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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Independent medicine & health information for consumers & professionals Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Show health professional infoLatest independent medicine and non-drug treatment information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, written and reviewed by experts in Australia.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are also known as Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal peoples, or Aboriginal peoples.
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| Vaccines for older people - Independent Australian health & medicines information | Read about recommended vaccines for older people over the ages of 50 & 65, including older Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, eg flu, chickenpox & pneumococcal vaccines |
Web page | Consumers | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 |
| Hepatitis A vaccine - Independent Australian health & medicines information | The hepatitis A vaccine is recommended for people at high risk, including travellers & healthcare workers. Find out if the hepatitis A vaccine is suitable for you & your child |
Web page | Consumers | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 |
| Vaccines for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples - Independent Australian health & medicines information | Vaccines are important for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples because they are at greater risk of catching certain infectious diseases such as TB, influenza & pneumonia. Find out more |
Web page | Consumers | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 |
| Pharmacy outreach workshop | The Outreach Pharmacists in Remote Aboriginal Health services (OPRAH) project aims for optimal treatment and prevention of disease by quality use of medicines |
Professional activity - Pharmacist outreach | Health Professionals | 2012-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Healthy weight & body mass index (BMI) - Independent medicine & health information | Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of how healthy your weight is. Find out how to calculate your BMI using your height & your weight. |
Web page | Consumers,Others,Research & Evaluation community | 2011-11-14 00:00:00 |
| Who is at risk of type 2 diabetes? - Independent medicine & health information | Risk factors for diabetes can include a combination of high glucose levels, age over 40 years, family history, overweight/obese, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease & a history of gestational diabetes. Also at risk are people of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Island, Pacific Island, Indian & Chinese origin, & women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Read more. |
Web page | Consumers,Others,Research & Evaluation community | 2011-11-14 00:00:00 |
| Healthy weight & body mass index (BMI) - Independent medicine & health information | Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of how healthy your weight is. Find out how to calculate your BMI using your height & your weight. |
Web page | Consumers,Others,Research & Evaluation community | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples PBS listings | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples PBS listings |
Professional publication - NPS RADAR - Brief item | Consumers,Research & Evaluation community,Health Professionals | 2009-08-01 00:00:00 |
| Nicotine patches for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people | Information about PBS subsidising of Nicotine patches for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people |
Professional publication - NPS RADAR - Brief item | Health Professionals | 2008-12-01 00:00:00 |
| Ciprofloxacin ear drops (Ciloxan) for chronic suppurative otitis media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people | Ciprofloxacin ear drops (Ciloxan) were listed on the PBS to allow prescribing for chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. |
Professional publication - NPS RADAR - Brief item | Health Professionals | 2007-04-01 00:00:00 |
| Terbinafine authority listed for fungal infections in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples | The authority listing for terbinafine 250 mg tablets was extended o allow the treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with a dermatophyte infection that has not responded to topical treatment. |
Professional publication - NPS RADAR - Brief item | Health Professionals | 2008-04-01 00:00:00 |
| Medicines listed on the PBS for Indigenous Australians | Thiamine tablets and several topical antifungal preparations were listed on the PBS as authority-required benefits for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders. |
Professional publication - NPS RADAR - Brief item | Health Professionals | 2006-08-01 00:00:00 |
| Antidiabetic drugs - type 2 diabetes | Oral therapy with older drugs as effective as insulin in Type 2 diabetes. Concerns over diabetes in Australian indigenous peoples. Includes case study. |
Professional publication - NPS News | Health Professionals | 2001-08-01 00:00:00 |
| Getting QUM messages on COPD into remote Aboriginal Health services: how OPRAH did it?, Poster NMS 2010 | The Outreach Pharmacists in Remote Aboriginal Health services (OPRAH) project aims to optimise the treatment and prevention of chronic disease with quality use of medicines (QUM) education using existing networks of pharmacy services. Travers-Mason P, Mackson J, Azam R, Riddell. National Medicine Symposium, 26-28 May 2010, Melbourne, Australia |
Event - Conference poster | Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2010-05-28 00:00:00 |
| Health professionals need to understand patients' pasts to fully treat health problems | As National Sorry Week comes to a close, a leading indigenous health worker has stressed to health professionals the importance of understanding where patients have come from when diagnosing and treating them |
Media release | Others | 2010-05-28 19:00:00 |
| June edition of Australian Prescriber out now | The latest edition of Australian Prescriber is out now and looks at topical issues |
Media release | Others | 2010-06-03 19:00:00 |
| Aboriginal Health Workers improve their knowledge and skills about medicines | What NPS can offer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities – what they can do, articles they might find interesting. |
Web page | Consumers | 2011-09-13 00:00:00 |
| Supporting outreach pharmacists across Australia | Outreach pharmacists who provide valuable pharmacy services to remote Aboriginal Health Services are invited to participate in a new education program on stroke prevention run by the National Prescribing Service Limited (NPS). |
Media release | Others | 2009-10-13 19:00:00 |
| Aboriginal Health Workers build skills | Learn about the NACHHO project in Broome, WA, which provided training for local Aboriginal health workers in the quality use of medicines, including chronic diseases such as asthma, diabetes and hypertension which are important in their communities. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2005-12-01 00:00:00 |
| What vaccinations should children have? | Learn about the vaccinations children should have from the Australian Standard Vaccination Schedule, and the records you should keep. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2003-12-01 00:00:00 |
| Medicines project to help group with worst health status in Australia | A 'Good Medicine Better Health' pilot project to tackle poor health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. |
Media release | Others | 2006-10-24 00:00:00 |
| Training for Aboriginal Health Workers on medicines use in asthma, hypertension and diabetes | Training package for Aboriginal health workers on three common chronic conditions. |
Media release | Others | 2007-07-02 00:00:00 |
| Aboriginal health workers central to Award winning project | The Good Medicines Better Health Pilot Project to improve medicine-related healthcare received by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders is the winner of the Community category of the National Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) Awards 2008. |
Media release | Others | 2008-05-16 00:00:00 |
| NPS Member Update: July 2007 | NPS Member Update July 2007 issue, including Board meeting outcomes, workforce planning, Aboriginal health worker training in quality use of medicines and an NPS link on nursing websites. |
NPS Member Update publication | Members & Stakeholders | 2007-07-16 00:00:00 |
| Good Medicines Better Health Project December 2007 update | Provides a project overview, progress and resources for the Good Medicines Better Health Project, which is designed to assist Aboriginal Health Workers |
Consumer publication - Community Update | Consumers | 2007-12-01 00:00:00 |
| Medicine use in Indigenous communities | Good Medicines Better Health project aims to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's quality use of medicines. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2007-12-01 00:00:03 |
| Incentives to help close the gap in Aboriginal health | There should be greater use of medicines and other incentives to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, according to a senior Indigenous Health Service director. |
Media release | Others | 2011-04-01 19:00:00 |
| Dental infections, breast cancer testing, and cardiac effects of non-cardiac drugs, in April edition of Australian Prescriber | The latest edition of Australian Prescriber is out now and looks at topical issues |
Media release | Others | 2011-04-01 19:00:00 |
| Experiencing the outback side of pharmacy | Does your pharmacy work with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Health Services? If so, you may be eligible to participate in the NPS Outreach Pharmacists for Remote Aboriginal Health Services program |
Media release | Others | 2010-11-18 19:00:00 |
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Date published: 2010-12-17 00:00:00
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