Clinical Effectiveness Modules
Clinical Effectiveness Modules are learning and improvement resources, which incorporate evidence, information, guidance, tools and processes to encourage learning and best-practice improvements. They provide a simple, systematic method to understand actual and potential problems associated with current processes and identify solutions; they can be applied to any topic of interest, including practice, organisation or a clinical activity.
Implementing the ABC Alcohol Approach in Primary Care
The College and the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (now part of the Health Promotion Agency) have developed a clinical effectiveness module which is intended as an implementation guide for practices wishing to uptake the ABC Alcohol Approach.
ABC Alcohol is an opportunistic approach which is used to identify and provide brief advice to patients who engage in harmful drinking. The module covers the basic concepts of ABC alcohol, programme training, IT support for the approach, relevant resources, and integration with College programmes.
Funding from the Ministry of Health (MOH) has been allocated to support brief interventions in general practice and other settings. Uptake of the programme is voluntary and PHOs and practices are encouraged to contact MOH for further information regarding funding.
| Document | File Type | File Size |
| Clinical Effectiveness Module - Implementing the ABC Alcohol Approach in Primary Care | 4.93 MB |
Improving Communication for Patients with Limited English Proficiency
This module contains resources to support practice teams who are undertaking a critical review of their processes related to good communication with patients with limited English proficiency.
This resource has been developed by Dr Roshan Perera and Dr Ben Gray.
| Document | File Type | File Size |
| Improving Communication for Patients with Limited English Proficiency | 380 KB |