The eyes and lows of lockdown (Part 3): Taking care of your career

College Council member and optometrist,  Dr Parth Shah
MCOptom,  takes over our airwaves for the final time in with
his third COVID-themed podcast. In this episode, he talks to
Sally Gosling, Director of Education at The College of
Optometrists,  about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected
optometrists’ professional roles, what they should be doing to
respond to and take advantage of the evolving optical landscape,
and how the College is actively supporting this through
innovative CET, CPD and specialised higher qualifications.





Learning opportunities mentioned in this episode include: 


CPD Webinars - https://www.college-optometrists.org/webinars


Online peer discussions -
https://www.college-optometrists.org/events


Virtual coffee mornings -
https://www.college-optometrists.org/events


Fellowship by portfolio -
https://www.college-optometrists.org/fellowship


COVID CET courses -
https://learning.college-optometrists.org/course/index.php?categoryid=58


Higher qualifications - https://www.college-optometrists.org/HQ


Independent Prescribing course -
https://www.college-optometrists.org/IP


 


This episode was recorded remotely and so may not meet our usual
sound quality standards!