International Core Curriculum For Ophthalmic Assistants

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Posted on March 14, 2012
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Presented by the Allied Health Curriculum Task Force of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) and the International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO), March 2009

Published in March 2009, the International Core Curriculum For Ophthalmic Assistants focuses on five core competencies: Patient care; Medical knowledge; Professionalism, Interpersonal and Communication skills; Technical and Scientific skills; and Community and Health Services.

The competencies are organized into three sections: Introduction to Ophthalmology, Basic Skills, and Advanced Skills.

The curriculum was written by Dr. William Astle, Chair of the ICO Task Force on Para-Ophthalmic Vision Specialist Education (now Allied Health Education); and Lynn Anderson, Executive Director of JCAHPO.