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OVC Nov 2025: Advancing optometric education: innovations and insights for the future (Recorded Webcast)

Available from: 16/11/2025 (AEDT)

Where to publish: https://lms.optometry.org.au/course/view.php?id=944

Provider: OA National Provider

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

Activity Outline

Clinical optometric practice has evolved rapidly over the past century towards evidence-based, patient-centred care. As graduate requirements have changed, so too has optometric education. This presentation will provide a snapshot of contemporary research, scholarship and practice in optometry education, compiled from across the globe for the first-ever Special Issue on Optometric Education in Clinical and Experimental Optometry journal. Original research studies, review papers and commentaries will be discussed that promote, influence, and inspire the future of optometric education. 

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the importance of a holistic approach and use of technology to enhance optometric education
  • Describe the advances in optometric education worldwide through collaboration, contextual consideration, and expanded scope of optometric practice

Max CPD hours awarded: 1

Session Information

Name
Advancing optometric education: innovations and insights for the future
Clinical?
No
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
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.