WHERE I WORK ALONGSIDE WHĀNAU
HAUORA
HAUORA
HAUORA
HAUORA
MEDICINES CARE WHERE WHĀNAU ARE.
MEDICINES CARE WHERE WHĀNAU ARE.
MEDICINES CARE WHERE WHĀNAU ARE.
MEDICINES CARE WHERE WHĀNAU ARE.
Sometimes the problem isn’t the medicine. It’s the gap between the person taking it and the system that prescribed it.
Sometimes the problem isn’t the medicine. It’s the gap between the person taking it and the system that prescribed it.
My approach to medicines care has been shaped by spending time with whānau, listening first, building relationships, and helping make sense of medicines in the context of people’s lives.
My approach to medicines care has been shaped by spending time with whānau, listening first, building relationships, and helping make sense of medicines in the context of people’s lives.
WHERE KIA KAHA CHEMIST BEGAN
I STARTED BY SHOWING UP.
I STARTED BY SHOWING UP.
I STARTED BY SHOWING UP.
I STARTED BY SHOWING UP.
I started visiting marae around Ōtautahi and talking with kaumātua about their medicines.
I started visiting marae around Ōtautahi and talking with kaumātua about their medicines.
I quickly realised many didn’t know what their pharmacist could actually help them with or how much knowledge pharmacists had about medicines and health.
I quickly realised many didn’t know what their pharmacist could actually help them with or how much knowledge pharmacists had about medicines and health.
But there was another gap too. Some whānau weren’t really sure what their medicines were for, so taking them every day didn’t always make sense. Underneath some of those conversations was something bigger: trust in the health system itself.
But there was another gap too. Some whānau weren’t really sure what their medicines were for, so taking them every day didn’t always make sense. Underneath some of those conversations was something bigger: trust in the health system itself.
So rather than starting with a medicines review, I started with relationships.
So rather than starting with a medicines review, I started with relationships.
I kept showing up. Talking. Listening. Answering questions.
I kept showing up. Talking. Listening. Answering questions.
Over time, those relationships created enough trust for us to sit down together, look properly at their medicines, and help bridge the gap between whānau and the health system.
Over time, those relationships created enough trust for us to sit down together, look properly at their medicines, and help bridge the gap between whānau and the health system.
THE RELATIONSHIP COMES BEFORE THE REVIEW.
THE RELATIONSHIP COMES BEFORE THE REVIEW.
THE RELATIONSHIP COMES BEFORE THE REVIEW.
WHAT GREW FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS
KIA KAHA CHEMIST
KIA KAHA CHEMIST
KIA KAHA CHEMIST
KIA KAHA CHEMIST
STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS TO INSPIRE MĀORI HEALTH.
Kia Kaha Chemist grew from those relationships into a different way of providing medicines care, meeting whānau where they were, taking the time to understand what mattered to them, and helping navigate the space between whānau and the health system.
Kia Kaha Chemist grew from those relationships into a different way of providing medicines care, meeting whānau where they were, taking the time to understand what mattered to them, and helping navigate the space between whānau and the health system.
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WHANAUKATAKA
WHANAUKATAKA
Build the relationship first.
Build the relationship first.
02
UNDERSTANDING
UNDERSTANDING
Make sure medicines actually make sense, what they’re for, what they do, and the choices around them.
Make sure medicines actually make sense, what they’re for, what they do, and the choices around them.
03
BRIDGING THE GAP
BRIDGING THE GAP
Help whānau navigate medicines, pharmacists, prescribers and the wider health system with greater confidence.
Help whānau navigate medicines, pharmacists, prescribers and the wider health system with greater confidence.
EXPLORE KIA KAHA CHEMIST ↗
GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR MEDICINES?
GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR MEDICINES?
GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR MEDICINES?
GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR MEDICINES?
“WHAT IS THIS ACTUALLY FOR?”
“WHAT IS THIS ACTUALLY FOR?”
“WHAT IS THIS ACTUALLY FOR?”
