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Participant Information Sheet – Te Punā Rongoā: Achieving medicines access equity for Māori – Pharmacists’ role

Community member Participant Information Sheet COMMUNITY MEMBER PARTICIPANT INFORMATION SHEET Research Title Te Puna Rongoā: Achieving Medicines Access Equity for Māori – Pharmacists’ role Researcher: My name is Jo Hikaka (Ngāruahine). I have almost 20 years’ experience as a pharmacist. I am also a Māori health researcher and am based

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Symposium – Final Programme

MPA are pleased to announce the interim programme for our symposium on 8th June 2019 at the University of Auckland (Grafton campus). See programme below For more details about the symposium click here To register click here

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The Privilege of a Pharmacy Degree

In yet another first, Leanne Te Karu has become the first Māori woman, and first pharmacist, to deliver a speech at an Otago University Health Sciences Graduation. On the 7th December 2018 Leanne stood in the Dunedin Town Hall to address the Pharmacy, Dentistry, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Medicine (except MBChB),

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Waitematā DHB Health Scholarship Recipient

Congratulations to Hunter Amende who is the first pharmacy student to be awarded a Waitematā DHB Health Scholarship. These scholarships aim to develop and support the Māori and Pasifika workforce within the DHB with the aim of supporting their local communities. Eligible applicants must live within the DHB and also

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Te Hapai Hauora Award 2018

The Pharmacy Reference Group for the Implementation of the Strategy for Māori Health (PRISM), are pleased to call for applications for the Te Hapai Hauora Award. PRISM is a voluntary group of stakeholders working together to implement the Māori Health Strategy for the Pharmacy Profession. The member organisations are as

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Te Hapai Hauora Award Winners

Congratulations to Ian McMichael, Sam Martin and Joyce Maipi who won the Te Hapai Hauora Award at the Pharmacy Today awards held in Auckland in July. The award was granted in recognition of the work they have done in developing a new service model. It is was based on an

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