Course

Public Health Optometry - OPTM7110

Faculty: Faculty of Science

School: School of Optometry and Vision Science

Course Outline: http://www.optom.unsw.edu.au

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0

Enrolment Requirements:

Restricted to students enrolled in the following programs 8760, 5665 and 7435

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course provides an understanding of the issues of public health as they relate to Optometry at an advanced level. Topics covered include: structure of the Australian health care system; comparative study of health care systems; Optometry in a multi-disciplinary health care system; quality assurance in health care; demography and epidemiology of occupational eye disease and injuries; social issues and optometric involvement; occupational eye disease management; law and ethics.

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