Trauma-informed care is a framework that recognises the need to have a complete picture of a patient’s life to provide them with effective healthcare. It begins with an awareness of what trauma is and how it affects health and wellbeing. Here, Anna Elders challenges you to purposefully focus on the discovery, validation and support of trauma in your patients
New guidelines for asthma management were published in 2020. Pharmacist prescriber Helen Cant outlines what has changed in guideline recommendations and, in collaboration with medical writer Gayle Robins, discusses strategies for reducing the disproportionate asthma burden in Māori and Pacific peoples
Menopause can be a challenging time of life for women, many of whom seek relief from distressing symptoms that affect their function and quality of life. In this article, Susannah O’Sullivan describes how treatment should be tailored to each individual woman, while remembering to engage them in discussion of other midlife health considerations
Academic pharmacist Nataly Martini provides key information on Helicobacter pylori pathophysiology, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment strategies to enhance patient outcomes