Here you will find all our clinical education resources from articles to recorded webinars, all supporting equitable access to funded medicines.
Intended for all members of the healthcare team, this video explores improving asthma outcomes and achieving health equity by making effective connections with patients and whānau.
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week is running from 18-24 November 2022. Aligning with the global action plan endorsed by WHO, the prime minister’s chief science advisor recommends collective and urgent action to mitigate the risk of antimicrobial resistance. Read this aHAH! moment to find out more.
The funded brand of paracetamol oral liquid, Paracare and Paracare Double Strength, will soon be replaced with different brands. The strawberry and orange flavours will remain, but the liquids will be colour free and supplied in 200ml bottles. Learn more about the changes here.
Available evidence indicates that Evusheld is useful against only a small number of the variants of COVID-19 in New Zealand. It is not routinely recommended for use and will only remain available for ordering until the stock has expired. Pharmac continues to review this regularly.
The funded brand of morphine ampoules has changed, as a result of Pharmac’s annual tender process. Learn more about the changes here.
If you’re after a short piece of education, our bulletins highlight key issues that can promote team discussion and spark ideas for clinical quality improvement initiatives. Read this aHAH! moment to find out more.
This video is a recording of the live webinar hosted by Mobile Health on 7 September 2022. Asthma NZ nurse educators Bekitemba Maseko and Ann Wheat highlight the importance of asthma action plans and provide practical advice resulting from real case scenarios.
Looking for up-to-date information on asthma? You can find it here!
We’ve linked resources from multiple providers into one place so it’s easy for you to find what you need.
This editable PDF helps you to delve into the EPiC data, contemplate your prescribing, reflect on your current practice, and set goals and actions.
*New audit section*
An additional audit/CQI section allows you or your practice team to repeat the process, completing activities that may be used for Foundation Standard or the Cornerstone CQI or Equity modules.
Hospitalisation and death due to asthma are unacceptably high for Māori and Pacific peoples – and little has changed over the past 18 years. The 2020 Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) asthma guidelines include recommendations to improve care in Māori and Pacific peoples.
New guidelines were published in 2020, incorporating recent advances in the management of asthma and recognising inequities in asthma care experienced by Māori and Pacific peoples. This article discusses current recommendations from the Asthma & Respiratory Foundation NZ.
EPiC is a free, data-driven tool that enables users to explore individual, practice and national prescribing behaviours. Insights from EPiC data can help users to consider their practice and inform targeted interventions or quality improvement initiatives.