11.30am - 12.30pm
Sponsor Session
DISCUSSION WORKSHOP:'Talking rubbish'- sustainability for practices and practitioners - CooperVision
CPD
3

Discussion workshop

CPD ref: 101238

Description: Sustainability is a hot topic in our personal lives, but it is less clear how it fits into our practice. What do our patients think about it and expect from their practitioners and optical products? The session will look at understanding the need to adapt and develop a more environmentally friendly way of working, communicating sustainable choices and allay misunderstandings with regards to one-day and monthly contact lens use. It will help you be able to give advice when recommending recycling options of contact lenses and associated products and use professional judgement to analyse and adjust current ways of working in practice to responsibly use materials, re-cycle and save energy. 

Target audience: Eye care professionals

Domains and learning outcomes

Communication

s.2 Communicate effectively with patients

  • Communicate sustainable choices and allay misunderstandings with regards to one-day and monthly contact lens use.
  • Be able to give advice when recommending recycling options of contact lenses and associated products.

Leadership and accountability

s.12 Ensure a safe environment for your patients

  • Understand the need to adapt and develop a more environmentally friendly way of working.
  • Use professional judgement to analyse and adjust current ways of working in practice to responsibly use materials, re-cycle and save energy.

Speaker(s)

Sam Armstrong

Samantha Armstrong is a Contact Lens Optician who works for CooperVision in the role of Professional Services Consultant. She has many years in practice in the capacity of lens fitter, practice manager, training mentor and portfolio manager.

Sam is passionate with regards to driving the contact lens category yet keeping the patient at the heart of everything. She has completed a PGCE teacher training degree and is keen to initiate engaging and empowering education. Sam has written, facilitated and presented CET at a wide range of events and virtual sessions. In 2019 she became a Fellow of the British Contact Lens Association.