10.05am - 11.05am
Sponsor Session
DISCUSSION WORKSHOP: Confidence in myopia management - an evidence based approach 2 - CooperVision
CPD
3

Discussion workshop

 CPD ref: C-100951

Description: Myopia Management is rapidly expanding and can be one of the most exciting and rewarding aspects of modern optometric practice. Eye care professionals are best placed in educating and advising parents & children on myopia and myopia management strategies. But, how do we use evidence to help choose the most suitable myopia management intervention, and how do we communicate this to patients and their parents?

The session will demonstrate the conversation which educates and advised patient and parent on myopia, risk factors relating to myopia and the balance of risk/benefit of different options of myopia management, including no action, what might be expected enabling informed consent to be obtained. It will review the latest resolutions on standard of care review and understand best practice in patient education and advice on myopia and its options for management, help understand the benefit of best research into different options for myopia management and uses this to select the best option for the patient and recognise the elements of evidenced based research which might help in the recommendation of different options for myopia management.

Target audience: OO/CLO/DO

Domains and learning outcomes

Communication

s.2 Communicate effectively with patients

  • Demonstrate the conversation which educates and advised patient and parent on myopia, risk factors relating to myopia and the balance of risk/benefit of different options of myopia management, including no action, what might be expected enabling informed consent to be obtained.

Clinical practice

s.5 Keep your knowledge and skills up to date

  • By reviewing the latest resolutions on standard of care review and understand best practice in patient education and advice on myopia and its options for management.

Specialty CPD for CLOs

  • Understand the benefit of best research into different options for myopia management and uses this to select the best option for the patient.
  • Recognise the elements of evidenced based research which might help in the recommendation of different options for myopia management.

Speaker(s)

Indie Grewal BSc(Hons) MCOptom DipTp(IP) Prof Cert Glauc FBDO FBCLA

Indie is a qualified Dispensing Optician and Optometrist with over 30 years’ experience within the Optical Industry. Shortly after qualifying as an Optometrist he joined Visioncare Research as a Research Optometrist. He opened his own Leightons Franchise in St Albans in 2001, as well as participating in contact lens clinical trials, he has a special interest in Myopia Management and Multifocal contact lens fitting.

Corrina McElduff BSc MCOptom

Corrina is a qualified optometrist with over several years’ experience in both multiple and independent sectors. She has worked for numerous years as clinical lead for a group of clinical independent optometrists which involved policy making, education and training, and development of specialist contact lens clinics including myopia management.

Corrina currently works as a Professional Services Consultant for CooperVision where she works closely with practices and eye care practitioners to deliver professionally led education and insight in to contact lens expertise and management. She is also currently a member of the BCLA council committee.