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
Three reasons to learn te reo Māori
Community pharmacist Claire Salter took part in a full-immersion Māori language course run at the University of Waikato’s Tauranga campus in 2022. She discusses her reasons for learning te reo as a Pākehā. From April, having a basic understanding of te reo Māori will be a requirement for all pharmacists under the Pharmacy Council’s competency standards
Māori Language Petition. See: tinyurl.com/Petition-tereo
Healthify Te Puna Waiora. Cultural safety & cultural competence for healthcare providers. See: tinyurl.com/Culture-competence
Curtis E, Jones R, Tipene-Leach D, et al. Why cultural safety rather than cultural competency is required to achieve health equity: a literature review and recommended definition. Int J Equity Health 2019;18:174. doi.org/10.1186/s12939-019-1082-3
Health Navigator/Health Literacy NZ. Self-management support course: Cultural safety modules 1 and 2 handout. See: tinyurl.com/Cultural-safe