This article, written by Sidhesh Phaldessai, provides an overview of geriatric psychopharmacology, including the epidemiology of mental health disorders in the older population, the physiological changes that occur with ageing and their impact on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and the use of psychotropic medications in older adults
Indigenising your space: Why it’s ‘crucial’ and where to begin
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Indigenising your space: Why it’s ‘crucial’ and where to begin
Thursday 11 March 2021, 10:38 AM
An image from “Māori Foods: Kiekie” – School Journal 1968: “Miss Taipa plaiting tieke”. [Photo: Helen Buttfield on WikiCommons]
It is “crucial” to indigenise your pharmacy in order to establish a culturally safe environment as the existing one-sided systems fail, according to health researcher and psychiatrist Diana Kopua. Anna Lee reports
Diana Kopua (Ngāti Porou) developed Mahi a Atua in 1996, a programme which encourages institutions to reinstate mātauranga Māori and develop indigenou, Diana Kopua 2021, Health academic and clinical psychiatrist Diana Kopua