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Show health professional infoLatest independent information about culturally and linguistically diverse populations, including medicines and non-drug treatments, written and reviewed by experts in Australia.
Culturally and linguistically diverse populations is also known as CALD populations, non-English speaking background or ESL.
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| MedicinesTalk No. 34 Winter 2010 | MedicinesTalk Winter 2010 has articles on cultural differences that affect medicines use, information and resources for non-English speakers and how to get a good night's sleep. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2010-10-18 00:00:00 |
| Learn about your medicines fact sheet Vietnamese- English. (TÌM HIỂU VỀ THUỐC MEN CỦA QUÝ VỊ) | A fact sheet about how to get the most benefit from your medicines. |
Consumer publication - NPS factsheet | Consumers | 2011-01-21 00:00:00 |
| Learn about your medicines fact sheet Spanish- English. (APRENDA ACERCA DE SUS MEDICINAS) | A fact sheet about how to get the most benefit from your medicines. |
Consumer publication - NPS factsheet | Consumers | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 |
| Learn about your medicines fact sheet Chinese (traditional)- English. (瞭解您用的藥物) | A fact sheet about how to get the most benefit from your medicines. |
Consumer publication - NPS factsheet | Consumers | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 |
| Learn about your medicines fact sheet Chinese (simplified)- English. (了解您用的药物) | A fact sheet about how to get the most benefit from your medicines. |
Consumer publication - NPS factsheet | Consumers | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 |
| Learn about your medicines fact sheet Macedonian- English. (НАУЧЕТЕ ЗА ВАШИТЕ ЛЕКАРСТВА) | A fact sheet about how to get the most benefit from your medicines. |
Consumer publication - NPS factsheet | Consumers | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 |
| Learn about your medicines fact sheet Korean- English. (여러분의 약품에 관해 알아 보세요) | A fact sheet about how to get the most benefit from your medicines. |
Consumer publication - NPS factsheet | Consumers | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 |
| Learn about your medicines fact sheet Italian- English (INFORMATI SULLE TUE MEDICINE) | A fact sheet about how to get the most benefit from your medicines. |
Consumer publication - NPS factsheet | Consumers | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 |
| Learn about your medicines fact sheet Greek- English. (ΜΑΘΕΤΕ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΑ ΣΑΣ) | A fact sheet about how to get the most benefit from your medicines. |
Consumer publication - NPS factsheet | Consumers | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 |
| Learn about your medicines fact sheet Croation -English. (SAZNAJTE O SVOJIM LIJEKOVIMA) | A fact sheet about how to get the most benefit from your medicines. |
Consumer publication - NPS factsheet | Consumers | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 |
| Learn about your medicines fact sheet Arabic- English (اعرف عن أدويتك) | A fact sheet about how to get the most benefit from your medicines. |
Consumer publication - NPS factsheet | Consumers | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 |
| Get to know your medicines campaign: Learning from the pilot, Poster NMS 2010 | The Multicultural Community Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) Program aims to increase awareness and knowledge about QUM through a range of consumer and bilingual health professional interventions. Stephenson J, Hyndman-Rizik N. National Medicine Symposium, 26-28 May 2010, Melbourne, Australia |
Event - Conference poster | Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2010-05-28 00:00:00 |
| Medimate brochure: Arabic - English | Brochure in Arabic and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer publication - Brochure | Consumers | 2010-02-05 00:00:00 |
| Medicines information for multicultural communities | What NPS can offer multicultural communities - what they can do, articles they might find interesting. |
Web page | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| Translated health information about medicines | Translated health information about medicines in Chinese (traditional and simplified), Italian, Greek, Vietnamese, Macedonian and Croatian. |
Web page | Consumers,Health Professionals,Others | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| Medimate brochure: Croatian (Priručnik za pravilno korištenje lijekova) | Brochure in Croatian to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2009-04-17 00:00:00 |
| Families get to know their medicines: learning from the Queensland pilot. Poster NMS 2008 - 2 of 2 | The Federation of Ethnic Communities Council of Australia (FECCA) and NPS have been working together to enhance the health of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) Australians since 2004. Klein L, Dobson C, Maberly A, Stephenson J. National Medicines Symposium, 14-16 May 2008, Canberra, Australia. |
Event - Conference poster | Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2008-05-16 00:00:00 |
| Reaching culturally and linguistically diverse consumers via education settings. Poster NMS 2006 | NPS identifies people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds as one group needing a targeted and culturally relevant QUM program. Davis J, Kehoe L, Kordes D. National Medicines Symposium, 7–9 June 2006, Canberra, Australia |
