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Optometry Australia | 16,449 followers on LinkedIn. We lead, engage, unite and promote optometry, optometrists and eye health | Optometry Australia is the influential voice for the optometry profession. It is a profession-centric membership body representing about 90 per cent of Australian optometrists.

Established in 1918, Optometry Australia was formerly known as Optometrists Association Australia.

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🚨 Exciting new 2025 Conference Calendar! 🚨 We're thrilled to announce the launch of our 2025 Conference Calendar – designed to enhance your professional development experience like never before! What’s New for 2025? 🔹 Dynamic, interactive in-person conferences (including hybrid and smaller events) 🔹 Tailored content that’s relevant, practical and directly applicable to your daily practice. 🔹 Streamed options for select sessions so you never miss out – no matter where you are! Get ready for a year of professional growth, collaboration and insightful discussions at every conference. Check out the 2025 calendar and start planning your CPD! More info here: https://lnkd.in/dQ3FAuAT

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Optometry Australia welcomes the final report of the Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce – Scope of Practice Review, which has been provided to the Federal Minister for Health, Mark Butler. This report presents important developments for allied health professionals, including optometrists. Pleasingly, the final report marks a significant and welcome step towards realising our vision of a healthcare system which fully utilises optometrists, working collaboratively with other health professionals, to make a genuine difference in providing timely eye care for Australians. 📌 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gt6_vA24

We’re pleased to announce that we have renewed Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) with Australia’s leading medical defence organisation (MDO) Avant, to ensure our members receive the protection and support they deserve. Avant’s policy ensures your insurance exceeds the Optometry Board of Australia registration standards and provides appropriate retroactive cover. ✅ What does this mean? You’ll benefit from comprehensive cover, including up to $20 million in PII for each OA member. Find out what you’re covered for here: https://lnkd.in/drtPDKVb ✅ What else? In addition to assistance from our OA Help Desk, you’ll also have 24/7 access to Avant’s medico-legal experts in emergencies. Avant has the largest in-house medico-legal team of any MDO in Australia, with over 270 medico-legal specialists across Australia. 📌 If you have a question about your PII, please get in touch with us at OAhelpdesk@optometry.org.au or (03) 9668 8500.

Have you registered for our final webcast of 2024?! Join us on Tuesday 19 November to explore the critical role of optometry within interdisciplinary Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) frameworks. Dr Clinton Schultz, Gamilaraay man and Director, First Nations Strategy and Partnerships with Blackdog Institute, will highlight how eye health contributes to overall wellbeing, particularly in First Nations communities. He will also examine the intersections of optometry with mental health, social care and cultural responsiveness. Join us for this important event and earn 1N CPD hour. Members can register for free here: https://lnkd.in/gyeeA3dT

Optometry Australia is looking for a State Lead (Tasmania) to join our team! If you are an optometrist based in Tasmania, with strong networks, great communication skills, an interest in advocacy and a passion for progressing your profession, then we encourage you to apply. Applications close 18 November. Please find the position description and details of how to apply here: https://lnkd.in/gg6VTPVn

Optometry Australia is inviting expressions of interest from members in the NT to join the Northern Territory Advisory Committee (NTAC)! 👉 Why apply for the NTAC? By joining the NTAC, you'll have the unique opportunity to provide input into the work of the Association, contribute to the future of optometry and eye care in the NT and more. ▶ Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/dnCzxKkH

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The CPD year ends soon! Do you have all of your Ahpra-set education requirements ticked off? We can help.

Patient PSA – because sharing is caring! We recommend that every Australian, from the time they start primary school, pay their optometrist a visit at least every year until age 18, then every two years as an adult, and then yearly again after turning 65, unless otherwise directed, for a comprehensive eye examination. Good vision for life is an Optometry Australia initiative to drive awareness of eye health and the role optometrists play in general health. We encourage you to share these community resources across your own channels as you wish.

Last month, Optometry Australia hosted the Clear Minds, Bright Futures symposium, an event designed to bring together the optometry community to address the growing challenges of burnout and mental wellbeing within the profession. To find out more about the symposium and its outcomes, and to access free mental health and wellbeing member resources, read more here: https://lnkd.in/gdrbRTia #burnout #mentalhealth #mentalwellbeing #optometry

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