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From: 29/05/2025 to 30/11/2025

ECOVSAT Webinar - Insights into Outreach: Optometry off the beaten track (Recorded Webcast)

Available from: 29/05/2025 (AEST)

Where to publish: https://lms.optometry.org.au/course/view.php?id=902

Provider: Optometry Vic/SA

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize the unique barriers faced by communities in accessing eye care, including geographic, cultural, and socio-economic factors.
  • Understand the critical role of outreach services and mobile clinics in improving access to optometric care for patients in remote geographical locations and socio-economic settings.
  • Learn about the variety of settings optometrists are currently providing outreach in, as well as the pathways available to Australian optometrists to become involved in outreach work.
  • Identify practical steps to integrate the insights gained from the webinar into your local or regional optometry practice, fostering better access to care for the community and enhancing patient outcomes.

Max CPD hours awarded: 1.5N

Session Information

Name
Insights into Outreach: Optometry off the beaten track
Clinical?
No
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
1.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
1.5

Acknowledgement of Country

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.