Introducing IO: Interprofessional Optometry

Optometry.

Catter Matil, 2253 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2253 Ph: (979)845-2142 • Fax: (979) 862-6842 [email protected] • nfs.tamu.edu Optometrists are concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of abnormalities associated with the visual system. Doctors of Optometry (O.D.) evaluate the refractive status of the eye, as well as the selection, design, provision, and adaptation of corrective mea...

Introducing students to patient safety through an online interprofessional course

Interprofessional education (IPE) is increasingly called upon to improve health care systems and patient safety. Our institution is engaged in a campus-wide IPE initiative. As a component of this initiative, a required online interprofessional patient-safety-focused course for a large group (300) of first-year medical, dental, and nursing students was developed and implemented. We describe our ...

Introducing a post-registration interprofessional learning programme for healthcare teams.

INTRODUCTION Few studies have evaluated interprofessional learning (IPL) and teamworking in active clinical teams. The aim of this study was to evaluate an IPL programme offered to established clinical teams by assessing team climate before, during and after the intervention. METHODS A previously validated questionnaire, that explored team members' views of team climate, was administered befo...

History of optometry.

Rural optometry in Australia

Optometry in Australia has been a success story since its inception into Medicare in the 1970’s. Australians have benefited from the easy access to university-trained optometry graduates. Optometry is defined as the practice of examining eyes in order to determine levels of vision, the screening for eye disease and then prescribing and supplying any necessary corrective lenses and aids, often a...