Policy & regulation Archives

Alcon has confirmed its new Unity systems are now registered in Australia, and will be commercially available in 2025. Image: Konektus Photo/Shutterstock.com.

Cataract

All-new Alcon Unity vitreoretinal and cataract systems approved in Australia

December 4, 2024

Alcon has revealed its “highly anticipated” Unity Vitreoretinal Cataract System and Unity Cataract System have been included on the Australian...

Theo Charalambous (left) is the new president of Optometry Australia. Also getting new roles on the board are Shavu Bose, Ramy Aziz and Elise Pocknee-Clem. Image: Optometry Australia.

Ahpra/National Boards

Changes at the top in Optometry Australia national board shuffle

by Staff Writer

December 3, 2024

Mr Theo Charalambous has been appointed president and Mr Shuva Bose as vice-president of Optometry Australia (OA). Charalambous succeeds Ms...

The ASO has started an online petition in the wake of the Healthscope insurance impasse. Image: Andrey Popov/stock.adobe.com

Ahpra/National Boards

ASO launches petition to push for establishment of private health commission

by Staff Writer

December 3, 2024

The Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) has launched a petition for the Federal Government to establish a private health commission....

Medical professionals from overseas make up a big slice of Australia's increase in the health workforce numbers. Image: Sudok1/stock.adobe.com

Ahpra/National Boards

Number of medical professionals in Australia hits record, says Ahpra

by Staff Writer

November 26, 2024

The number of registered medical practitioners in Australia has passed 900,000 for the first time, according to the Australian Health...

Federal Government

Optometry Australia says Gov must reinstate two-yearly Medicare-subsidised eye exams

by Staff Writer

November 20, 2024

Optometry Australia (OA) is renewing its call for the Federal Government to reinstate Medicare-subsidised eye exams every two years for...

The role of orthoptists and oral drug prescribing by optometrists featured in the final report. Images: Seventyfour/stock.adobe.com & Jiri Hera/stock.adobe.com.

Ahpra/National Boards

Ophthalmic voice heard as health minister considers scope-of-practice overhaul

by Myles Hume

November 12, 2024

Practitioner title protection and the “unnecessarily complex” process to make reforms around issues like drug prescribing are among longstanding issues...

More overseas medical professionals are heading to Australia after a streamlining of the registration process.
Image: MohamadFaizal/stock.adobe.com.

Local

Fast-track process for overseas medical specialists approved by ministers

by Staff Writer

October 28, 2024

Australia’s health ministers have approved the registration standard that fast-tracks the process bringing overseas specialists into Australia. That paves the...