AONA NATIONAL COUNCIL

The Australian Ophthalmic Nursing Association National Council is a partnership between the not-for-profit peer professional ophthalmic nursing associations of AONA and AONA Queensland, to collaborate on key national activities. It was formalised in 2016, with the objective to:

• Provide professional representation for ophthalmic nurses

• Develop and maintain national standards, statements, and recommendations relating to the practice of ophthalmic nursing

• Provide advice and collaboration if requested, for any post graduate education or ophthalmic learning opportunity

• Seek to include ophthalmic nurses in the wider national and global visual dialogue and strategies, and their participation in sector initiatives

• Provide a national point-of-contact to other external stakeholders and interested parties wishing to engage the national ophthalmic nursing community

• Encourage member engagement and collaboration with national research and innovation projects and opportunities

• Share information on meetings, conferences and workshops and support the publication of a national newsletter

• Promote the profession of ophthalmic nursing

• Act as the national consultative body on issues affecting ophthalmic nurses.

We partner with other organisations within Australia and internationally, including: