Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 18, 2023 4:09:46 GMT 12
AIM TO USE LIFE STORIES TO AID OPIOID TAPERING
Dr Hemakumar Devan recently received a grant of almost $1.4 million in the latest Health Research Council funding round to co-produce a whanau-focused opioid-tapering intervention for people with chronic non-cancer pain.
However, Maori had a disproportionate burden of chronic pain and there may be inequities in opioid prescription for Maori, he said.
Supported by kaumatua, the Maori-centered research would capture, create and share the stories of Maori patients, whanau and clinicians, he said....
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/aim-use-life-stories-aid-opioid-tapering
Dr Hemakumar Devan recently received a grant of almost $1.4 million in the latest Health Research Council funding round to co-produce a whanau-focused opioid-tapering intervention for people with chronic non-cancer pain.
However, Maori had a disproportionate burden of chronic pain and there may be inequities in opioid prescription for Maori, he said.
Supported by kaumatua, the Maori-centered research would capture, create and share the stories of Maori patients, whanau and clinicians, he said....
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/aim-use-life-stories-aid-opioid-tapering