AONAQ 22nd Annual Conference

Saturday 14th August 2010

Royal on the Park, Brisbane

Topics include:  neuro-ophthalmolgy for nurses, management of diabetes, retinopathy of prematurity and retinal photography, eyelid, lacrimal and orbital disease, ophthalmic anaesthesia

Click here to download the registration form

To download a draft program click here

Ophthalmic Nursing Course

The Principles of Ophthalmic Nursing course offered through the Queensland University of Technology will be offered again in second semester, 2010. Registration is now open.

        

For further information on the course click here. 

Or contact the Course Co-ordinator.

To read a Case Study from one of the 2007 students go to the Articles page.

 

National Ophthalmic Nurse Competency Project

One of the primary objectives of the National Co-ordinating Committee is to write Ophthalmic Nurse Competency Standards for Australian nurses.  These standards will be based on the recently release UK Royal College of Nursing Ophthalmic Nurse Compentency Standards.  If you would like to be involved in development work Click here to let us know.

Click here to view a copy of the RCN Competencies.

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