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From: 26/05/2025 to 30/11/2025

OVC May 2025 - Keynote: Prescription for change: Expanding horizons from drops to pills in optometry (Recorded Webcast)

Available from: 26/05/2025 (AEST)

Where to publish: https://lms.optometry.org.au/course/view.php?id=887

Provider: OA National Provider

Contact: Optometry Australia Optometry Australia, [E] cpd@optometry.org.au, [P] 96688550

Activity Outline

This presentation will begin by discussing the background to optometrists in New Zealand achieving prescribing rights to include oral medications

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the potential for expanded scope of optometric practice, including oral therapeutics

Max CPD hours awarded: 1

Session Information

Name
Prescription for change: Expanding horizons from drops to pills in optometry
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
1
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
1

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.