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The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand’s health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
Important note: This site is no longer being actively maintained and is presented here as an online archive. While it still contains a wealth of useful information, visitors who want to receive the latest health information should register to receive the fortnightly email Digest. This will link you directly to articles of interest in the key areas covered by this site. You can register for the Digest here.
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Ensuring cultural sensitivity for Muslim patients in the Australian ICU: Considerations for care
posted by WM Admin on 8 Aug 2013
The authors describe Islamic teachings, beliefs and common practices, and consider how this "... impacts upon the perception of illness,…
International Literature
The impact of culturally competent diabetes care interventions for improving diabetes-related outcomes in ethnic minority groups: A systematic review
posted by WM Admin on 27 Sep 2012
This systematic review investigated the evidence on culturally competent interventions tailored to the needs of people with diabetes from ethnic…