OPT208 - Professional Practice and Optical Business

Subject Title
Professional Practice and Optical Business

Subject Description
This course highlights the professional role of the optician through the exploration of the business of Opticianry. Students gain perspective on issues inherent in delivering vision care within a regulated health environment.

Credit Status
One credit toward the Opticianry Diploma Program

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

1. Employ professional scope and standards of practice based on federal and provincial policies, regulations and legislation as well as the reporting obligation

• Demonstrate understanding of principles of informed consent by applying to scenarios.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the difference between implied and informed consent by having a patient read and sign authorizations before treatment.
• Engages a patient in an informed consent process that respects balance of power and cultural differences.
• Assesses a patient/caregiver?s level of understanding and uses the appropriate level of technical and plain language.
• Discuss College of Opticians of Ontario (COO) Standards of Practice.
• Outline regulatory requirements related to confidentiality and privacy with respect to storage and destruction of patient information.
• Describe access and transfer of patient records accordance with federal and provincial legislation and COO Standards of Practice.
• Takes part in continuing education for Professional Portfolio assignment.
• Categorize content for professional portfolio in adherence to regulatory policy.
• Determine when to refer a patient for consultation or treatment when conditions are present that exceed the optician?s scope, knowledge, skill, or expertise.
• Demonstrates professional development by incorporating new knowledge into practice.
• Identify what types of conduct constitute professional misconduct.
• Assess situations which would require optician?s reporting obligations

2. Manage ethically challenging situations including social and environmental responsibility according to regulatory professional
obligations and the impact on Canadian businesses.

• Explain Ethical Decision-Making Model
• Discuss Code of Ethics
• Implement honest, ethical and professional practice to case studies role play
• Demonstrate understanding of maintaining professional relationship and referral network with other members of the healthcare team to facilitate management of the patient?s overall eye health needs.

3. Explain the various forms of business ownership, and the importance of entrepreneurs in the Canadian economy.

• Identify and describe the different forms of business ownership
• Explain entrepreneurship and its importance to the Canadian economy.
• Identify the steps involved in starting a small business.
• Identify what makes a good entrepreneur

4. Describe the basic elements of a business plan according to the appropriate structures for setting up a Business in Canada.

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