From Arrival to Aisles: Pharmacy Support for Newcomers
The Minnesota Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health and doctors from the University of Minnesota presented a helpful overview and case study information to help pharmacists and providers address common medication challenges when caring for newcomers.
Topics include:
- The triple trauma paradigm and trauma informed care
- Building trust and understanding in western medicine practices
- Addressing potential misunderstandings though patient education
- Potential issues with as-needed medications
- Potential issues with chronic medications
- Working as a provider-pharmacy team
- Making every encounter an opportunity to educate
- Educating using prescription bottles
- Educating using pictures & videos
- Educating using teachback
- Educate using talking labels, translated labels, stickers, language line, pill boxes.
Recording
From Arrival to Aisles: Pharmacy Support for Newcomers (YouTube)
Slides
From Arrival to Aisles: Pharmacy Support for Newcomers (PDF)
ToolKit:Improving Well-Being for Refugees in Primary Care: A toolkit for Providers
https://healtorture.org/improving-well-being-for-refugees-in-primary-care-a-toolkit-for-providers/
October is Medication Label Safety Awareness Month
The overall theme this year is "Medication Labels are not one size fits all" with weekly themes emphasizing a particular kind of accessible prescription label.
- Week One (Oct 1-4): Medication labels are not one size fits all!
- Week Two (Oct 5-11): This label is too small! - Font Size Matters
- Week Three (Oct 12-18): I like texture! - Braille Labels Feel Great
- Week Four (Oct 19-15): Is this label too loud? - Adjustable Sound & Video
- Week Five (Oct 26-31): Lost in Translation? Not anymore!
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