Background National pharmaceutical data indicates: l l l Section Three: Consumer Resources Potential resources: Patient Medication card – bilingual?, Help desk / 0800line, DVD, Consumer information Website, Children’s Book, Interest group initiated information sessions, Links to Local Pharmacists Mäori have lower prescription and uptake rates than Non-Mäori Research suggests cultural differences have an impact on patient adherence to medicine use Consultation with Mäori identified issues like: Lack of quality information, sharing, storing and misuse of medicines, uncertainty of prescribed medicines. Keep your Medicines List up to date List ALL medicines currently used: Medicines come in many forms, including: Name: Date to have all my medicines reviewed: How much do I use and when? Ask you doctor or pharmacist 2 tablets, every 6 hours Example: Paracetamol Pain from arthritis in knee 11.04.08 21.04.08 Dr Jones 6 - Develop resources for use by health professionals and patients Intended Audiences Education Program l Mäori community health workers, Mäori primary care nurses Health Resources l Mäori health providers, Pacific health providers, PHO’s Consumer Resources l Mäori consumers of medicines and their whänau, All consumers of medicines and their whänau Pilot Course Results: How attendees rated their knowledge of medicine pre course & post course Before the course 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Number of1attendees (n=24) 1 0 1 - Not 2 very good After the course Before the course Number of attendees (n=24) 6 4 3 2 1 3 4 5 1 6 7 8 4 4 Interventions Section 1: Mäori Health Workforce Education Program Overall average PRE-course: 5.9 Medication information A number of participants had discussed medication with their clients since attending the program Medical information Taking a full course of antibiotics Section 3: Consumer Resources Section 2: Kaimahi - Health Worker Resource Taking heart medication with food The use of the right types of asthma inhalers YES 22 15 19 NO 4 11 7 Key Outcomes l Understand what the pharmaceutical schedule is an how to use it Knowing what medicines are subsidised Identifying safe practice with medicines Effective communication with Mäori patients & whanau Understand how Rongoä Mäori works with pharmaceuticals Section One: Mäori Health Workforce Education Program l l l l l l 20 hour course with learning modules Range of Health worker roles info Section Two: Kaimahi-Health Professional Resource: He Rongoä Pai, He Oranga Whänau Education Tool l 25 page flipchart with 6 sections: Course materials, readings and templates Important things to know about your medicines 5 - Identify matters in relation to rongoa use and medicines Overall average POST-course: 7.6 Other things to know about your medicines include: It’s important to get to know your medicines so you can get the best results from them. Some of the most important things you need to know – such as what your medicine is for, how much to use and when to use it – are on your Medicines List. After the course 7 6 4 3 2 Contact: Maryann Wilson PHARMAC Mäori Health Analyst PH: 04 460 4990 E: maryann.wilson@pharmac.govt.nz ● 4 - Increase the level of understanding of the need to use medications safely and appropriately ● If you need more space to write your medicines, visit our online resource website at to print more Patient Medicines List pages. Keep all your pages together. ● side effects of the medicines what to do and not to do while using your medicines 3 - Improve ‘access’ to and inform whanau of nationally subsidised medicines Your medicines may also be affected by your: ● ● ● previous problems with medicines other medicines health problems when the medicines will begin working ● ● ● Lifestyle. family history allergies 2 - Promote medications as part of managing overall health care For more information see your doctor or pharmacist. 1 - Increase awareness of safe and appropriate practice for medication use Pharmaceutical Management Agency Patient Medicines List Get to know your medicines Level 14, Cigna House, 40 Mercer Street, PO Box 10-254, Wellington 6143, New Zealand 9 Pharmaceutical Management Agency Using your Medicines List Objectives Freephone Information line (9am-5pm weekdays) 0800 66 00 50 Phone: 64 4 460 4990 - Fax: 64 4 460 4995 - www.pharmac.govt.nz Allergies or previous problems with medicines: To increase the uptake, utilisation and prescription rates of subsididsed medicines for Mäori consumers. Adapted from materials developed by the National Prescribing Service Limited (Australia) 500 mg tablets Doctor recommends taking regularly, rather than as needed for pain Emergency contact details: To get the most from your Medicines List ● ● ● Project Goal Name of medicine Brand name or generic Strength What is the medicine for? Special instructions or comments Date started When to stop or review Prescriber keep it with you at all times in case of an emergency. take this list and your medicines with you each time you visit your doctor, pharmacist or health professional, or if you go to hospital keep it up to date by crossing out any medicines you are no longer using and adding new medicines as you start using them 10 Excellent