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The IDEAS Van Initiative

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 403 319 914

Address: Level 10, 12 Creek Street 4000 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.ideasvan.org/

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06.06.2022 A BRIGHT FUTURE IN SIGHT AS THE IDEAS VAN AND ST JOHN AMBULANCE MERGE. The IDEAS Van, Australia’s first mobile Ophthalmic treatment facility, to combat avoidable blindness in remote and vulnerable Australian communities, has joined forces with St John Ambulance Queensland. St John will continue to provide state of the art outpatient ophthalmic facilities to Queensland’s’ most vulnerable communities, and to other regions across Australia.... Lyndall De Marco, IDEAS Van founding CEO, said, It has been an extraordinary journey, with over 7,000 patients treated, mostly complex cases, receiving their specialist services by our world class ophthalmologists, completely bulk-billed to Medicare with no out of pocket expenses. Patients have been treated in Victorian and Queensland communities, close to home, and in collaboration with Emerald and Gladstone Hospitals which have utilised the IDEAS Van to conduct their ophthalmic outpatients’ clinics since 2019. For decades St John Ambulance, a charitable, non-profit, humanitarian organisation, has helped save countless lives and address isolation and disadvantage in our community. It is the perfect new home for the IDEAS Van to continue its celebrated work and extend its outreach program to regional areas. Stephen Porter, CEO St John’s Queensland said, We are delighted for the opportunity to build on the success of the IDEAS Van which has developed an extraordinary partnership with the medical, corporate and public sectors. St John Ambulance is dedicated to enhancing the lives of all those in regional areas, with a renewed focus on resilience, wellbeing and community. This outstanding facility will make it possible for more Ophthalmologists to bring their expertise to people that are marginalised due to the tyranny of distance and access. It will enable Australia’s most vulnerable communities to address the issue of avoidable blindness. Check out our videos: https://youtu.be/3YAMen9gYnk https://fb.watch/9aMkUfz63W/

04.06.2022 After few months of hard work and dedication, we are delighted to officially announce the launch of our new website. (https://www.ideasvan.org) Our goal with this new website is to provide our visitors an easier way to learn about what we do; and how the IDEAS van helps substantially reduce blindness and visual impairment amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders with diabetes. The new website is creative, interactive and gives better access to information. Watch our sh...ortened video (https://www.ideasvan.org/treatment#vimeo) to see how the IDEAS initiative transforms the live of Indigenous Australians in the outback. We will be constantly updating our content with helpful information, articles, newsletters, announcements and client successes in the Articles section (https://www.ideasvan.org/articles) and social media. We hope you find the new website with a fresh look, easy to access information and we wish to establish this website as a source of information for those who visits our site. We would also like to thank our amazing staff and digital partner Pup Digital who donated their time and energy to make this site what it is. For any questions, suggestions, feedback or comments, please feel free to direct message or contact us. #diabetes #indigenous #blindness #websitelaunch

26.05.2022 Diabetes and glucose intolerance affects up to 50% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults who live in rural and remote communities. One in three diagnosed will also have diabetic retinopathy, which is preventable or treatable in 94% of cases when diagnosed in the early stages. The IDEAS Initiative brings world class facilities to rural and remote communities in an effort to substantially reduce blindness and visual impairment amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isla...nders with diabetes. Watch our short Video to learn more about how our IDEAS Van helps reduce preventable blindness in Australia's outback. #IDEASVAN