Curriculum for General Practice - The Royal New Zealand College ...

Māori Health
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Clinical Expertise
The GP will demonstrate the ability to:
• discuss the implications of the Treaty of Waitangi for
clinical practice
• understand the role of access to quality health care as
a determinant of ethnic inequalities in health for Māori
• understand the importance of whānau, hapū, iwi, and the
role of Māori social structures in supporting Māori health
• identify barriers to Māori access to health care at the
individual, organisational and structural levels and how
they may be overcome
• understand the potential of whānau as a network of
support and reinforcement of positive health practices
in the daily life of patients
• understand cultural characteristics that impact on clinical
presentation and management to be able to work
effectively with Māori
• understand the meaning of whānau ora and its
implications for clinical practice, and provide whānau
ora-oriented general practice care
• identify and contribute to initiatives designed to address
inequalities in health for Māori and improve Māori health
• understand and use documented Māori models of health
such as Te Whare Tapa Wha
• understand how to take a population health approach
to primary care delivery and monitor inequities between
different practice populations
• describe and understand the key health issues affecting
Māori and their implications for clinical practice
• advocate for collecting and using quality ethnicity data
to inform practice
• understand the historical, social, economic and political
determinants of Māori health and their implications for
clinical practice
• discuss the range of Māori health services available
and when referral is appropriate.
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