Optometry Australia CPD offerings (25 May update)

By Optometry Australia

Optometry Australia is committed to ensuring that you have ready access to the education that you need to meet your CPD obligations given the COVID-19 constraints.

We have curated for you a range of online education offerings that you can access via our Institute of Excellence and that will help you meet your CPD requirements.

Tomorrow, 26 May: Optometry 2040 – Leading you to Leverage Disruption

The webcast will be delivered by David Platt of Resilient Futures from 7:30pm to 9:00pm AEST. The webcast will explore the emerging disruptors impacting industry more generally in 2020, those impacting optometry as a profession, and you specifically as an optometrist. Members who attend will be automatically allocated 1.5 non-clinical CPD points, visible in the non-accredited section of your member portal. You can register here.

Independent Learning you can do now

Pre-recorded webcasts that are ready for viewing include:

• The role of optometry in macular disease – presented by Dr Angelica Ly.
• Emerging from Lockdown – Business and Practice Continuity – presented by Luke Arundel and Paul McKinley.
• Mental health first aid – by Teresa Coffey.
• Financial stress in practice – presented by Paul McKinley – 2T CPD points.
• Making the perfect dry eye cocktail – presented by Jason Holland – 2T CPD points.
• Myopia Management – Kids, Contacts and the Visual Environment – presented by Dr Kate Gifford – 3T CPD points.
• Infection and Pain Management in Eye Care – presented by Dr Alex Hui – 3 CPD points.
• Imaging, Classification and Advanced Therapeutics in AMD – presented by Dr Lauren Ayton – 3 CPD points.
• Telehealth in Optometry – presented by Simon Hanna and Ben Hamlyn – 1 CPD point.
• Navigating HR through COVID-19 – presented by Emma Dalley and Paul McKinley – 1 CPD point.

Our latest Pharma issues are also available for you to access, all offering six points including therapeutic points:

• In the March issue of Pharma, we take a deeper look at collaborative care, delving into clinical examples of how it can enhance the profession of optometry and produce better patient outcomes. This issue provides 6 (4T) CPD points. Complete the quiz and your CPD points will be automatically entered into your ‘MyCPD record.’
• December 2019 issue of Pharma – 6 (4T) CPD points.
• September 2019 issue of Pharma – 6 (1T) CPD points.