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KK8. the psychosocial dynamics of the doctor/patient relationship and understanding of the social, psychological and economic forces affecting diverse patient populations
KK9. community health care resources and delivery systems to improve care KK10. practice management structures and strategies as they pertain to the
various practice settings.
The New Doctor of Optometry Must be Capable
To provide the highest quality of care to their patients, Doctors of Optometry must possess appropriate cognitive and motor skills needed to prevent, diagnose, treat and manage clinical conditions that are within the scope of their professional responsibilities. The school or college of optometry shall ensure that before graduation each student will have demonstrated:
CC1. all the skills required for the diagnosis, triage, management and/or treatment of common visual conditions, including or resulting from:
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refractive anomalies
abnormalities of accommodation, monocular or binocular vision skills, oculomotor and sensory/perceptual dysfunctions
ocular disease and trauma
prior ocular surgery and/or laser intervention
systemic disease
environmental or occupational conditions
CC2. the ability to order and interpret frequently needed laboratory and diagnostic procedures
CC3. the critical-thinking skills needed to assess the patient’s visual and physical status and to interpret and process the data to formulate and execute effective management plans
CC4. the ability to prescribe or use ophthalmic materials, contact lenses, vision therapy, low vision devices, pharmaceuticals and certain surgical procedures to treat and manage vision disorders and disease
CC5. an understanding of nutritional influences on ocular physiology and systemic health and disease
CC6. the ability to understand, evaluate and apply the use of contemporary imaging technologies in the provision of eye and vision care
CC7. the ability to recognize and initiate the coordination of patient care requiring advanced medical, systemic, inter-professional or specialty care
June 2020 ASCO IPECP Toolkit
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