Woodruff M E
J Am Optom Assoc. 1979 Feb;50(2):173-7.
Until recently Canada had little or no direction toward forming a National Health Policy. It was not until 1961 that a government agency served as an impetus in establishing a health care program. With this however, came the challenge for optometry to defend itself against the ophthalmological society in an effort to receive its fair share of recognition. Optometry met this challenge, both in the institutional and practical setting. As a result legislation was passed to establish very positive guidelines for the optometric community including the definition of optometry, peer review, standards of practice, continuing education, and the use of diagnostic drugs. Since then, Canada's Minister of Health issued a statement to elaborate on a number of health related issues. In this 1974 statement he emphasized the value of care should be comparable to that of cure. To meet this need a reemphasis on educational training would have to be met. Optometry has looked toward this policy to plan for its future educational objectives and methods of practice. Because these public policies have been formed in a positive way toward optometry the Canadian optometrist will continue to work toward the goal of being a better practitioner within the scope of this Canadian policy.
直到最近，加拿大在制定国家卫生政策方面几乎没有什么方向。直到1961年，一个政府机构才成为建立医疗保健计划的推动力。然而，随之而来的是验光行业面临的挑战，即要在眼科协会面前为自己辩护，以获得应有的认可。验光行业在机构和实践层面都应对了这一挑战。结果，通过了立法，为验光行业制定了非常积极的指导方针，包括验光的定义、同行评审、执业标准、继续教育以及诊断药物的使用。从那时起，加拿大卫生部长发表了一份声明，阐述了一些与健康相关的问题。在这份1974年的声明中，他强调护理的价值应与治疗的价值相当。为满足这一需求，必须重新强调教育培训。验光行业已参照这一政策来规划其未来的教育目标和执业方法。由于这些公共政策是以积极的方式针对验光行业制定的，加拿大验光师将继续朝着在这一加拿大政策范围内成为更优秀从业者的目标努力。
