Mauri Tau me te Māramatanga: Weaving world views together in Aotearoa

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MENTAL HEALTH

Mauri Tau me te Māramatanga: Weaving world views together in Aotearoa

21 July 2021

By Lila O’Farrell and Sharon Rickard

Wednesday 21 July 2021, 12:15 AM

Youth representatives from Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae, Tāmaki Health and Te Rau Ora co-designing the rangatahi Mauri Tau me te Māramatanga

This article reviews a mindfulness meditation-based programme that brings cultural and scientific elements together to provide care that is meaningful to Māori

Lila O’Farrell and Sharon Rickard

This article has been endorsed by the RNZCGP and has been approved for up to 0.25 CME credits for the General Practice Educational Programme and conti, Educate small, BACK panel - grey

Medicines and Therapies

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For older people and frail people, the long-term benefit of medicines reduces and the potential for harm from adverse effects increases. When the benefit–risk balance changes in this way, medicine review and optimisation are important to simplify the therapeutic regimen, reduce inappropriate medicines and minimise risks. In this article, pharmacist prescriber Linda Bryant uses two case studies to illustrate important considerations during medicine reviews

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