Date
Cost
Available to
Practice Nurses
General Practitioners
Allied Health Practitioners
Continuing Professional Development
4 CPD points available
We invite all clinical general practice staff to join this webinar to learn about eye health conditions and local referral pathways to improve care for your community.
This eye health education session, delivered by NWMPHN and Ophthalmologist Dr Lance Liu, aims to provide guidance on the assessment and management of eye disease for clinicians.
It will cover specialised clinical content on Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataracts, Glaucoma and Macular Degeneration, and how to utilise HealthPathways in your practice to enable a seamless continuum of care for patients throughout their eye journey.
The webinar will build the capacity of clinical staff on local eye health referral pathways for the community. It is suitable for General Practitioners, Aboriginal Health Worker/Practitioners, and any other clinical staff members working in the eye health space within general practice, community health services and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs).
This session is part of Rural Workforce Agency Victoria’s Eye HealthPathways project with North Western Melbourne PHN, Western Victoria PHN and Murray PHN.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
- Recognise and implement local eye health referral pathways
- Discuss best practice when treating eye health concerns
- Identify the Bulk Billing pathway and when required for patients
- Discuss what services are available and how to access them
Presenter
Dr Lance Liu is an Ophthalmologist with an interest in clinical research that includes glaucoma (angle closure and pigment dispersion), gonioscopy, anterior segment imaging, cataract surgery and glaucoma practice patterns.
Lance is involved in the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital registrar teaching programme and provides commentary for the Research Review newsletter. He is also involved with the Sight for All Foundation and the Australia Health Humanitarian Aid organisation, which provides teaching and aid for cataract and glaucoma in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
