Publication Date 01/02/2012         Volume. 2012 No. 1   
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A Workforce Addition - adherence support workers

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Rollo Manning, a pharmacist based in the Northern Territory, has called for a workforce addition to supplement the pharmacists’ role in improving Aboriginal health.

The use of support workers to enhance the understanding Aboriginal people have of medicines and where they fit into chronic disease treatment regimes has been advocated by Rollo.

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Rollo Manning, is a pharmacist with 13 years experience in Aboriginal health and has prepared a Discussion Paper titled:

A pharmacy contribution to Close the Gap.

ADHERENCE SUPPORT WORKERS for remote Aboriginal communities

The paper calls to “Take Medicines Seriously – it’s a prescription for life”

The concept of Adherence Support Workers is seen as an opportunity for the pharmacy profession to make an innovative contribution to the “Close the Gap” initiative to reduce the 17 year gap in the life expectancy of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The proposed Australian initiative follows an African example for putting more human resources into the fight against disease – HIV/AIDS in Africa - and chronic diseases in the Australian context among remote living Aboriginal people. “The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is spending $40 million a year on medicines to remote Aboriginal community health centres but there is evidence to suggest little of it is being taken in accordance with the prescriber’s recommendations”, according to Rollo Manning.

“Pharmacists in general have failed in terms of involvement with primary health care and this initiative will allow them to have an agent for change at the community level”, he said.

The Discussion Paper along with a survey for opinion of others to the concept can be accessed through

http://www.guild.org.au/uploadedfiles/Rural_Pharmacy/Grants_and_Scholarships/ASW_Discusssion%20Paper.pdf

Funds are being sought to trial Adherence Support Workers in the Katherine Region in the Northern Territory.

In summary, Rollo says, "I will welcome you feedback to the survey linked in the Discussion Paper.
Any suggestions for positions in a pilot welcomed.
Any suggestions re funding opportunities to make it happem even more welcomed."

For more information contact

Rollo Manning

0411 049 872 or 08 8942 2101 Email: rollom@iinet.net.au

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