OVC May 2025: Healthy discussions and supported discussions (Recorded Webcast)
Available from: 27/05/2025 (AEST)
Where to publish: https://lms.optometry.org.au/course/view.php?id=894
Provider: OA National Provider
Contact: Optometry Australia Optometry Australia, [E] cpd@optometry.org.au, [P] 96688550
Activity Outline
This session, delivered by the Office of the Public Advocate, aims to provide you with practical communication and engagement skills to increase your confidence in supporting patients with disability to make informed decisions. The Healthy Discussions Project aims to improve communication between people with disability and health practitioners and is informed by the voices of people with lived experience of disability. This presentation includes an individual with disability sharing their personal journey and experiences with the optometry sector.
Learning Objectives
- Recognise the human rights of patients with disability in making decisions about their own health
- Gain skills and knowledge for using time, augmentative and alternative communication, and other supportive strategies when engaging and communicating with patients with disability to make decisions about their own health
- Understand the principles of supported decision-making, support and resources available to ensure quality person-centred care is provided
- Learn to make no assumptions!
Max CPD hours awarded: 1.25
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| Healthy discussions and supported discussions |
| Clinical? |
| No |
| Interactive? |
| No |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.75 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 1.25 |