Update on Diabetes Management & Future Directions in Cataract Surgery
Date: 12/04/2022 (AEST)
Venue: Suite 2, Ground Level, 99 Bathurst Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000
Provider: Optometry Tas
Contact: Jonathan Jones, [E] j.jones@optometry.org.au, [P] (03) 6224 3360
Learning Objectives
- Develop a broad understanding of diabetic care
- Learn about new drugs for T2DM: Glitazones, GLP-1 analogues, SGLT-2 inhibitors & DPP-4 inhibitors
- Develop an understanding of new approaches in T1DM: Continuous glucose monitoring, Insulin pump therapy & New insulins
- Develop a better understanding of the management of diabetes in Pregnancy, Hypertension & Hyperlipidaemia
- Recognize recent advances in cataract surgery
- Review the evidence in order to determine whether some of the newer technologies make a difference
- Develop a better understanding of the emerging therapeutic options in cataract surgery
- Develop a better understanding of how the carbon footprint of cataract surgery may be able to be reduced
- Review the evidence for office-based cataract surgery and immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery
Max CPD hours awarded: 2
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| Update on Diabetes Management & Future Directions in Cataract Surgery |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| Yes |
| Therapeutic? |
| Yes |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 2 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 2 |