Congratulations to Renée Spriggs for winning the Future Pharmacist of the Year award at the Pharmacy Today awards. Renée is a 4th year pharmacy student studying at Otago School of Pharmacy and Tumuaki (President) of Te Puna Kaitaka, the Otago Māori Pharmacy Student Association. She is also a subcommittee member
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
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
Congratualtions to our members Anjelica Jones, Robert Haua, and Teei Kaiaruna (above) who, along with Trudi Aspden, were finalists in the Te Hapai Hauora Award at the Pharmacy Awards, held on 22nd July. Their entry related to a University of Auckland, School of Pharmacy recruitment video they produced which aimed
Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Hiwinui Heke Scholarships! These scholarships are jointly awarded by PHARMAC and The Māori Pharmacists’ Association and are open to Māori students who are enrolled in The Bachelor of Pharmacy programme. The scholarships are named after Hiwinui Heke, the first Māori pharmacist, who was
We encourage you all to look at these scholarships and apply! Applications are assessed on a number of factors including commitment to Māori health improvement, academic excellence and leadership, life and work experience. Not only do they provide financial assistance, they recognise success and all round achievement. Hauora Māori Scholarships
Members are invited to attend the symposium to learn more about how your pharmacy career can lead to governance opportunites. Jane Kelly nee Hauwai (Tūhoe) will discuss her role as a board member of CCPG (Canterbury Community Pharmacy group), pharmacy rep for ASLA (Ashburton Service Level alliance) and co-chair of the Ashburton
Having trouble keeping on top of all the new inhalers?? Which inhaler works better in which situation, and what’s the evidence?Come and listen to pharmacist Tess James (Ngāti Porou), MPA member, who will present “Which is which and when to use – a brief update and overview on new inhalers”. Currently
Calling all members of Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa! Our symposium will be held in Rotorua on the 10th of March and we are lucky to have Lisa Kremer (Kāi Tahu, Kati Mamoe, Waitaha) sharing work she is doing for her Masters research. The title of Lisa’s
