Specsavers named great place to work
Specsavers Australia is thrilled to have been named a Great Place to Work®, after our support office team received certification in May this year. Produced each year by research institute Great Place to Work Australia, the Great Places to Work list features Australian and international companies that have been ranked based on employee surveys and an evaluation of the employers’ policies and procedures. More than 39,000 Australian employees from over 124 companies were surveyed for the 2020 edition, with data for the study collected during the pandemic. According to the research institute, a great place to work is one “where you
SCCO Fringe Talk #2: Vision Australia gives parameters on low vision referrals
SCC Online 2020 has launched the second of its Fringe Talk series today, this presentation featuring Nabill Jacob, Clinical Relationship Manager at Vision Australia. The Fringe Talk is now available on-demand from the MyCPD Portal, which is hosting all of SCC Online 2020’s content for the duration of the conference for both Specsavers and non-Specsavers optometrists. The presentation discusses Vision Australia’s role in the nation’s eye health industry, what it offers patients with low vision, including the specialist services it provides. Nabill gives an in-depth case study of a patient with low vision and follows through by explaining parameters around
Doug Perkins Medal finalists named
Ten Australian and five New Zealand Specsavers stores were named as finalists for the annual Doug Perkins Medal at last night’s SCC Online Series live event, featuring Dr Matthew Russell. The Doug Perkins Medal, which was introduced in 2018, is presented to one Australian and one NZ store each year in recognition of consistently high standards of clinical excellence and patient care. The ten Australian finalists include: Elizabeth, SA Hollywood, SA Success, WA Rockingham, WA Loganholme, QLD Ipswich, QLD Runaway Bay, QLD Burwood, NSW Nowra Stocklands, NSW Dubbo NSW Warrnambool, VIC The five New Zealand finalists include: Massey Riccarton Westfield
Doug Perkins Medal finalists to be announced during SCC Online
Finalists for the annual Doug Perkins Medal will be announced this Wednesday as part of the second live event of the SCC Online Series. The prestigious medal, which is awarded to Australian and New Zealand Specsavers stores demonstrating consistently high standards of clinical excellence and patient care, is usually announced at the annual Specsavers Clinical Conference. This year, due to the ongoing impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic, the conference has been transformed into a four-month virtual series, featuring live webinars, panel events, fringe talks and videos, which will run until the end of October 2020. The Doug Perkins Medal was
SCC Online August line-up
The SCC Online Series is off and running with almost six hundred optometry professionals taking part in the first live webinar on July 29. The series continues as we head into August with five new live events, including our first panel discussion on diabetes, and an exclusive graduate session for all our early career optometrists. What’s coming in August Wednesday, August 5, 7pm AEST Clinical Decision Making in Vitreoretinal Disorders Dr Matthew Russell, MBChB FRANZO OKKO Eye Specialist Centre Register Now Wednesday, August 12, 7pm
The role of OCT in standardised care
One of the powerful things that comes from having a granular dataset for eye care across anywhere in the industry is that you can quickly identify those systems, processes and technologies that lead to a superior patient outcome. OCT is just one part of a number of initiatives and interventions that Specsavers has introduced as part of a framework to enable our optometrists to make consistently good decisions about patient health. In this video, our Director of Optometry, Dr Ben Ashby and Professional Services Manager, Naomi Barber discuss the impact of the decision to make OCT a part of the
One week to go: SCCO launches on July 29
There's only one week to go until the SCC Online 2020 series launches with our first live webinar. Across the next four months, the series will include a range of virtual presentations, panel discussions and interactive webinars on topics ranging from including glaucoma diagnosis and co-management, diabetic retinopathy screening, KeepSight updates and more, delivering educational content tailored for clinical optometry practice – with a strong supply of therapeutics points. Each SCC Online Series event will be eligible for both Australian CPD Points and New Zealand CD and General Points. Our first live webinar will feature respected opthalmologist Dr Aanchal Gupta,
Using data to improve performance
When it comes to delivering quality eye care, optometrists need to invest time in developing their clinical and diagnostic skills. At the core of professional development is the ability to understand the impact of what we do on a daily basis and how this affects our standards of patient care. Without measurement of the patient outcomes, it is very hard for optometrists to quantify how they are performing and to identify areas for improvement. This is why the collection and dissemination of patient outcome data is integral to a sustainable model for preventative eyecare, and an essential component of our
Caring for our communities – update
Update: 30 June 2020 From March until May, Australia faced unprecedented and immediate disruption to all services as the country battled the unknown effects of COVID-19. Specsavers stores in Australia and New Zealand are now fully reopened, and we are focused on providing a safe environment for patients as routine care resumes. As we have stood up team members and started to offer our services to more members of the public, we are providing patients and staff with a modified practice environment that strictly follows health department guidelines and ensures strict hygiene and social distancing measures are in place. As
Supporting our first responders
Specsavers is participating in First Responders Day, an initiative spearheaded by the he Australian Retailers’ Association as a thank you to all of Australia’s first responders who have put their own health and wellbeing on the line to support the country during the coronavirus pandemic. The initiative, which takes place on Thursday, June 25, enables medical and health workers, as well as police officers and firefighters, to head into any Specsavers store to receive 25% off on one complete pair from our $149 range or above. The date was specifically chosen by the Australian Retail Association to fall on a Thursday
