Optometrists provide an important service to people with diabetes, and they are perfectly placed to be an active part of the primary health team for their patients.
Understanding the psychosocial barriers their clients face and how this influences their vision and diabetes management allows optometrists to provide best practice care.
This presentation will discuss how to manage your consults to best address barriers to your patients’ vision and diabetes self-management. It will offer insights through case studies and share the 3 ‘A’ strategy which has been developed to assist optometrists.
Following the presentation, participants can apply their new learning immediately in their next patient consults.
Learning outcomes:
- Learn about the emotional and social impacts of living with diabetes and how to recognise these, including fears of future vision complications
- Recognise diabetes distress and burnout and understand the importance of this for patient health outcomes
- Gain tips on how to be proactive and respond effectively to diabetes distress and vision concerns during a consult.
