Providing care for migrants and refugees - (independent learning module)
Date: 5/02/2025 (ACST)
Provider: OA National Provider
Course Access: https://lms.optometry.org.au/course/view.php?id=837
Activity Outline
This module aims to help you provide effective eye care for patients from migrant and refugee backgrounds. It should take about 1 hour to complete plus time for assessment.
Completion of this module will be automatically uploaded to your CPD Portfolio within 24 hours. Be sure to complete your reflection in your portfolio to consolidate your learnings.
Learning Objectives
- Use appropriate communication techniques, including the use of professional interpreters, to ensure patients understand their diagnoses and management plans
- Recognise and respect cultural differences in communication styles, personal space, and decision-making processes
- Identify signs of anxiety and trauma in patients from refugee and migrant backgrounds and provide empathetic and reassuring care
- Involve family members in healthcare decisions for patients from collectivist cultures and engage with patients' families as appropriate
- When presenting management options to patients such as spectacles, consider the patient’s financial situation and access to Medicare and low-cost eye care services
Max CPD hours awarded: 1.5
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| Providing care for migrants and refugees |
| Clinical? |
| No |
| Interactive? |
| No |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 1 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 1.5 |