MDT Motivation
We are excited to launch our new series MDT Motivation! π©ββοΈπ©βπ¬π©ββοΈπ©βπ¬
In this series WiHN aims to provide you with some of our hot takes on issues in healthcare. *
If you have a minute or two, make sure to watch our first instalment, Public Health System 101. It's our bite-size offering of population health education, which we think can benefit anyone entering a career in health.
Special thanks to our speakers, Aylar (BHSc, Huma (BHSc/LLB), and Ilenia (BHSc/LLB) for offering their insight as students into the New Zealand Health System.
MDT Motivation installment #2: Stigmatization and Equityπ©ββοΈπ©βπ¬π©ββοΈπ©βπ¬
If you have a minute or two, we would like to take you on a brief journey through some less than ideal patient experiences.
While health professionals work hard to keep our communities healthy, we know harmful stereotypes and unconscious bias can sometimes bleed into patient interactions. In the interest of working towards equitable health outcomes in New Zealand, itβs important to recognise how when these interactions occur, patients may not return for further treatment due to stigmatisation.
Special thanks to our speakers, LJ (BNurs), Natalee (BPharm), and Connie (BSc, MBChB) for offering their insight as students into the New Zealand Health System.
MDT Motivation installment #3: Diversityπ©ββοΈπ©βπ¬π©ββοΈπ©βπ¬
If you have a minute or two, we would like to discuss why we as a team value diversity in our healthcare workforce.
While we know the New Zealand healthcare workforce still has a long way to go in becoming representative of our diverse population (e.g. 3.6% of all doctors nationwide identify as MΔori despite making up 14.7% of the population), we are hopeful this will eventually change with entry pathways such as MAPAS & RAAS, encouragement of students in low-decile schools to pursue careers in health, and better efforts from the top-down to address health inequities.
Ultimately diversity in our healthcare workforce leads to better patient/service user outcomes, as we can facilitate a better understanding of the wider context they live in culturally, spiritually, and financially - and that can make all the difference.
Special thanks to our speakers Huma (BHSc/LLB), Connie (BSc, MBChB), and Aylar (BHSc) for offering their insight as students into the New Zealand Health System.
MDT Motivation installment #4: Building Patient Trustπ©ββοΈπ©βπ¬π©ββοΈπ©βπ¬
In this 10-minute video, we discuss why patient trust is important, how patient trust is built in different healthcare settings, and the challenges and barriers associated with building this level of trust between the patient and health practitioner. We hope you enjoy how we highlight skills and values needed to establish and maintain a solid patient-health practitioner relationship, which we know has a great degree of influence over treatment compliance, health service engagement, and patient wellbeing and health outcomes.
Special thanks to our speakers Anika (BPharm), Carmen (BOptom), and Hiuyin (BMedImag) for offering their insight as students into the New Zealand Health System.
MDT Motivation installment #5: Patient Autonomy vs Paternalismπ©ββοΈπ©βπ¬π©ββοΈπ©βπ¬
Medicine and other health disciplines have until recently operated under a paternalistic model of care. In this video, we discuss the significance of patient autonomy in providing healthcare and highlight how paternalism can undermine patient rights. We hope you enjoy our discussion and that it helps you start your own conversations about this important issue in health.
Special thanks to our speakers Arpita (MBChB), Sruthi (BSc), and Madison (MBChB) for offering their insight as students into the New Zealand Health System.
*note: we are students making videos based on our developing understanding of these issues, and do not claim to be experts
19/09/2020