Lisa Penrose is a clinical and public health optometrist committed to Closing the Gap in Vision. Lisa is a strong advocate for integration of health services and the inclusion of culture into health programs, where quality is always the driving concern. Lisa has a Masters of Public Health from the University of Newcastle, specialist certificates in Paediatric Vision and Advanced Contact Lens Management from the University of Melbourne, and a Bachelor of Optometry from the University of New South Wales.
Lisa has published in the CSIRO Journal of Primary Health Care regarding redesigning of a surgical pathway to improve access to cataract surgery for Indigenous Australians in SE Queensland. She has developed innovative, sustainable, integrated eye health systems within urban, rural and remote communities throughout Queensland. The novel use of E-Health and collaborative partnerships have been integral factors in the success of these systems.
Lisa has been a project consultant on two major national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health projects funded through the Federal Department of Health under The Fred Hollows Foundation and Vision 2020 Australia. She is a LEAD trainer for The Brien Holden Foundation on the Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Project and is an active contributor to many reference groups including Optometry Australia's current diabetes clinical guidelines protocols group and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Working Group.
Project
The Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee Churchill Fellowship to explore models of integrated primary health care to improve Indigenous eye health
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