AONAQ 20th Annual Conference

Royal on the Park Hotel, Brisbane

Saturday, 23rd August

Earlybird registration extended to 16th August!

This year's conference includes Saturday programme, Gala dinner, Sunday breakfast forums and tours of Brisbane ophthalmic day surgeries.

Click here for more information....

Click here to download the conference registration flyer.

AONAQ Gala Dinner

Following the conference stay and attend the 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner

and be eligible to win the door prize valued at $1000!

Ophthalmic Nursing Course

The Principles of Ophthalmic Nursing course offered through the Queensland University of Technology will be offered again in second semester, 2008.

        

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.

What is IONA?

The International Ophthalmic Nurses Association provides an opportunity for Ophthalmic Nurses worldwide to share knowledge and experience with currently approximately 200 members in thirty-five countries.

For more information check out the IONA website.

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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