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How dense are you? How to assess and treat osteoporosis - On Demand
On Demand
Worldwide, osteoporosis causes more than 8.9 million fractures annually, resulting in an osteoporotic fracture every 3 seconds. Pharmacists can play a key role in educating patients about the management of osteoporosis to help reduce the risk of fractures.
Enrol in this on-demand course presented by Dr Anna Fenton to learn about the importance of osteoporosis as a medical problem, the risks and benefits of osteoporosis therapies and much more.
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Impact of Gut Microflora and Effects on Health - On Demand
On Demand
We all know it is good to have a healthy gut but what is a healthy gut and why is it important?
Join this course to learn about gut microbiome including how we acquire our gut microbiota, factors that affect the composition and their metabolic activity, the benefits of a healthy microbiota and what they do for our health. The links to health and disease such as obesity and metabolic syndrome, minor infections and treatment with prebiotics and probiotics will also be discussed.
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Improving Dispensing Accuracy and Self-Checking Process Workbook
Workbook
This workbook focuses on dispensing and self-checking of your own dispensing and has been developed for dispensary staff to improve the accuracy of the pharmacy dispensing supply chain. The purpose is to improve the entire dispensary teams accuracy and to develop a self-check process so you know you have completed your part of the dispensing role accurately.
Learn about types of medication errors, why such errors occur, impact of errors on patients and their family/whanau, how to prevent such errors occurring (or re-occurring) and more. The aim of this workbook is to give practical information and exercises to determine risk factors at your pharmacy and examples of how individuals and the dispensary team as a whole can minimise such errors occurring.
This workbook is for pharmacists, pharmacy accuracy checking technicians, pharmacy technicians and interns.
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Improving Maori Health Outcomes - On Demand
On Demand
Improving Māori health is an important area of focus for all health services and providers within New Zealand. This course aims to describe the Māori world view (Te Ao Māori) of well-being and the importance of identity and Turangawaewae. The current issues Māori people encounter within the health system and practical strategies for improvement will also be discussed.
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Insomnia & Sleep (Melatonin Reclassification) Course - On Demand
Featured On Demand
In this The Insomnia and Sleep (Melatonin Reclassification) Course, you will learn about sleep, differentiating between primary versus secondary insomnia, comorbidities of insomnia, management of sleep disorders including self-care, tools for diagnosing sleep disorders and when to refer. You will also be taken in detail through the sleep questionnaire tool and when to consider supplying melatonin versus providing other advice or referral.