Lead researcher: Dr Joanna Hikaka (Ngāruahine)
Kia Ora!
You are invited to take part in this study to assess the usefulness of this educational resource as an activity for continuing professional development (CPD) relating to ethnicity-based eligibility criteria. The activity has been developed by the Māori Pharmacists’ Association. It was developed using feedback from a survey by pharmacists asking them what they would like from this kind of resource, and the resources were piloted with health professionals, including pharmacists.
DO I HAVE TO TAKE PART IN THIS STUDY?
No, you don’t. You can choose if you want to take part in this study. If you don’t want to take part, you don’t have to give a reason. You can also change your mind and pull out of the study at any time prior to submitting your final response.
This Information Sheet will help you decide if you’d like to take part. You can contact the lead researcher if you have any questions and they will answer any questions you may have. You do not have to decide today whether or not you will take part in this study. Before you decide you may want to talk about the study with other people, such as your colleagues. Feel free to do this. If you agree to take part in this study, completing the survey and submitting their responses will be deemed consent for participation.
You have been asked to take part because you are (or have previously been) a registered pharmacist or pharmacist intern in NZ. The information you provide will help us to continue to develop an education resource for pharmacist CPD.
WHAT WILL I BE ASKED TO DO?
You will be asked to watch some videos (approximately 21 minutes in total), reflect on the videos, and then answer some questions in an online survey. We recommend you set aside 40-45 minutes to complete this activity to give yourself enough time for reflection.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE INFORMATION I PROVIDE?
During this study, the researchers will record information about you and your study participation.
Anonymous Information: We are not collecting any identifiable information, so your responses will be anonymous. The information you provide will be collated with other people’s responses and used to refine the CPD resource.
Security and Storage of your information
Your identifiable information is held at the University of Auckland during the study. After the study it is transferred to a secure archiving site and stored for at least ten years and then destroyed. Data collected during this project will be password protected and stored on a secure drive at The University of Auckland for ten years. After that, all data will be destroyed by deletion of electronic files and shredding of any paper copies.
Risks
Although efforts will be made to protect your privacy, absolute confidentiality of your information cannot be guaranteed. Even with anonymised information, there is no guarantee that you cannot be identified. The risk of people accessing and misusing your information (e.g. making it harder for you to get or keep a job or health insurance) is currently very small, but may increase in the future as people find new ways of tracing information.
Rights to Withdraw and Access Your Information
You have the right to change or delete any of your survey responses at any time prior to completing the survey. Because the survey is anonymous, after you submit the survey, we will not be able to identify it as your response or be able to delete the information.
Ownership Rights
Information from this study may lead to discoveries and inventions or the development of a commercial product. The rights to these will belong to The Māori Pharmacists’ Association and the University of Auckland. You and your family will not receive any financial benefits or compensation, nor have any rights in any developments, inventions, or other discoveries that might come from this information.
POSSIBLE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF THIS STUDY
The information gathered will be used to inform the education needs of pharmacists. You may increase your knowledge and meet annual pharmacist recertification requirements by completing the CPD activity . Your responses can be downloaded at the end of the survey and used as evidence of your CPD. The exercises have been designed so that for some people, they meet the following CPD activities: Keeping Up To Date; Towards Culturally Safe Practice; Reflection on Practice. As professional competency baselines and development requirements differ for each individual, each pharmacist is responsible for deciding whether this activity meets their CPD requirements for recertification.
There should not be any risks to you being involved in this study.
WILL ANY COSTS BE REIMBURSED?
You should not incur any costs by being involved in this study.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE STUDY OR IF I CHANGE MY MIND?
As discussed above, you cannot withdraw your responses after you have completed your survey. Prior to this point you can decide not to participate, even if you have already consented or started completing the survey.
CAN I FIND OUT THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY?
We will publish the results of this study and make a summary available through the NZ professional pharmacy bodies at the end of the study (likely mid-2026).
WHO IS FUNDING THE STUDY?
This study is funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand. The funders have no control over the design, analysis or reporting of the study. The researchers are associated with The Māori Pharmacists’ Association and Waipapa Taumata Rau – The University of Auckland.
WHO HAS APPROVED THE STUDY?
This study has been approved by an independent group of people called the Health and Disability Ethics Committee who check that studies meet established ethical standards.
WHO DO I CONTACT IF WANT MORE INFORMATION OR IF I HAVE CONCERNS?
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints about the study at any stage, you can contact the lead researcher, Jo Hikaka.
Ph: 0800 664 688
Email: j.hikaka@auckland.ac.nz
Other investigators:
Dr Anneka Anderson, University of Auckland
Dr Lisa Kremer, University of Otago
Brendon McIntosh, University of Auckland
Nora Parore, Victoria University
Mariana Hudson, University of Auckland
Florence Tauvae Tuiletufuga, University of Auckland
Health and Disability Committee:
Phone – 0800 4 ETHICS (384427)
Email – hdecs@moh.govt.nz
If you want to talk to someone who isn’t involved with the study, you can contact an independent health and disability advocate on:
Phone: 0800 555 050 Email: advocacy@hdc.org.nz
If you require Māori cultural support you may wish to talk to your whānau in the first instance. You can also contact Joanna Hikaka for Māori cultural support (Ph: 0800 664 688)
APPROVED BY THE CENTRAL HEALTH AND DISABILITIES ETHICS COMMITTEE ON 14 May 2025 Ref: 2025 AM 10609. Version 2, 14th May 2025
If you are satisfied with this information, please click here to sign consent and begin the study.
