Volume 33, Number 5, October 2006

Volume 33, No. 5, October 2006

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NZFP October 2006

NZFP October 2006

CONTENTS

Contents

Maori and Pacific Island Health

Te Akoranga a Maui
Tangi Habib

Maori experiences of primary health care: Breaking down the barriers
Peter Jansen and Kathleena Smith

A Maori medical model of cultural supervision
Kathryn J McKinney

Developing cultural competency in accordance with the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act
Kira Bacal, Peter Jansen and Kathleena Smith

A report on cultural competence training provided for two PHOs
Kathleena Smith

Cultural democracy: The way forward for primary care of hard to reach New Zealanders
Sitaleki A Finau

Opinion and Comment

Editorial
Tony Townsend

Swamp Rat

Original Scientific Papers

Prevalence of late-life depression at a primary care clinic in Christchurch
Annabel J Begg, Ann Richardson, J Elizabeth Wells

Continuing Medical Education

Neuropathic pain
John Barnard

The management of benign skin lesions
Steven Lamb

POEMs: Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters

Cochrane Corner: Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome
Bruce Arroll

Issues

The Mental Health Line
Ian St George, Matthew Cullen, Andrew Wilson, Fiona Wilson, Brenda Dolan, Peter McGeorge

Book Review
Susan Grindlay

Management of patients waiting for a first specialist assessment: Responsibilities of DHBs, specialists and GP's
Jonathan Coates

Journal Review Service

Journal Review Service: Continuing Medical Education from the Goodfellow Unit