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Optometric therapeutic competency standards 2000.

Patricia M Kiely1, Joseph Chakman, Peregrine Horton

  • 1Optometrists Association Australia, 204 Grattan Street, Carlton South, Victoria, 3053, Australia.

Clinical & Experimental Optometry
|December 11, 2002
PubMed
Summary

New therapeutic competency standards were developed for Australian optometrists to assess their suitability for prescribing ocular medications. These standards, initially considered second-tier, are expected to become entry-level requirements.

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Area of Science:

  • Optometry
  • Ophthalmology
  • Medical Education

Background:

  • Initial Australian optometry competency standards (1993, revised 1997) covered diagnostic drug use but not therapeutic prescribing.
  • Legislation in Victoria, Australia, enabled optometrists to prescribe topical therapeutic ocular medications, necessitating new competency standards.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop therapeutic competency standards for assessing optometrists' suitability for prescribing topical ocular medications.
  • To revise existing entry-level competency standards to incorporate therapeutic prescribing skills.

Main Methods:

  • Consultation with optometry experts, educational institutions, and registration boards in Australia and New Zealand.
  • Development of new performance criteria and indicators, and modification of existing ones within the competency framework.

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Main Results:

  • Nine new performance criteria and indicators were created for Units 3 and 5.
  • Indicators for 25 existing performance criteria across all six units were updated.
  • Modified therapeutic competency standards were adopted by the Optometrists Association Australia (OAA) National Council in March 2000.

Conclusions:

  • The developed standards provide a basis for licensing authorities to assess optometrists for therapeutic prescribing.
  • Currently considered second-tier competencies, they are anticipated to evolve into entry-level requirements for Australian optometrists.