Event - Conference poster | Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2008-06-09 00:00:00 |
| Translated generic medicines brochure available for pharmacy customers | A brochure explaining generic medicines has been translated into Chinese (simplified and traditional), Italian, Vietnamese and Greek as part of the third phase of the Generic medicines are an equal choice campaign, and will be available for pharmacies to order from the end of March. |
Media release | Others | 2009-03-09 19:00:00 |
| Learning the lingo about medicines | Learn about the CQUM teaching modules on the quality use of medicines for use in adult English language classes. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2005-09-01 00:00:00 |
| NPS multicultural CQUM program — Australian mosaic article | Article from Australian mosaic (November 2008, issue 20) titled ‘Improving understanding of medicines use in CALD communities’, on the NPS multicultural CQUM program. |
Corporate publication - Academic article by NPS | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| Medimate brochure: Macedonian (За лекарства без грешки) | Brochure in Macedonian to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer publication - Brochure | Consumers | 2011-04-07 00:00:00 |
| Get to know your medicines: NPS launches bilingual resource for consumers | NPS has launched its first national program for Australians from non-English speaking backgrounds to help them better understand their medicines. |
Media release | Others | 2005-04-27 00:00:00 |
| Get to know your medicines campaign for mulitcultural seniors | Seniors from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, in rural and metropolitan areas, are over-represented in statistics regarding adverse medicine events. |
Media release | Others | 2008-09-10 00:00:00 |
| NPS multicultural CQUM program | Article from Australian Mosaic (April 2007, issue 16) titled Participation and inclusion in health, on the NPS multicultural CQUM program. |
Web page | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| NPS Member Update: October 2007 | NPS Member Update October 2007 issue, including medicines information in community languages, NPS member planning day and member survey, asthma grant and emerging prescribers. |
NPS Member Update publication | Members & Stakeholders | 2007-10-26 00:00:00 |
| Too many doctors! | Educates adult ESL patients about the dangers of drug interactions and advises them to seek professional advice when using multiple drugs. |
Consumer resource - Kit - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| The right medicine | Educates adult ESL patients suffering from stress and anxiety on how to approach their doctor for help and on how to care for themselves. |
Kit Consumer - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| Take as directed | Educates adult ESL patients on how to request medication directions from their doctor and on the importance of correct use of medications. |
Kit Consumer - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| I've got a cold! | Educates adult ESL patients on home care for the common cold, including appropriate use of antibiotics and prevention of disease transmission. |
Consumer resource - Kit - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| Hospital visit | Educates adult ESL patients about to have surgery on how to discuss medications with health care professionals at the hospital. |
Kit Consumer - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| Too many doctors! activity book | Provides activities for teaching adult ESL patients about the dangers of drug interactions and how to seek professional advice when using multiple drugs. |
Consumer resource - Kit - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| The right medicine activity book | Provides activities for teaching adult ESL patients suffering from stress and anxiety how to approach their doctor for help and how to care for themselves. |
Kit Consumer - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| Take as directed activity book | Provides activities for teaching adult ESL patients how to request medication directions from their doctor and the importance of correct use of medications. |
Kit Consumer - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| Living with medicines activity book | Provides activities for teaching adult ESL patients with nonsymptomatic chronic diseases about the importance of medication compliance. |
Kit Consumer - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| I've got a cold! activity book | Provides activities for teaching adult ESL patients about home care for the common cold, including appropriate use of antibiotics and prevention of disease transmission. |
Consumer resource - Kit - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| Answer sheet for teaching resource for adult ESL activity books | Lists answers to the questions in the adult ESL teaching resource activity books. |
Kit Consumer - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| Hospital visit activity book | Provides activities for teaching adult ESL patients about to have surgery how to discuss medications with health care professionals at the hospital. |
Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 | |
| A teaching resource for adult ESL in Vietnamese | About ‘families get to know their medicines’ after hours ethnic schools trial in English and Vietnamese |
