Own my own gout programme

Diane Phone a pharmacist from Middlemore Hospital and Angela Moananu a primary care nurse, talk about their clinic's “own my own gout” programme, where patients connect directly with their pharmacist to manage their gout.

Topics

What gap did the project try to fill?
What’s involved in the programme?
What’s been the uptake by pharmacies?
What proportion of patients are now controlled on their allopurinol?
What do the pharmacists and nurses like about the programme?
Barriers to participation.

Take home messages

increased patient ownership
reduced barriers to treatment

Resources

Gout happy feet website
MedTalk: Management of gout in Aotearoa New Zealand (2018)
Addressing inequity in primary care using gout as an example. Health Navigator NZ (2019)

Patient Resources

Presenter

Diane Phone

Pharmacist

To contact Diane Click here.

Presenter

Angela Moananu

Practice Nurse

To contact Angela Click here.

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Topics

Take home messages

Resources

Patient Resources

Presenter

Diane Phone

Presenter

Angela Moananu

Recognition of Learning Activities

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