Pharmacist researcher Joanna Hikaka continues her work in Māori health, with two of her latest studies revealing the essential role pharmacy plays in managing the health of Māori patients, writes Paulette Crowley
Māori health leaders hope the decolonisation of traditional rongoā healing will help to improve health outcomes for Māori. With ACC funding rongōa services and promises of more contracts, pharmacists supporting rongoā welcome its partnership with mainstream medicine. Paulette Crowley reports
Brendon McIntosh (Kāi Tahu) of Kia Kaha Chemist travels around the South Island to marae and community centres giving talks on wellbeing for Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu, the Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency for the South Island. He also locums a few days a week in community pharmacy.
Māori health leaders hope the decolonisation of traditional rongoā healing will help to improve health outcomes for Māori. With ACC funding rongōa services and promises of more contracts, pharmacists supporting rongoā welcome its partnership with mainstream medicine. Paulette Crowley reports
Māori health leaders hope the decolonisation of traditional rongoā healing will help to improve health outcomes for Māori. With ACC funding rongōa services and promises of more contracts, pharmacists supporting rongoā welcome its partnership with mainstream medicine. Paulette Crowley reports
Academic pharmacist Nataly Martini provides key information on Helicobacter pylori pathophysiology, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment strategies to enhance patient outcomes