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Optometry Education Conference 2021

Date: 17/10/2021 (AEST)

Venue: The Lakehouse, 15 Freshwater St, Mountain Creek QLD 4557, QLD, 4557

Provider: Inovating Pty Ltd

Contact: Nicole Larsen, [E] nicole@inovating.com.au, [P] 0409 791 947

Learning Objectives

  • Understand all of the features of history, examination and investigations that may help differentiate papilloedema from pseudopapilloedema.
  • Better understand different peripheral vitreoretinal pathology and the urgency of their referral
  • Develop a broad understanding and assessment of comitant and incomitant strabismus
  • Understand the difference between the various Anti-VegF treatments available on the market and the efficacy of each. The participant should be able to counsel patients with macular disease on the treatment options available to them accordingly.
  • Understanding the diagnoses, risk factors, and treatment options for glaucoma suspect, ocular hypertension, and glaucoma.
  • Understand which patients are and aren’t suitable for phakic intraocular lenses
  • Distinguish brow ptosis from dermatochalasis
  • Update on Giant Cell Arteritis
  • Increase the diagnostic accuracy of participants in distinguishing benign from malignant lesions

Max CPD hours awarded: 8.25

Session Information

Name
Macular Degeneration
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
Glaucoma
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
Is it cancer
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
Panel Discussion, Case discussion and Q&A
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Phakic Intraocular Lenses
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
Ptosis , Brow Ptosis and Dermatochalasis
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
Slaying the Giant: An Update on Giant Cell Arteritis
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
Panel Discussion, Case discussion and Q&A
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Swollen or not – Evaluating Children’s Optic Nerve Head
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
Peripheral Retinal Pathology and Retinal Detachments
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
Squints: when to worry!!
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.75
Name
Panel Discussion, Case discussion and Q&A
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
Yes
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5

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.