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Below are details about continuing education and registration renewal in Australia.

Australia Optometry Continuing Professional Development Requirements: Optometrists registered with the Optometry Board of Australia must complete a minimum of 20 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) during each annual registration cycle, including specific requirements in therapeutic prescribing for endorsed optometrists and a minimum number of interactive CPD hours. The Board does not pre-approve individual CPD providers; instead, practitioners are responsible for selecting activities that are relevant to their scope of practice and that support clinical competence, patient safety, and evidence-based care. Optometrists must also maintain current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification as part of their registration standards.

15 hours of CPD may be completed through online CE courses. 

Access Optometry is accredited by COPE to provide continuing education for optometrists and offers an accredited certificate of completion and automatic board reporting with every course. Our online optometry CE courses align with the Optometry Board of Australia’s CPD standards and support practitioners in meeting their annual learning requirements with high quality, clinically relevant education.