Expanding Scope of Practice for Ontario Optometrists
In 2011, The Optometry Act, 1991 was amended to include The Designated Drugs and Standards of Practice Regulation which expanded the scope of practice for Ontario optometrists to include prescribing privileges from a specific list of drugs. The goals of the optometry reform were to increase access...
Main Authors: | Emily Catherine Bray, Ivy Bourgeault |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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McMaster University Library Press
2017-06-01
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Series: | Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé |
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Online Access: | https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/hro-ors/article/view/2979 |
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