Module Therapeutic Prescribing for Optometrists

Course

In Glasgow

£ 1,820 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Glasgow (Scotland)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This modular postgraduate course is designed to enable fully qualified optometrists to gain Additional Supply or Independent Prescriber status. The course consists of three modules held over one year.



Each of the three modules carries 20 postgraduate credits. These credits count towards further postgraduate qualifications such as the MSc Clinical Ophthalmology & Vision Research.

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Glasgow (Glasgow City)
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Cowcaddens Road, G4 0BA

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Course programme

In Scotland, optometrists have recently been granted independent prescribing rights, allowing them to treat a range of common ocular conditions independently. This represents a significant milestone in the development of the scope of optometric practice and puts Scottish optometry and Scottish optometric education at the forefront in Europe.

This programme provides qualified optometrists (UK-based and international) with an opportunity to enhance their knowledge ion the diagnosis and management of common eye disorders and to subsequently gain the right to prescribe medications for these conditions independently (this-05-vary for international students according to respective national legal regulations).

The course consists of three taught modules at Glasgow Caledonian University, which are complemented by a distance-learning component. A practical placement and a passing of a final exam set by the College of Optometrists are (required for registration of the qualification with the GOC.

All University-based modules are compact weekend sessions (one per module), consisting of lectures and clinical hands-on workshops.

For the distance-learning component, a series of articles on diagnosis and management of relevant eye conditions as well as on principles of medical prescribing will be made available. Upon completion of Module 3, a clinical placement is required for candidates who are aiming for 'Independent Prescriber' registration (IP) with the GOC. For international candidates not wishing to register their qualification in the UK, a clinical placement is not mandatory.

Credits accumulated in this course can be used in the future for further study towards Master-level qualifications.

BSc (Hon) Optometry, GOC registration or equivalent national qualification

Module Therapeutic Prescribing for Optometrists

£ 1,820 + VAT