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President of Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā – the Māori Pharmacists Association – Kevin Pewhairangi addresses the original question posed in last issue’s Dispensing Wisdom column – how can pharmacists overcome cultural barriers with Māori – and explains why the tenets of cultural safety are a good place to start in pharmacy
Wepa D. 2015. Cultural safety in Aotearoa New Zealand. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press: 2015.
Curtis E, Jones R, Tipene-Leach D, et al. Why cultural safety rather than cultural competency is required to achieve health equity: a literature review and recommended definition. Int J Equity in Health2019;18:174.
Waitangi Tribunal. Hauora - Report on stage one of the health services and outcomes kaupapa inquiry. 2019. https://tinyurl.com/tezlnpc
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...
