Gearing up for 2020: The year of good vision for life
Optometry Australia is gearing up to promote 2020: The year of good vision for life nationwide next year.
Tagged as: Good vision for life, Marketing, Stakeholders & partners
Revised entry-level competency standards will reflect contemporary practice
Optometry Australia has formed a new committee to review and update entry-level competency standards for graduate optometrists.
Tagged as: Patient management, Students, Universities
2020 Student Leadership Program participants announced
The 12 successful participants of Optometry Australia’s 2020 Student Leadership Program have been selected.
Tagged as: Leadership, Students
Evolving Scope of Practice Advisory Group to assist direction profession wants to go
Optometry Australia’s new Evolving Scope of Practice Advisory Group has formed to help shape the future of optometry.
Tagged as: Employment, Future, Leadership, Scope of practice
Australia to host World Congress of Optometry with O=MEGA21
In a major coup, Australia has won a bid to host the 4th World Congress of Optometry in Melbourne in 2021, held alongside O=MEGA21.
Tagged as: International, Leadership, O=Mega Vic, Stakeholders & partners
Canberra conference to build confidence with kids’ vision
The importance of examining binocular vision in children should not be underestimated, a children’s vision conference will hear.
Tagged as: Paediatric optometry, Patient management, Practice equipment
Applications open for the 2020 Optometry Australia Student Leadership Program
Optometry Australia is again calling for students to take part in a program to help them become the optometry leaders of the future.
Tagged as: Awards - honours - grants-bursaries, Leadership, Students
Optometry Victoria South Australia launches
The newly merged Optometry Victoria South Australia has announced its board and CEO.
Tagged as: Blue Sky SA, Future, Leadership, Member services, O=Mega Vic
Optometry NSW/ACT launches ‘Optometry Talks’ podcast series
If you’ve ever thought about becoming a locum and don’t know where to start, tune in to episode one of NSW/ACT’s exciting new podcast series.
Tagged as: Member services
Optometry 2040 findings presented at APOC 2019
Optometry Australia CEO Lyn Brodie presented findings from the Optometry 2040 initiative at the 22nd APOC (Asian Pacific Optometry Congress) last week.
Tagged as: Future, International, Leadership, Scope of practice