CD-01/02

Question 1

Eight Star Pharmacist?

Answer 1

1. Communicator
2. Care Giver
3. Decision Maker
4. Manager
5. Researcher
6. Lifelong learner
7. Teacher
8. Leader

Question 2

Define Pharmacist communication (WHO)?

Answer 2

Every pharmacist is able to effectively use information, media and technology to respond to written, verbal and non-verbal communications from a diverse audience and for varied purposes.

Question 3

Who is at higher risk for communicable infectious diseases?

Answer 3

Adults and children with lower SES are at higher risk

Question 4

What are the major communicable infectious diseases?

Answer 4

Enteric (means intestine), respiratory, and skin infections

Question 5

Who is the Major determinant of health worldwide?

Answer 5

people with Lower (SES)

Question 6

What is the Pathways which is linked with lower (SES) to increased the risk of infectious illness?

Answer 6

1. Increased Exposure to infection agents

2. Decreased Host Resistance to Infection

Question 7

How Increased Exposure to infection agents?

Answer 7

Grater crowding and family size
Poorer sanitization
Poorer Hygienic practice

Question 8

How a host decreases his resistance to infection?

Answer 8

Less access to vaccinations
Poorer nutrition
Smoking (active and passive)
Psychological stress

Question 9

What are the Leading causes of morbidity (means disease) and mortality rate for 1-4 years age groups are?

Answer 9

Diarrhoea

Lower Respiratory Infection

Question 10

Which disease is the largest contributior for hospitalisations by social gradients?

Answer 10

Respiratory problems i.e.
Asthma 
Wheeze, 
Bronchiolitis (is a lower respiratory infection)
Acute respiratory infections

Question 11

Who is living extreme crowding in NZ community?

Answer 11

Māori are 10 x more likely to be living in extreme crowding

Question 12

What are the leading CAUSES of morbidity and mortality for 1-4 years aged groups?

Answer 12

Diarrhoea

Lower respiratory infections

Question 13

What infections made the largest contributions to hospitalizations for medical conditions of PAEDIATRICS with a social gradient?

Answer 13

Respiratory Infections i.e. Asthma and wheeze, bronchiolitis and acute respiratory infections

Question 14

What is Rheumatic fever?

Answer 14

sore throat/ ‘strep throat’.
Caused by Group A Streptococcus
4-19 years Maori and pacific suffers.

Question 15

What are the symptoms of rheumatic fever?

Answer 15

Ongoing fever : lasts a few days
Sore and swollen joints
Rash on elbows, wrists, knees, ankles, and spine
Small lumps under the skin
jerky movements of hands, feet, tongue, and face.

Question 16

Sign for direct referral to doctor for rheumatic fever?

Answer 16

Weight loss
Extreme tiredness.
Fever greater than 38° C
Stomach pains

Question 17

What is the meaning of Social determinants ?

Answer 17

The social conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.

Question 18

What are the factors of Social Determinants of Health?

Answer 18

Household Crowding
Material Hardship (mean households that cannot afford to buy)
Education
Transport

Question 19

maori children are more than non maori to be HOSPITALISED due to SKIN INFECTION and what is their proportion?

Answer 19

1.5 times more

Question 20

Skin infection soaring in new zealand which is linked to one of the major cause is ?

Answer 20

Antibiotic resistance
fucidic acid was the first line treatment for skin infection but research has found that it higly grows resistance with steph bacteria.

Question 21

As a pharmacist what you can do to protect from skin infection resistance?

Answer 21

Educate people about the resistance and aware them by saying appropriate use can overcome this situation.
if thay do not pick up their medicine than i will ring them and i will say to them that their medicine is ready topick up.
i will follow up their funding
i will give prevention advice.

Question 22

What are the barriers for accessing to healthcare?

Answer 22

Financial, geographic and other access barriers

A majority of the NZer report financial is the main barrier to primary care.

Question 23

what can i do to relate to beaing a pharmacist?

Answer 23

Think beyond the medicine and the medical conditon like Know the person knwo their issues and concerns

Do not jump to conclusions based on ethinicity or stereotyping

find out what other way you can help.