Consumer resource - Kit - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| A teaching resource for adult ESL in traditional Chinese | About ‘families get to know their medicines’ after hours ethnic schools trial in English and traditional Chinese |
Consumer resource - Kit - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| A teaching resource for adult ESL in simplified Chinese | About ‘families get to know their medicines’ after hours ethnic schools trial in English and simplified Chinese |
Consumer resource - Kit - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| A teaching resource for adult ESL in Greek | About ‘families get to know their medicines’ after hours ethnic schools trial in English and Greek |
Consumer resource - Kit - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| A teaching resource for adult ESL | Contents of a teaching resource on safe and appropriate use of medications for adult ESL patients. |
Consumer resource - Kit - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2011-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Medimate brochure: Vietnamese - English (Tài liệu Medimate) | Brochure in Vietnamese and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer publication - Brochure | Consumers | 2008-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Medimate brochure: Italian - English (Opuscolo Medimate) | Brochure in Italian and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer publication - Brochure | Consumers | 2008-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Medimate brochure: Greek - English (Φυλλάδιο Medimate) | Brochure in Greek and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer publication - Brochure | Consumers | 2008-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Medimate brochure: Simplified Chinese - English (Medimate 資料小冊子) | Brochure in Simplified Chinese and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer publication - Brochure | Consumers | 2011-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Managing pain factsheet in traditional Chinese-English (疼痛管理資料單張). | Information about over the counter pain relief medicines |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-04-27 00:00:00 |
| Managing pain factsheet in Spanish-English (La gestión de ficha dolor). | Information about over the counter pain relief medicines |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-04-27 00:00:00 |
| Managing pain factsheet in simplified Chinese-English (疼痛管理资料单张). | Information about over the counter pain relief medicines |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-04-27 00:00:00 |
| Managing pain factsheet in Macedonian-English (Управување со болка лист). | Information about over the counter pain relief medicines |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-04-27 00:00:00 |
| Managing pain factsheet in Korean-English (통증 관리안내서). | Information about over the counter pain relief medicines |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-04-27 00:00:00 |
| Managing pain factsheet in Italian-English (Gestione scheda dolore). | Information about over the counter pain relief medicines |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-04-27 00:00:00 |
| Managing pain factsheet in Greek-English (Διαχείριση δελτίο πόνος). | Information about over the counter pain relief medicines |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-04-27 00:00:00 |
| Managing pain factsheet in Croatian-English (Upravljanje bol brošura pomaže). | Information about over the counter pain relief medicines |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-04-27 00:00:00 |
| Managing pain factsheet in Arabic-English (إدارة النشرة الألم). | Information about over the counter pain relief medicines |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-04-27 00:00:00 |
| Managing pain factsheet Vietnamese-English (Quản lý tờ thông tin đau). | Information about over the counter pain relief medicines |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-04-27 00:00:00 |
| Medimate produced by NSW SLASA | Brochure in Spanish and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-04-05 00:00:00 |
| Medimate Korean | Brochure in Korean and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-04-05 00:00:00 |
| Medimate Traditional Chinese | Brochure in Traditional Chinese and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Publications | Read publications on medicines use and culturally and linguistically diverse communities. |
Web page | Consumers | 2011-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Free interpreting services | An free interpreter service, TIS National, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
Web page | Consumers | 2011-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Bilingual health professional network | Network for GPs and pharmacists who work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities. |
Tip - Health Professional | Health Professionals | 2011-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Lost in translation: medicine misunderstandings lead to further health problems | Health information can be difficult for anyone without a medical degree to understand, but for people with English as a second language it can be even more challenging – and have significant consequences. |
Media release | Others | 2010-10-20 19:00:00 |
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