Section 1 - Identification

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* 1. Please provide your name.

Section 2 - Ownership & Business Models

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* 2. Please indicate which of the following best describes your current employment status. Check all that apply.

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* 3. Please indicate which of the following best describes the business model of your place of employment.

Section 4 - Special Interests

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* 4. Do you have a special interest in any of the following areas?

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* 5. Do you offer any specialized services to your patients?

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* 6. Have you received advanced training beyond your optometry degree (i.e. residency, designations or certifications)?

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* 7. Do you have an interest in exploring the application of artificial intelligence and new technology in the delivery of patient care at a distance (i.e. teleoptometry)?

Section 3 - Optometric Services

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* 8. Do you manage and treat glaucoma patients?

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* 9. When the new provincial codes are in place for glaucoma coverage do you anticipate providing more management/treatment for glaucoma?

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* 10. Do you provide teleoptometry services?

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* 11. Are you interested in providing locum relief services to other members?

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* 12. Do you wish to receive referrals for optometric care in long-term care homes and other health care facilities, and if so, where?

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* 13. Do you wish to receive referrals from other healthcare providers for any of the following:

Section 5 - Indigenous Optometric Care

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* 14. Do you currently provide care in any First Nation and/or Métis communities (in the past 12 months)?

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* 15. What are the barriers preventing you from providing more, resuming care, or starting to provide care to First Nation and/or Métis communities?

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* 16. If the SAO were to remove some of the above barriers, how many hours / days would you consider contributing in a year?

Section 6 - General Satisfaction

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* 17. When thinking about the SAO in general, would you say that you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the services you receive?

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* 18. Please use the space below to elaborate on your answer to the previous question:

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* 19. Please tell us how important each of the following SAO services and activities are to you:

  Important Neither important nor unimportant Unimportant I do not know / Not Applicable
Regulating the profession of optometry in Saskatchewan
Negotiations of contracts for services (i.e. MSB, Drug Plan and Extended Benefits)
Advocating for full-scope optometry and scope expansion
In-person conference & continuing education
Virtual continuing education
Eyesafe
Educating the public on eye health and optometry (public awareness campaigns)
Increasing access to care for underserved people in SK (i.e. Indigenous and remote communities)
Children's Vision initiatives and campaigns
Fund for children's eyeglasses
SAO's Find an Optometrist webtool
Diagnostic drugs
Dress eyewear
TPA drug portal
Working collaboratively with other provincial and national optometric organizations on issues of common interest
Keeping members informed of issues impacting optometrists in Saskatchewan
Providing information, tools, resources, standards of practice and guidelines to support optometric pratices

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* 20. Please tell us how satisfied you are with each of the following SAO services and activities:

  Satisfied Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied Unsatisfied I do not know / Not Applicable
Regulating the profession of optometry in Saskatchewan
Negotiations of contracts for services (i.e. MSB, Drug Plan and Extended Benefits)
Advocating for full-scope optometry and scope expansion
In-person conference & continuing education
Virtual continuing education
Eyesafe
Educating the public on eye health and optometry (public awareness campaigns)
Increasing access to care for underserved people in SK (i.e. Indigenous and remote communities)
Children's Vision initiatives and campaigns
Fund for children's eyeglasses
SAO's Find an Optometrist webtool
Diagnostic drugs
Dress eyewear
TPA drug portal
Working collaboratively with other provincial and national optometric organizations on issues of common interest
Keeping members informed of issues impacting optometrists in Saskatchewan
Providing information, tools, resources, standards of practice and guidelines to support optometric pratices

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* 21. Are there any improvements you would like to see made to the above noted services of the SAO?

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* 22. Are there any new services you would like the SAO to offer?

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* 23. Please tell us how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with each of the following SAO publications / communications:

  Satisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied Dissatisfied I do not know / Not Applicable
Eye on SAO
SAO Member Portal
SAO Annual Report
SAO public-facing website
SAO public-facing Facebook page
SAO member-only Facebook group

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* 24. Please provide any comments or ideas on how the SAO can enhance our publications and communications tools. 

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* 25. Please state how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with the following SAO front-line services:

  Satisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied Dissatisfied I do not know / Not Applicable
Staff availability
Staff responsiveness
Staff knowledge
Staff courtesy

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* 26. What do you think Council is doing well?

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* 27. What do you think Council could do better?

Section 7 - Priorities

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* 28. The draft Regulated Health Professions Act, if passed will require significant changes to health regulators. If the SAO were to separate into two organizations registration with the regulatory (college) organization would be mandatory but optional for the association. Would you maintain your membership in the association?

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* 29. The SAO will be entering negotiations of our MSB and Drug Plan and Extended Benefits contracts. Please describe your top priorities and concerns that need to be addressed in a new contract.

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* 30. The SAO may be required to enter negotiations with WCB. Please describe your top priorities and concerns that need to be addressed in a contract with WCB.

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* 31. What are your top three (3) concerns about the optometric industry?

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* 32. What topic(s) should Council give priority to in the next two (2) years?

Section 8 - SAO Activities

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* 33. The SAO has identified children/parents, seniors, and the general public as key demographic in our public awareness initiatives. What target audiences would you like SAO to focus our public awareness efforts on?

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* 34. What topics would you suggest SAO focus our public awareness efforts on (i.e., importance of comprehensive eye exams, myopia management, coverage for children’s eye exams, etc.)

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* 35. What continuing education topics/presenters would you like SAO to offer? Please be as specific as possible (i.e., instead of saying “glaucoma”, say “glaucoma management with OCT”).

Section 9 - SAO Volunteer Opportunities

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* 36. Would you be interested in serving in a volunteer capacity for any of the following SAO committees/groups/activities? If you respond yes someone from the SAO will contact you to provide more information.

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Council
Board of Examiners
Mediation Committee
Discipline Committee
Billing Committee
Continuing Education Committee
Indigenous Relations Committee
New and Peer Support Mentors
Government Relations
North Society
South Society
U of R Senate (must be U of R graduate)
U of S Senate (must be U of S graduate)
CAO Liaison
Participating in SAO Public Awareness initiatives (written, audio, and/or video)
Presenting a Grand Rounds case discussion to SAO members
Presenting a Continuing Education course to SAO members (virtual or in-person)

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* 37. Is there another topic or area you would be interested in volunteering for or assisting the SAO with?

Section 10 - Member Demographics

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* 38. In what year were you born? (enter 4-digit birth year; for example, 1976)

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* 39. How many years have you worked as an optometrist?

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* 40. What is your gender identity?

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* 41. Do you identify as a member of a diverse community?

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* 42. How would you describe your workload in optometry?

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* 43. Do you anticipate you will retire or leave your practice in Saskatchewan in the next 5 years?

Section 11 - Wrap-up

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* 44. Is there anything that this survey has not covered (positive or constructive) that you think is important for the SAO to know? If so, then please describe your thoughts / ideas in the box below.

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