Eye health and vision care training

Eye health and vision care training

Eye health and vision care training

If detected early, most blindness and vision loss is preventable or treatable. People at greater risk include those aged 40 years and older, who have diabetes, a family history of eye disease or who smoke. In addition, First Nations people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities also often experience greater barriers to accessing eye care. To learn more about the importance of getting tested, watch the video below.

Primary health care professionals play a critical role in reminding their patients about the importance of regular eye tests. To learn more click here and see below for a range of eye health training and resources available.

Watch a short video about Vision Initiative and resources for healthcare professionals'

Accredited training

Eye health professionals

Smoking Cessation Brief Advice training, Quit Victoria. Login/register here. Free for Vic/SA optometrists and Victorian orthoptists.

Diabetes educators

Diabetes and eye health, Australian Diabetes Educators Association (3 hours). Click here to learn more or login/register here.

General practitioners

Common eye conditions, Think GP (2 hour on-demand module with CPD points available). Click here to learn more or login/register here.

Nurses

Vision Care, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (1 hour, 5 CPE hours). Click here to learn more login/register here. Free access for Vic, QNMU, NT Branch and NSWNMA Branch members. Other ANMF members: $8.90. Non-ANMF members: $40.

Nurses and primary health care professionals

An introduction to eyes, Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (1 hour on-demand module with CPD points available). Practice nurses click here to learn more. APNA members login here. Non-members email request to: visioninitiative@vision2020australia.org.au

Pharmacists

Shared focus on better patient care, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (1 hour on-demand module with CPD points available). Click here to learn more or login/register here.

Additional training

Clinical and referral pathways

Murray HealthPathways is a free online resource for primary health care clinicians designed for use at the point of care. It contains clinical and local referral pathways, patient and health professional resources that reflect current best practice and evidence. Eye-health related pathways:

Resources

The Vision Initiative is a health promotion program managed by Vision 2020 Australia and funded by the Victorian Government to promote eye health and prevent vision loss in Victoria.

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