Improving medicine access equity in primary care

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Sandy Bhawan, Dr Emily Gill
Improving medicine access equity in primary care - Sandy Bhawan and Dr Emily Gill

In this video, Sandy Bhawan, talks through the research and approaches developed by PHARMAC to help achieve medicine access equity. Dr Gill then discusses equity issues in a rural clinical setting, using the example of her work in the Te Whānau ā Apanui Community Health Centre, a remote practice in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.


What you can expect


Sandy Bhawan’s discussion covers:

• PHARMAC’s focus on medicine access equity.
• Priority populations and conditions.
• How you can make a difference.

Dr Gill’s discussion covers:

• Improving medicine access equity in remote rural areas.
• Case study: Te Whānau ā Apanui Community Health Centre.

This video was recorded from a live webinar hosted by Mobile Health on 21 October 2020 attended by predominantly rural health professionals.

The video has been edited for clarity.


Professional college endorsements

This activity has been endorsed by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and has been approved for up to 0.75 CME credits for continuing professional development purposes (1 credit per learning hour). To claim your CPD credits, log in to your Te Whanake dashboard and record these activities under the appropriate learning category.

This activity has been endorsed by the PSNZ as suitable for inclusion in a pharmacist’s CE records for CPD purposes.

Professional college endorsements