10.45am - 11.45am
Sponsor Session
DISCUSSION WORKSHOP: Let’s talk about contact lenses 2 - Bausch + Lomb
CPD
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DISCUSSION WORKSHOP

Let’s talk about contact lenses – Reaching your fitting potential 2 - Bausch + Lomb

CPD ref: C-102263

In this discussion workshop, we will examine the business potential of contact lenses, and practical steps the whole practice team can take to grow and retain the contact lens business throughout the patient journey. This involves ways in which they can attract new wearers and retain existing ones. Furthermore, this workshop will also include examples of available tools and additional support to help grow their contact lens business further. 

Target audience: OO/CLO/DO 

Domains and learning outcomes
Specialty CPD for CLOs

Communication

s.1 Listen to patients and ensure they are at the heart of decisions made about their care

  • Assist patients in exercising their rights and making informed and active decisions about their treatment, prescription and aftercare.

s.2 Communicate effectively with patients

Speaker

Rakhee Thakrar BSc (Hons) Optom

Rakhee Thakrar is a Professional Affairs Associate with Bausch + Lomb since 2019. She qualified as an Optometrist in 2009 and has gained much hands-on experience and knowledge over this time. She has worked in numerous practices as a locum optometrist which include high street chains and independent Opticians. She has enjoyed her role as a secondary supervisor to pre-registration Optometrists whilst in practice, where she was able to encourage and empower students to achieve. Being in the Optical industry over the last 12 years has enabled Rakhee to further expand her knowledge and skill-set in many areas. It has given her the opportunity to observe, learn, implement and adapt with the way different practices work and through this, has been able to encounter a diverse range of patients and pathology. Within her role at Bausch + Lomb she writes and delivers educational content and CPD sessions to a wide range of audiences.