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Empowering Whānau is key @Pharmacy Today Awards 2016

  Congratulations to Leanne Te Karu who was presented with two awards at the Pharmacy Today Awards in Auckland on the 6th of August 2016 for work she led empowering Māori with knowledge of their medicines and health conditions so that they could take ownership of their health journey. These awards were the

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Gout Hui in Tauranga Thursday 28th April

  Kia Ora whanau   MPA have the 3rd hui of the 4 part Gout health literacy series happening in Tauranga this coming Thursday 28th April.. please send the link far and wide and invite as many whanau to come along as possible.   Will be held at Huria Marae this coming

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Post Graduate Curriculum Roadshows

Kia Ora Koutou The Otago School of Pharmacy are currently working on a new curriculum for their Post Graduate courses and WANT YOUR INPUT! If we could get as many members along to these roadshows as possible that would be fantastic. This is an opportunity for those that have completed

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Maori Pharmacists Hui a Tau

    The Maori Pharmacists Association were once again privileged to ascend on to the sacred marae of our esteemed kaumatua Hiwinui Heke this past weekend for our Hui a Tau. What a sight it was to see the wharenui at Owhata marae full of Maori pharmacists with our largest

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Hui a Tau this week!!

Looking forward to catching up with everyone this coming weekend at Owhata marae, home of Matua Hiwinui Heke.   Here’s a great quote from the speech given to us by Hon Tariana Turia who was Associate Minister of Health when she visited with us at Hui a Tau 2014! Click here

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Continual disruption

  The Pharmacy sector keeps getting disrupted – perhaps its time to take back the initiative and disrupt yourself first!     Jay Samit writes a great book all about disruption. In today’s ever-changing and often-volatile business landscape, adaptability and creativity are more crucial than ever. Samit describes how specific

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Gout Hui in Tauranga, Respiratory Hui in Opotiki

  Kia Ora whanau   MPA are pleased to announce 2 hui coming up in February.   We have the second hui all about gout at Huria Marae this coming Wednesday 17th February starting 6pm. All whanau who have gout and who have whanau with gout are welcome to attend.

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Pharmacy Council members appointed

    The Maori Pharmacists Association (MPA) are proud and excited to have 2 members on the Pharmacy Council. Leanne Te Karu, a founding member of MPA is currently serving her second term and Arthur Bauld is one of the new appointments to the Pharmacy Council for 2016. Arthur was

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