Strengthening Indigenous eye care in Australia and New Zealand through a Leaders in Indigenous Optometry Education Network

Backgrounds the aim by leaders of optometry schools in Australia and New Zealand/Aotearoa to establish a Leaders in Indigenous Optometry Education Network (LIOEN) dedicated to strengthening Indigenous eye care through better educating optometry students and increasing the number of Indigenous optome...

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Published in:Australian and New Zealand journal of public health 2021-04, Vol.45 (2), p.89-92
Main Authors: Bentley, Sharon A., Anstice, Nicola S., Armitage, James A., Booth, Jason, Dakin, Steven C., Fitzpatrick, Garry, Herse, Peter, Keay, Lisa, McKendrick, Allison M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aboriginal Australians
Accreditation
Australia
Australian aborigines
Care and hygiene
Care and treatment
Colonialism
Community Networks
Core curriculum
Diabetic retinopathy
Education
Education (Higher)
Eye
Eye Diseases - diagnosis
Eye Diseases - therapy
Eye examinations
Health and hygiene
Health aspects
Health services
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services, Indigenous
Humans
Indigenous peoples
Leadership
Medical education
Medical personnel
Methods
Native peoples
Native students
New Zealand
Optometry
Optometry - education
Patient safety
Professionals
Professions
Public health
Quality Improvement
Racism
Recruitment
Safety training
Social aspects
Students
Study and teaching
Teachers
Workforce
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Summary:Backgrounds the aim by leaders of optometry schools in Australia and New Zealand/Aotearoa to establish a Leaders in Indigenous Optometry Education Network (LIOEN) dedicated to strengthening Indigenous eye care through better educating optometry students and increasing the number of Indigenous optometrists. Discusses the role that optometry schools have in further improving Indigenous eye health through education. Sets out lessons and guidance from current networks and initiatives by the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand, Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Network, Leaders in Indigenous Nursing and Midwifery Education Network, and Indigenous Allied Health Australia and Ngā Pou Mana. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:1326-0200
1753-6405
1753-6405
DOI:10.1111/1753-6405.13080