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Young Optometrists New Graduate Boot Camp

Date: 19/01/2025 (AEDT)

Venue: Live Webinar - Online, NSW, 2000

Provider: Young Optometrists

Contact: Crystal Nguyen-Dang, [E] y.optoms@gmail.com, [P] 0410198298

Activity Outline

We would like to warmly welcome you to the profession! This new graduate bootcamp event will comprise a series of talks to ease the transition from student/pupil to practitioner.

Topics include: Transitioning from student to optometrist - key learning tips about ocular therapeutics + prescribing, Understanding Medicare item numbers, Legal aspects - practising within your scope, Mental health and burnout early on in your optometry career, Statewide referral criteria requirements, Regional new graduate experience, Finance Budgeting and tax

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss key ocular therapeutic tips in practice and prescribing medication
  • Discuss tips and experience of a new graduate working in regional optometry
  • Understand the relevant item numbers for Medicare billing consults and visual field items
  • Understand the legal aspects of medicare and practising within your scope
  • Discuss managing mental health and burnout early on in your optometry career
  • Understand the requirements of the statewide referral criteria for patient referrals in NSW
  • Discuss and relate the finance, budgeting and tax aspects in your optometry career

Max CPD hours awarded: 3

Session Information

Name
Legal aspects - practising within your scope
Clinical?
No
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Finance, Budgeting and Tax aspects in Optometry
Clinical?
No
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Understanding Medicare item numbers
Clinical?
No
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Regional new graduate experience
Clinical?
No
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.25
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.25
Name
Mental health and burnout early on in your optometry career
Clinical?
No
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.25
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.25
Name
Transitioning from student to optometrist - key learning tips about ocular therapeutics + prescribing
Clinical?
Yes
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
Yes
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5
Name
Requirements for NSW Statewide referral criteria
Clinical?
No
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.5
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
0.5

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.