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In this article from NZ Doctor Rata Aotearoa, specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones discusses overcoming clinical inertia and using The Whānau Ora Outcomes Framework to tackle Māori inequity.
In this article from New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa, pharmacist prescriber Penny Clark says the need to change cilazapril may be an opportunity to optimise drug therapy, especially if there are any concerns regarding effectiveness, adverse drug effects or the ‘triple whammy’.
This article investigates whether exempting people (with high health needs and living in areas of high deprivation) from a $5 prescription charge reduces hospital use.
BMC Health Services Research
The Asthma + Respiratory Foundation NZ is shining a light on four, inspiring New Zealand women working in the fields of respiratory research and technology
This study examines pharmacists' confidence in explaining biosimilars to patients and explores the information they would provide in response to common queries.
Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy
This report from the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor explores the mounting threat posed by infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance in Aotearoa New Zealand. It brings together international and domestic science and case studies, detailing the infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance landscape globally and at home, where we are in tackling these threats, and how we could do better.
In this article by New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa, specialist GP Lucy O'Hagan realises she is failing to share decision-making with her patients and describes some tools to help.
The Asthma & Respiratory Foundation NZ has released all translations of its Child Asthma Action Plans and Child Asthma Symptom Diaries as editable digital documents, meaning the plans can be completed online and then emailed to families for use or saved to health management portals such as Manage My Health. The digital plans are available in English, te reo Māori, Samoan and Tongan.
This report was created to develop an in-depth understanding of Māori health consumers' and health providers/practitioners' perspectives on shared decision-making, and make recommendations for a more equity focused Choosing Wisely campaign. Produced by the Council of Medical Colleges, Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa, Anna Adcock, and David Tipene-Leach.
This open access article from NZ Doctor Rata Aotearoa weighs up the benefits and risks of the two oral antiviral medicines currently available for early treatment of COVID-19. Written by Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu.