AWARENESS and responsiveness
to culturally distinct health beliefs,
practices, culture and linguistic
needs of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people, families and
communities is the focus of a new
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
(PSA) guide for pharmacists.
‘The Guide to providing pharmacy
services to Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people’ urges
pharmacists and staff working with
these groups to undertake cultural
responsiveness training.
National president of the PSA
Grant Kardachi said to make a
pharmacy more culturally safe for
local Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people, pharmacists
should seek the advice of local
community members as to how
the pharmacy could be made more
welcoming.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 31 Jul 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 31 Jul 14
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