Implementation of the optometry Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health curriculum framework.

There is now an Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ) accreditation requirement for Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand optometry programs to ensure students can provide culturally safe care for First Nations Peoples. To assist programs, OCANZ developed the Optometry Aboriginal and...

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Published in:Clinical and Experimental Optometry
Main Authors: Pecar, Kate D, Hopkins, Shelley, Anderson, Peter J, Rallah-Baker, Kristopher Rd, Bentley, Sharon A
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Atypon 2024
Subjects:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
cultural safety
curriculum
education
mapping
optometry
First Nations
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/08164622.2024.2388136
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39155461
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Summary:There is now an Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ) accreditation requirement for Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand optometry programs to ensure students can provide culturally safe care for First Nations Peoples. To assist programs, OCANZ developed the Optometry Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework (Optometry Framework).

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