In October 2023, Optometry Australia provided initial feedback on the Australian Government’s Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce Review (Scope of Practice Review), which assesses the barriers that prevent Australia’s healthcare practitioners, including optometrists, from working to their full scope of practice.
Optometry Australia is convening a new Group of Practice with a focus on practitioners who are involved in providing eye care within the public health care system (either within hospital eye departments or as an adjacent service).
From clinical guidelines to practice and patient resources, Optometry Australia ensures all members have at their disposal a comprehensive suite of resources to support their optometry career.
Optometry Queensland Northern Territory (OQNT) has actively engaged in the Queensland Government’s Health Workforce Strategy consultation, urging QLD Health to prioritise eye health in the context of an aging population and an increasing prevalence of chronic eye diseases.
Optometry Australia will run Advocacy Upskilling Workshops in February and March for members in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Develop your advocacy toolkit and learn how to promote optometry and establish relationships with key decision makers.
Optometry Australia invites members with experience in providing optometry services to aged care facilities to express interest in joining a new Advisory Group.
Optometry Australia has lodged its Pre-Budget Submission for the 2024-25 Federal Budget, focusing on practical, low-cost initiatives that will make a tangible difference in areas of unmet need.
Members in the southern states will now receive a tailored newsletter with updates on the national online CPD calendar and in-person events in their local area
Optometry Australia is pleased to announce Shazaan Khambiye is the recipient of our bursary to attend the 2024 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference (NATSIEHC24), held this year on nipaluna country (Hobart, Tasmania).
Come August 2024, South Australian optometrist Christina Ly will travel to the USA and Canada with a mission that is close to her heart – to explore accessible and sustainable models of eye care delivery for refugees. This opportunity comes as a result of receiving the Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee Churchill Fellowship in late 2023.
In the spirit of reconciliation Optometry Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
