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Pacific Pharmacists’ Association treasurer and Auckland pharmacist Natalia Nu’u on the importance of pronouncing patients’ names correctly to encourage meaningful interactions
“Why Getting a Name Right Matters” By Zulekha Nathoo 12th January 2021
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210108-the-signals-we-send-when-we-get-names-wrong
Ludeke M, Puni R, Cook L, Pasene M, Abel G, Sopoaga F. Access to general practice for Pacific peoples: a place for cultural competency. Journal of Primary Healthcare. 2012:4(2):123-130
Gray B. Managing the cross-cultural consultation: The importance of cultural safety. NZ Fam Physician. 2008;35(2):124–130.
“How to Respect My Ethnic Name” by Anparasan Sivakumaran
https://www.instagram.com/anpulondon/?hl=en
https://www.anpu.london/
In this article, Sue Frankland looks at the global problem of wastage of medications, including causes such as overprescribing and non-adherence. She also presents information from her master’s dissertation on how people understand, and respond to, medication expiration dates
Why recognising the signs of dehydration is important...
