Professional Development Workshop with Vision Australia
Date: 3/03/2025 (AEDT)
Venue: 224 Liverpool Rd Ashfield, NSW, 2131
Provider: Vision Australia Ashfield
Contact: Pelayia Berdoukas, [E] pelayia.bow@visionaustralia.org, [P] 0409956900
Activity Outline
You are invited to an exclusive professional development workshop with Vision Australia. At this event, you will hear from several of our vision loss specialists about the Vision Australia services that can support your patients to live more independently. During this interactive event, you will also get to experience the latest in adaptive technology, including immersive virtual reality goggles that simulate various eye conditions. This event is OA accredited, enabling attendees to claim two hours of professional development upon completion.
Learning Objectives
- Understand Vision Australia’s suite of specialised low vision services
- Have a better understanding of the role of an occupational therapist for visual rehabilitation in different stages of vision change
- Have a better understanding of some common everyday barriers for patients who are blind or have low vision and the strategies/equipment that can help these individuals
- Know when and how to refer a vision impaired patient
- Learn about potential barriers to referral that patients may face and how to overcome them with funding options and service location options
- Know of the expanded core curriculum for children and young people who are blind or have low vision
Max CPD hours awarded: 2.5
Session Information
Name |
---|
Vision Australia's Children and Young People Services |
Clinical? |
Yes |
Interactive? |
Yes |
Therapeutic? |
No |
Duration of CPD Session/Module |
0.25 |
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
0.25 |
Name |
---|
Vision Australia's low vision and blindness rehabilitation services. |
Clinical? |
Yes |
Interactive? |
Yes |
Therapeutic? |
No |
Duration of CPD Session/Module |
0.75 |
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
1 |
Name |
---|
Low vision and blindness aids available at Vision Australia's Vision Store |
Clinical? |
Yes |
Interactive? |
Yes |
Therapeutic? |
No |
Duration of CPD Session/Module |
0.25 |
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
0.25 |
Name |
---|
Referrals and funding for low vision rehabilitation at Vision Australia |
Clinical? |
Yes |
Interactive? |
Yes |
Therapeutic? |
No |
Duration of CPD Session/Module |
0.25 |
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
0.5 |
Name |
---|
Vision loss simulation |
Clinical? |
Yes |
Interactive? |
Yes |
Therapeutic? |
No |
Duration of CPD Session/Module |
0.5 |
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
0.5 |