ABOUT ACADEMY
Brien Holden Vision Institute Academy is a centre of excellence for global eye health and vision care education. With a commitment to quality life-long learning, the Academy promotes the implementation of sustainable programs by creating and providing the educational framework and support essential to capacity building.
In effect, the Academy develops and strengthens the human capacity of emerging nations in a manner that enables them to contribute to global eye health and the WHO Development Goals in a marked, effective and sustainable way by targeting in particular, but not exclusively, avoidable blindness and visual impairment that is second to uncorrected refractive error.
In effect, the Academy develops and strengthens the human capacity of emerging nations in a manner that enables them to contribute to global eye health and the WHO Development Goals in a marked, effective and sustainable way by targeting in particular, but not exclusively, avoidable blindness and visual impairment that is second to uncorrected refractive error.
ACADEMY NEWS
MANAGING MYOPIA COURSE
How many times have you had a child with fast-progressing myopia, and their concerned parent asking what can be done about it? To date, you could treat their symptoms, but not the progression.
Did you know, a recent practitioner survey on attitudes to myopia management highlighted that close to 70% of practitioners are still correcting myopia with single vision lenses as their primary mode of correction?
Stemming from this, the Institute created an online Managing Myopia course for optometrists, addressing the need to compile evidence and guidelines for myopia management into a concise, clinically relevant education program for practitioners.
Did you know, a recent practitioner survey on attitudes to myopia management highlighted that close to 70% of practitioners are still correcting myopia with single vision lenses as their primary mode of correction?
Stemming from this, the Institute created an online Managing Myopia course for optometrists, addressing the need to compile evidence and guidelines for myopia management into a concise, clinically relevant education program for practitioners.
MANAGING MYOPIA (AUS/NZ) - NOV 6
Sign up now for the Early Bird price of $100! The course will return to the regular price of $120 on October 6.
The online course (specific for AUS/NZ based practitioners) is an engaging and interactive learning experience that includes:
The course will take around 5 hours in total, including attending the webinar.
The course is CPD certified for Australian optometrists (10 points in total, including 3 face-to-face points and 1 therapeutic point). Points will be allocated for each session completed, up to a possible total of 10 points. NZOA CPD certification is pending.
The online course (specific for AUS/NZ based practitioners) is an engaging and interactive learning experience that includes:
- 14 videos (view at your own pace)
- 8 interactive case studies (complete at your own pace)
- An interactive webinar, presented by Dr Monica Jong, on Tuesday 21st November at 6:30pm Sydney time, 8:30pm NZ time. A recording of the webinar will be available afterwards (watching recording is worth 2 independent learning points for Australian optometrists).
The course will take around 5 hours in total, including attending the webinar.
The course is CPD certified for Australian optometrists (10 points in total, including 3 face-to-face points and 1 therapeutic point). Points will be allocated for each session completed, up to a possible total of 10 points. NZOA CPD certification is pending.
NEW MYOPIA CALCULATOR
The Brien Holden Vision Institute myopia calculator tool helps eye care practitioners, individuals and carers to apply the research based evidence for various management options and enables the practitioner to demonstrate and discuss risk versus benefit for individual cases.
EYE TEACH©
EyeTeach© is an innovative education initiative designed to better equip optometry educators with the knowledge and expertise to facilitate student learning. It aims to assist in developing a greater understanding of learning processes and offers better teaching strategies specific to the diversity of global optometry.
Operating as an interactive series of workshops and self-assessment exercises, EyeTeach© ultimately enables educators to access expert advice and guidance on the most effective ways to teach optometry students. Topics learnt include: understanding the different ways people learn; how to structure a course to achieve expected learning outcomes; how to use different teaching methods, including lectures, role play, presentations and case studies.
Operating as an interactive series of workshops and self-assessment exercises, EyeTeach© ultimately enables educators to access expert advice and guidance on the most effective ways to teach optometry students. Topics learnt include: understanding the different ways people learn; how to structure a course to achieve expected learning outcomes; how to use different teaching methods, including lectures, role play, presentations and case studies.
EyeTeach© provides a program of certified courses for all levels of eye care educators across the diverse context of global optometry development including: transitioning from an eye care practitioner to an educator; curriculum design for learning and teaching; becoming an effective clinical teacher, designing and implementing problem-based learning and designing assessment for learning.
EyeTeach© courses available now through Brien Holden Vision Institute Academy
EyeTeach© courses available now through Brien Holden Vision Institute Academy
- From Clinician to Educator
- Educational Design for Learning
- Clinical Teaching
- Problem-based Learning
- Assessment for Learning
VIRTUAL REFRACTOR
Virtual Refractor simulates a distance and near subjective optometric refraction, using a refractor head on virtual patients. There are numerous patients, prescriptions and profiles, and the patients respond to test questions and charts based on user input.
GRADING SCALES
The Grading Scales are a quick reference to the key signs and symptoms associated with contact lens related inflammation and infection. Used as a reference tool in the clinic, they provide a guide for determining how much normal...
OPTOMETRY RESOURCES
Motivated by the core public health development strategies to address the staggering shortage of eyecare personnel and services in the developing context, the Global Optometry Resources is a suite of open educational resources that aim to ...