Community Member Resources

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Community member resources

Providing information and education can support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members to use medicines safely and effectively. It’s important to talk with community members about their medicines, how to use them safely and the potential risks.

Find links below to resources you can use with community members.

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Medicine information

Medicine information can be confusing, but these resources may help community members understand important aspects about the medicine they’re taking (such as the difference between a brand name and a generic medicine name).

Communicating with community members

This resource can support remote healthcare workers to improve their communication and medicine counselling skills with community members/patients.

Basic counselling skills

Patient education

Providing information to community members about medicines, medicine management or administration is important. These resources can support both health professionals and community members/patients.

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The information was first published on 31 March 2022. All reasonable care was taken to provide accurate information at the time of creation. This information is not intended as a substitute for medical advice and should not be exclusively relied on to manage or diagnose a medical condition.