In this video, Sandy Bhawan, talks through the research and approaches developed by PHARMAC to help achieve medicine access equity. Dr Gill then discusses equity issues in a rural clinical setting, using the example of her work in the Te Whānau ā Apanui Community Health Centre, a remote practice in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
Sandy Bhawan’s discussion covers:
• PHARMAC’s focus on medicine access equity.
• Priority populations and conditions.
• How you can make a difference.
Dr Gill’s discussion covers:
• Improving medicine access equity in remote rural areas.
• Case study: Te Whānau ā Apanui Community Health Centre.
This video was recorded from a live webinar hosted by Mobile Health on 21 October 2020 attended by predominantly rural health professionals.
The video has been edited for clarity.
This activity has been endorsed by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and has been approved for up to 0.75 CME credits for continuing professional development purposes (1 credit per learning hour). To claim your CPD credits, log in to your Te Whanake dashboard and record these activities under the appropriate learning category.
This activity has been endorsed by the PSNZ as suitable for inclusion in a pharmacist’s CE records for CPD purposes.
Medicine affordability is one of the five drivers of medicine access equity.
Up to 40 per cent of people continue to pay prescription copayments even though they are entitled to an exemption. No person or family should pay more than $100 per annum for subsidised medicines.