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
Competency not enough to keep patients safe
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Competency not enough to keep patients safe
Thursday 16 September 2021, 09:12 AM
Māori health academic and GP David Tipene-Leach speaking at GP21: Conference for General Practice: “Acknowledge historical trauma in everything you do in the clinic”
From cultural sensitivity to cultural safety via cultural competency, it has been a decades-long journey for health professionals. Editor Barbara Fountain reports from GP21: Conference for General Practice in Wellington last month
Cultural safety can be an empowering approach for all of us
Māori health academic David Tipene-Leach is keen to counter any hesitancy GPs might f