Activities and possibilities with the Neuro-Orthoptics Clinical Advisory Group
| Saturday, November 2, 2024 |
| 4:05 PM - 4:35 PM |
| Panorama Rooms 2 & 3 |
Overview
Neryla Jolly and Michelle Courtney-Harris
Speaker
Mrs Neryla Jolly
Epping Eye Surgery
Activities and possibilities with the Neuro-Orthoptics Clinical Advisory Group
Abstract
The Neuro-Orthoptics Clinical Advisory Group (CAG) was formed in 2023 in response to a callout by Orthoptics Australia for practitioners to form communities of practice around special interest areas. Clinical Advisory Groups are part of the future of orthoptics, and will play an important role in informing the advocacy work of Orthoptics Australia, advising on incoming clinical guidelines and legislation, and developing resources to support practice.
In this special session, Neuro-Orthoptics CAG members aim to advise, educate and include through providing an overview of the CAG’s vision and aims, some examples of CAG members in action through case study presentations, and suggest ways to become involved, including discussing development needs and opportunities with attendees. This is an interactive session in which CAG members are happy to answer questions about their activities and steps they have taken to advocate for neuro-orthoptics as a specialty area in their work.
Learning objectives from the session are:
1) Understand how a Clinical Advisory Group can be convened and managed
2) Identify the impacts of Neuro-Orthoptics specialisation upon patient outcomes
3) Share development needs in the area of Neuro-Orthoptics
4) Discover ways to become involved with the Neuro-Orthoptics CAG
In this special session, Neuro-Orthoptics CAG members aim to advise, educate and include through providing an overview of the CAG’s vision and aims, some examples of CAG members in action through case study presentations, and suggest ways to become involved, including discussing development needs and opportunities with attendees. This is an interactive session in which CAG members are happy to answer questions about their activities and steps they have taken to advocate for neuro-orthoptics as a specialty area in their work.
Learning objectives from the session are:
1) Understand how a Clinical Advisory Group can be convened and managed
2) Identify the impacts of Neuro-Orthoptics specialisation upon patient outcomes
3) Share development needs in the area of Neuro-Orthoptics
4) Discover ways to become involved with the Neuro-Orthoptics CAG
Biography
Neryla Jolly is an orthoptist at Royal Ryde Brain Injury Unit, and in private practice testing patients for vision and driving standards.
Neryla's clinical experience has disclosed the importance of vision in daily living skills. Her research involvement has been in the areas of stroke and brain injury and their impact on vision.
Dr Michelle Courtney-Harris
Lecturer
University of Technology Sydney, Orthoptics
Activities and possibilities with the Neuro-Orthoptics Clinical Advisory Group
Biography
Michelle Courtney-Harris is an experienced clinical orthoptist, and lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) dedicated to fostering academic learning and clinical education of orthoptic students. Michelle has recently completed a PhD, with the chosen area of research focused on visual problems in stroke and related ocular conditions. As a result of Michelle’s PhD project NSW Health now has a validated vision-screening tool and an accompanying eLearning module that can be accessed by practitioners to aid in the screening of vision problems in stroke survivors.
