Evidence-Based Optometry– Promoting Patient Outcomes

On 4th March 2014, the EBP Interest Group in Optometry met for the second time. The group learnt about the third step of the EBP process by critically appraising a paper that could provide answers to their chosen scenario of blue-light blocking lenses.

The EBP team finished the year in style, holding a successful meeting in Sydney on November 26^th and 27^th. At that meeting, team representatives from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland finalised the structure and content of the shared online resource and the plans for embedding of this material at the various schools of optometry in Australia and New Zealand. Dr Suttle joined the discussions remotely from her new post at City University in London, UK and reported back on planned dissemination activities in Europe.

The EBP Optometry team wishes everyone a happy and safe Christmas. Many thanks to our supporters including the Office for Learning and Teaching and Adrian Lee. Thank you also to the optometrists and students who have participated in our workshops and EBP meetings and everyone who uses the site and endeavours to be an evidence-based teacher and/or practitioner. All the best for 2014.

A national evidence-based practice conference specifically designed for optometrists and other eye care professionals aiming to explores way of evaluating and interpreting research evidence and translating research into practice. The conference will be lead by Dr Isabelle Jalbert (UNSW) and Professor Konrad Pesudovs (Flinders). For details please contact Nicola Robinson at nicola.robinson@flinders.edu.au. When: 7th to 8th April, 2013. Where: Adelaide, Australia.