Strengthening Indigenous eye care in Australia and New Zealand through a Leaders in Indigenous Optometry Education Network

Sharon A. Bentley; Nicola S. Anstice; James A. Armitage; Jason Booth; Steven C. Dakin; Garry Fitzpatrick; Peter Herse; Lisa Keay; Allison M. McKendrick

doi:10.1111/1753-6405.13080

Strengthening Indigenous eye care in Australia and New Zealand through a Leaders in Indigenous Optometry Education Network

Sharon A. Bentley, Nicola S. Anstice, James A. Armitage, Jason Booth, Steven C. Dakin, Garry Fitzpatrick, Peter Herse, Lisa Keay, Allison M. McKendrick

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The leaders of optometry schools in Australia and New Zealand/Aotearoa aim to establish a Leaders in Indigenous Optometry Education Network (LIOEN) dedicated to strengthening Indigenous eye care through better educating optometry students and increasing the number of Indigenous optometrists.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	89-92
Number of pages	4
Journal	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Volume	45
Issue number	2
Early online date	22 Feb 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13080
Publication status	Published - Apr 2021

Keywords

Commentary
Victorian Optometrists Training and Education Trust
Indigenous eye care
Australia
New Zealand
Leaders in Indigenous Optometry Education Network (LIOEN)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan
Whakamaua: Maori Health Action Plan

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Bentley, S. A., Anstice, N. S., Armitage, J. A., Booth, J., Dakin, S. C., Fitzpatrick, G., Herse, P., Keay, L., & McKendrick, A. M. (2021). Strengthening Indigenous eye care in Australia and New Zealand through a Leaders in Indigenous Optometry Education Network. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45(2), 89-92. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13080

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