This article, written by Sidhesh Phaldessai, provides an overview of geriatric psychopharmacology, including the epidemiology of mental health disorders in the older population, the physiological changes that occur with ageing and their impact on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and the use of psychotropic medications in older adults
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Wednesday 1 November 2023, 09:58 AM
Uri Ririki vaccine health checker Janet Soon (left) with outreach vaccinators Georgina Tucker and Chris Leung [Image: supplied]
Outreach vaccinators Georgina Tucker and Chris Leung spend a lot of their days vaccinating Auckland babies and toddlers in their homes as part of the Rapid Response Home Visiting Team for the Uri Ririki- Child Health Connection Centre. They tell Paulette Crowley why their job is such a privilege
You definitely need a unique skill set to do outreach. You have to be very people-oriented, well-informed for good conversations and empathetic – real, URCHCC Clinic van, The Rapid Response Home Visiting Team’s custom health services clinic van [Image - Supplied]