Many people travel to high-altitude destinations, meaning clinicians are often faced with questions about how to prevent and treat altitude illness. Update your knowledge with this New Zealand Society of Travel Medicine summary of updated evidence-based guidelines with comments by senior lecturer Jenny Visser – it outlines the best prophylactic regimens, diagnostic approaches and treatment protocols for acute altitude illness
Obligations to Hauora Māori: Māori general practices — a right to lead health services
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Obligations to Hauora Māori: Māori general practices — a right to lead health services
Wednesday 24 May 2023, 01:30 AM

Connections to all things are implicit in the wharenui (Te Whaioranga o Te Whaiao) of Te Rau Karamu Marae on Massey University’s Pukeahu Campus in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Various elements signify the cosmic tree created by the gods Tāne Whakapiripiri...
A research team has produced the largest-ever dataset on general practice in New Zealand. Research leads Nicolette Sheridan, Rawiri McKree Jansen, Matire Harwood, Tim Kenealy and Tom Love report on Māori patient health outcomes in all models of general practice. They found Māori-owned and governed practices were steeped in caring for whānau and devoted more clinical time to their patients
Our study included 660,752 Māori patients enrolled in 924 practices; of these practices, 65 Māori-owned practices enrolled 124,854 Māori patients at S, Nicolette Sheridan 2022, Nicolette Sheridan