Form Agenda AGM 20234
Sun, 2 July 2023 – Sun, 9 July 2023
NAIDOC WEEK 2023: Theme for 2023 is “For our Elders”
National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) formed in 1991. Historically, NAIDOC formed as the National Aborigines Day Observance Committee (NADOC) in 1956.
Download the HISTORY HERE
At OWA we aim to be part of the solution to Closing the Gap on Health for our First Nation’s communities and invite all optometrists to be part of this goal.
OWA has a proud history of collaborative solutions to eye health care in this state and other areas of Australia and overseas. We have a good working relationship with the Commonwealth and State Departments of Health and the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHO’s).
This NAIDOC week we will be again sending member emails to highlight the history of the struggle for existence, recognition and healthy futures. I encourage you to read the emails to understand how the past still influences outcomes, integration, engagement and interactions today.
OWA life member, Gary Crerie, has again donated an original Aboriginal art work by Bevan Tjampitjinpa as prize for one lucky OWA member who participates in the NAIDOC Week quiz, available here until 12th July 2023.
- RAP Chair – Gary Crerie
OWA Life Member Optometrist & member of the OWA Board.
Your RAP Committee
Gary Crerie (Chair) Retired Optometrist.
Graduated 1980 UNSW. Sole practitioner for 40 years. Member of the OWA board since early 1980’s with a brief period off the board. Organised volunteer optometrists to take over Margie O’Neill’s Pilbara and Kimberley clinics at all ACCHO’s. Delivered services to Halls Creek, Warmun, Yiyilli, Wyndham and Kununurra. Inaugural Chair Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory committee to OA. Optometry representative on Commonwealth and State Health Advisory committees. Formerly ACBO WA and OEP State Chair, ProVision board.
Bill Hayward. Aboriginal Community representative: Noongar man from Wagyl Kaip language group in Katanning, has personal relationships to people we know and see around WA. Chiropractor (first of seven in Australia) after working as a supervisor at Griffen coal in Collie continues with voluntary advocacy roles in Chiropractic and allied health issues through SWAMS and Derbyl Yerrigan. Chiropractor of the year recipient.
Sinead Denny, Optometrist, with strong history in providing services to the Aboriginal Communities regionally and locally through the Lions Outback Vision programmes and contributing at strategic level with Optometry Australia on the National Working Group. Great at personal relationships and rapport. OWA Board member.
Andrew Nguyen Optometrist, sole practitioner and long time OWA board member. Treasurer OWA.
7th July 2023 – NAIDOC WEEK COMPETITION CLOSED
The Prize was this Original Artwork below by Bevan Tjampitjinpa
Click here to read more on the artist; Bevan Tjampitjinpa
How To Enter (OWA Members Only)
Take a look at the article from Gary with history, culture and more HERE plus reading the HISTORY PDF will help with the quiz questions too!
Competition Closes: WED 12th July 12pm AWST. Competition Open to OWA Members Only.
Winner is Lily Dunford.