Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Myopia Management program is intended to provide students with advanced knowledge and clinical skills in Myopia Management. The program is designed to offer courses that provide students with training in clinical and theoretical aspects of Myopia Management. Admission is limited to students with a minimum of … For more content click the Read More button below.
Note: The Graduate Certificate in Myopia Management is designed to provide further training including clinical training to trained and established local and international optometrists. It is not appropriate for people wanting to train for registration to practice as an optometrist in Australia.
Learning Outcomes
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Articulate specialised knowledge of myopia development, management and associated public health implications
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Apply advanced level, independent judgements to appropriately prescribe myopia management in clinical practice while considering current issues relevant to research of myopia management
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Communicate and collaborate in scholarly, ethical, respectful and responsible ways, and demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning.
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Apply appropriate training and experience in effective communication to a range of audiences including one-on-one interactions with myopic children, their parents and families and other health practitioners involved in their care
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Apply advanced disciplinary knowledge that is both theoretical and practical in the field of myopia management
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Use specialised optometric technologies and methodologies that are necessary for the management of myopia
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Program Structure
Students must complete 24 UOC when taken as a standalone program.
Core Courses24 Units of Credit:
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Associated Programs
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