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The hub for all your learning resources.

Here you will find all our clinical education resources from articles to recorded webinars, all supporting equitable access to funded medicines.

Microlearning

Dealing with ACEs

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor availability is changing. This piece of microlearning outlines the changes and gives links to useful resources. 

Contributor
He Ako Hiringa
15 February 2023
  • HAH Bulletins
  • CVD
Episode five

Episode Five: Antimicrobial stewardship and UTI

13 minutes to Listen

Episode five of our Legendary Conversations podcast focuses on the appropriate use of antibiotics for uncomplicated urinary tract infection. Lauren Smith, senior practice fellow at the University of Otago School of Pharmacy, uses a case study to discuss the current recommendations for UTI treatment.

Contributor
He Ako Hiringa
2 February 2023
  • Antimicrobials
  • Podcast
Microlearning

Antimicrobial stewardship

This piece of microlearning explores the importance of antimicrobial stewardship in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Contributor
He Ako Hiringa
13 December 2022
  • HAH Bulletins
  • Antimicrobials

Antimicrobial stewardship: It's time for collective action

1 minute to Read + 60 minutes to Watch

This video is a recording of the live webinar hosted by He Ako Hiringa on 22 November 2022. Dr Sharon Gardiner and associate professor Matire Harwood highlight the importance of antimicrobial stewardship in New Zealand. 

Contributor
Dr Sharon Gardiner and associate professor Matire Harwood
5 December 2022
  • Antimicrobials
  • Recorded webinars
EPiC Reflect Antibiotics with audit

EPiC Reflect & Audit - Antibiotics

This editable PDF helps you to delve into the EPiC data, contemplate your prescribing, reflect on your current practice, and set goals and actions.

*New audit section*
An additional audit/CQI section allows you or your practice team to repeat the process, completing activities that may be used for Foundation Standard or the Cornerstone CQI or Equity modules.

Contributor
He Ako Hiringa
1 December 2022
  • Reflect & audit activities
  • EPiC
  • Antimicrobials
Surveying the current landscape while appreciating the bigger picture

Antimicrobial stewardship: Primary care can build on recent gains

11 minutes to Read

Antimicrobial resistance presents an imminent threat to the future of New Zealanders’ wellbeing and access to effective, safe healthcare. This article describes initiatives for improving antimicrobial stewardship, the New Zealand antimicrobial prescribing landscape as it stands, and actions that can be taken immediately in primary care.

Contributor
He Ako Hiringa, reviewed by Dr Sharon Gardiner
15 November 2022
  • Antimicrobials
  • Clinical article
Changing ACEs – what’s coming, what’s going?

Changing ACEs: The new line up

2 minutes to Read

The ACE inhibitor cilazapril will soon be delisted – new alternatives include ramipril capsules and an 8mg perindopril tablet.

This article summarises recent and upcoming changes to ACE inhibitor availability, and provides a dose equivalence table and advice for switching between medicines.

Contributor
He Ako Hiringa, reviewed by Dr Noni Richards
14 November 2022
  • CVD
  • Clinical article

Talking asthma: The power of the basics

15 minutes to Watch

Intended for all members of the healthcare team, this video explores improving asthma outcomes and achieving health equity by making effective connections with patients and whānau.

Contributor
He Ako Hiringa
4 November 2022
  • Asthma
  • Videos
Microlearning

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week is running from 18-24 November 2022. Aligning with the global action plan endorsed by WHO, the prime minister’s chief science advisor recommends collective and urgent action to mitigate the risk of antimicrobial resistance. Read this aHAH! moment to find out more. 

Contributor
He Ako Hiringa
1 November 2022
  • HAH Bulletins
  • Antimicrobials
Brand change

Paracetamol oral liquid

3 minutes to Read

The funded brand of paracetamol oral liquid, Paracare and Paracare Double Strength, will soon be replaced with different brands. The strawberry and orange flavours will remain, but the liquids will be colour free and supplied in 200ml bottles. Learn more about the changes here. 

Contributor
He Ako Hiringa
17 October 2022
  • Brand change
Evusheld notice

Evusheld (tixagevimab with cilgavimab) for COVID-19 pre-exposure prophylaxis

7 minutes to Read

Available evidence indicates that Evusheld is useful against only a small number of the variants of COVID-19 in New Zealand. It is not routinely recommended for use. Pharmac continues to review this regularly. 

Contributor
He Ako Hiringa, reviewed by Gareth Frew and Eamon Duffy
6 October 2022
  • COVID-19
  • Clinical article
Brand change

Morphine ampoules

1 minute to Read

The funded brand of morphine ampoules has changed, as a result of Pharmac’s annual tender process. Learn more about the changes here. 

Contributor
He Ako Hiringa
30 September 2022
  • Brand change

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