Free CPD for healthcare professionals
Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) has launched free CPD courses for health professionals that have been developed with Australia’s leading retinal specialists, including world-renowned ophthalmologist Professor Paul Mitchell AO.
More than 1.4 million Australians have some evidence of AMD – the leading cause of irreversible severe vision loss and blindness in Australia – while between 300,000 and 400,000 Australians live with diabetic retinopathy – the leading cause of preventable blindness among people of a working age.
Healthcare professionals are at the frontline of patient interactions and have a valuable role in decreasing preventable blindness and in being an important part of the solution to reduce both the incidence and impact of macular disease.
MDFA’s courses include our specialist speaker series, webinars and self-paced learning aimed at improving the outcomes of macular disease.
Our self-paced courses include education on improving patient communication about macular disease and its impacts, managing and reducing modifiable risk, ensuring high-risk individuals have regular eye examinations, and giving health professionals the necessary information to link people diagnosed with macular disease with appropriate supports and services.
Choose your profession to access free CPD
Optometrist
CPD Accredited Courses
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Age-related macular degeneration
Macular Disease Foundation Australia is providing this free education module for optometrists with the support of the Commonwealth Government.
The course is aimed to increase awareness and knowledge of macular disease to enable early diagnosis and interventions.
The Age-related macular degeneration course comprises 2x 30-minute modules and 2x 15-minute quizzes, and aims to assist you to manage and reduce modifiable risk, and improve your communication with patients about macular disease and it’s impacts.
You will learn about linking patients diagnosed with macular disease with appropriate supports and services, and current best practice and strategies to recognise and encourage high risk individuals to have regular eye examinations.
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Diabetic eye disease
Macular Disease Foundation Australia is providing this free education module for optometrists with the support of the Commonwealth Government.
The course is aimed to increase awareness and knowledge of macular disease to enable early diagnosis and interventions.
The Diabetic Eye Disease course comprises 2x 30-minute modules and 2x 15-minute quizzes, and aims to assist you to manage and reduce modifiable risk, and improve your communication with patients about macular disease and it’s impacts.
You will learn about linking patients diagnosed with macular disease with appropriate supports and services, and current best practice and strategies to recognise and encourage high risk individuals to have regular eye examinations.
Webinars
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Geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration
Webinar presented by Associate Professor Wilson Heriot.
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Detection of neovascular AMD with OCT and OCT-A
Webinar presented by Professor Paul Mitchell AO.
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Age-related macular degeneration: classification, AREDS, management
Webinar presented by Associate Professor Alex Hunyor (MB BS (Hons), FRANZCO).
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Geographic Atrophy
Webinar presented by Dr Fred Chen.
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Clinical pearls in diabetic retinopathy
Online panel discussion presented by Dr Amy Cohn, Dr David Fabinyi and A/Prof Peter van Wijngaarden.
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Non-Neovascular AMD: Update on Novel Interventions and Clinical Assessment
Presented by Macular Disease Foundation Australia and Vision Initiative, this webinar features a panel of speakers from the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA).
Dr Zhichao Wu, Sandy Rezk and Jason Taylor provides an update on AMD assessment and classification, followed by a research update on interventions in non-neovascular AMD with Professor Robyn Guymer and Dr Zhichao Wu.
OA Accredited 1.5 CPD hours.
Orthoptist
CPD Accredited Courses
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Age-related macular degeneration
AOB Approved 4 CPD
Macular Disease Foundation Australia is providing this free education module for orthoptists with the support of the Commonwealth Government.
The course is aimed to increase awareness and knowledge of macular disease to enable early diagnosis and interventions.
The Age-related macular degeneration course comprises 2x 30-minute modules and 2x 15-minute quizzes, and aims to assist you to manage and reduce modifiable risk, and improve your communication with patients about macular disease and it’s impacts.
You will learn about linking patients diagnosed with macular disease with appropriate supports and services, and current best practice and strategies to recognise and encourage high risk individuals to have regular eye examinations.
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Diabetic Eye Disease
AOB Approved 4 CPD
Macular Disease Foundation Australia is providing this free education module for orthoptists with the support of the Commonwealth Government.
The course is aimed to increase awareness and knowledge of macular disease to enable early diagnosis and interventions.
The Diabetic Eye Disease course comprises 2x 30-minute modules and 2x 15-minute quizzes, and aims to assist you to manage and reduce modifiable risk, and improve your communication with patients about macular disease and it’s impacts.
You will learn about linking patients diagnosed with macular disease with appropriate supports and services, and current best practice and strategies to recognise and encourage high risk individuals to have regular eye examinations.
Pharmacist
CPD Accredited Courses
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Age-related macular degeneration
APC accredited for 1.5 hour of Group 2 CPD or 3 CPD credits
Macular Disease Foundation Australia is providing this free education module for pharmacists with the support of the Commonwealth Government.
The course is aimed to increase awareness and knowledge of macular disease to enable early diagnosis and interventions.
The age-related macular degeneration course comprises two 30-minute modules and two 15-minute quizzes. It aims to assist you to manage and reduce modifiable risk and improve your communication with patients about macular disease and its impacts.
You will learn about linking patients diagnosed with macular disease with appropriate supports and services, and current best practice and strategies to recognise and encourage high risk individuals to have regular eye examinations.
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Diabetic eye disease
APC accredited for 1.5 hour of Group 2 CPD or 3 CPD credits.
Macular Disease Foundation Australia is providing this free education module for pharmacists with the support of the Commonwealth Government.
The course is aimed to increase awareness and knowledge of diabetic eye disease to enable early diagnosis and interventions.
The Diabetic eye Disease course comprises two 30-minute modules and two 15-minute quizzes. It aims to help you manage and reduce modifiable risk for your patients. The course also provides guidance on improving your communication with patients about diabetic eye disease and its impacts.
You will learn about linking patients diagnosed with diabetic eye disease with appropriate supports and services, and current best practice and strategies to recognise and encourage high risk individuals to have regular eye examinations.
Webinars
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AMD for pharmacists
Webinar presented by Associate Professor Geraldine Moses and Dr David Hilford.
Health-care professionals (working in a range of public and community settings)
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Working with people with age-related macular disease (AMD)
This webinar is presented by Macular Disease Foundation Australia and Vision Initiative and is aimed at health professionals working in a range of public and community settings.
General practitioner
CPD Accredited Courses
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Age-related Macular Degeneration
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Diabetic Eye Disease
Webinars
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Webinar: Diabetic Eye Disease – A GP’s Perspective
This Macular Disease Foundation Australia webinar features speakers A/Prof Peter van Wijngaarden (Ophthalmologist, Deputy Director of the Centre for Eye Research Australia, Clinical Director of KeepSight) and Dr Gary Deed (Specialist GP, Chair of RACGP, Diabetes Specific Interests Committee).
Aged care worker (coming soon)
Aboriginal health workers and practitioners (coming soon)
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