Topic Category: Māori culture

Additional reading The Waitangi Tribunal’s WAI 2575 Report: Implications for decolonizing health systems (Came et al., 2020) Māori Indigenous Health Framework in action: Addressing ethnic disparities in healthcare (Al-Busaidi et al., 2018). The article provides an overview of the Indigenous Health Framework (IHF), and is comprised of two conceptualisations: the Hui Process and the Meihana […]

Learning outcomes Describe the Hui process and the Meihana model Describe at least one Māori model of health Presented by Glen Davies, MBChB, Dip Obst, FRNZCGP PhD, General Practitioner, and Hine Loughlin, Nurse Practitioner

Additional reading Statement on best practices when providing care to Māori patients and their whanau (Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ), 2006) Why cultural safety rather than cultural competency is required to achieve health equity: A literature review and recommended definition (Curtis et al., 2019) Te Pae Mahutonga: A model for Maori health promotion (Durie, […]

Learning outcomes Define cultural competence and cultural safety Summarise Te Tiriti o Waitangi – The Treaty of Waitangi Describe the health inequities in New Zealand Describe the Te Ao Māori (Māori world view) and values Describe Māori models for health Presentations Presented by Ella Ewens, Optometrist, Public Health student, Certified Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner     […]