“WHAT IS THIS ACTUALLY FOR?”
“DO I STILL NEED TO TAKE IT?”
“DO I STILL NEED TO TAKE IT?”
“DO I STILL NEED TO TAKE IT?”
“DO I STILL NEED TO TAKE IT?”
“COULD THIS BE CAUSING THAT SIDE EFFECT?”
“COULD THIS BE CAUSING THAT SIDE EFFECT?”
“COULD THIS BE CAUSING THAT SIDE EFFECT?”
“COULD THIS BE CAUSING THAT SIDE EFFECT?”
“CAN I TAKE THIS WITH MY SUPPLEMENTS OR NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS?”
“CAN I TAKE THIS WITH MY SUPPLEMENTS OR NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS?”
“CAN I TAKE THIS WITH MY SUPPLEMENTS OR NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS?”
“CAN I TAKE THIS WITH MY SUPPLEMENTS OR NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS?”
“WHAT SHOULD I BE ASKING MY DOCTOR?”
“WHAT SHOULD I BE ASKING MY DOCTOR?”
“WHAT SHOULD I BE ASKING MY DOCTOR?”
“WHAT SHOULD I BE ASKING MY DOCTOR?”
“IS THERE ANOTHER OPTION?”
“IS THERE ANOTHER OPTION?”
“IS THERE ANOTHER OPTION?”
“IS THERE ANOTHER OPTION?”
Those are exactly the kinds of questions pharmacists can help with.
You don’t need to know the right medical words — that’s our job.
You don’t need to know the right medical words — that’s our job.
YOUR MEDICINES ARE ONLY PART OF THE PICTURE.
YOUR MEDICINES ARE ONLY PART OF THE PICTURE.
YOUR MEDICINES ARE ONLY PART OF THE PICTURE.
YOUR MEDICINES ARE ONLY PART OF THE PICTURE.
Hauora doesn’t fit neatly into a prescription bag.
Hauora doesn’t fit neatly into a prescription bag.
Conversations might also include kai, movement, sleep, supplements, natural health products, rokoā, whānau, or whatever else is important to you.
Conversations might also include kai, movement, sleep, supplements, natural health products, rokoā, whānau, or whatever else is important to you.
The point isn’t to tell you what wellbeing should look like. It’s to help you make informed decisions about your health.
The point isn’t to tell you what wellbeing should look like. It’s to help you make informed decisions about your health.
PRACTITIONER PRODUCTS
LOOKING FOR METAGENICS?
LOOKING FOR METAGENICS?
I’m a Metagenics practitioner, which means you can connect with me through their practitioner platform and access their product range.
If you’re taking prescribed medicines, other supplements, or you’re not sure what’s appropriate for you, I’d rather we have a kōrero first.
FROM PRACTICE TO RAKAHAU
The lessons from this mahi now feed directly into my PhD, where I’m working with whānau and health professionals to develop a medicines review model for Māori.
The lessons from this mahi now feed directly into my PhD, where I’m working with whānau and health professionals to develop a medicines review model for Māori.
PRACTICE → QUESTIONS → RAKAHAU → BETTER CARE
PRACTICE
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QUESTIONS
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RAKAHAU
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BETTER CARE
WANT TO KŌRERO?
GOT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO WORK THROUGH?
GOT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO WORK THROUGH?
GOT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO WORK THROUGH?
GOT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO WORK THROUGH?
I’m not out on the road as much these days, my PhD and my own whānau keep me pretty busy, but I still make space for one-on-one online hauora sessions.
I’m not out on the road as much these days, my PhD and my own whānau keep me pretty busy, but I still make space for one-on-one online hauora sessions.
If you’ve got questions about your medicines, supplements or wider health, we can sit down over Zoom and work through them together.
If you’ve got questions about your medicines, supplements or wider health, we can sit down over Zoom and work through them together.
BOOK AN ONLINE HAUORA SESSION ↗
BOOK AN ONLINE HAUORA SESSION ↗
