Cultural safety and the medical profession in Aotearoa New Zealand: a training framework and the pursuit of Māori health equity.

The concept of cultural safety, developed in the training of nurses over 30 years ago, was adopted by the Medical Council of New Zealand in 2019. We report on the journey of the Medical Council of New Zealand, Te ORA (the Māori Medical Practitioners Association) and the Council of Medical Colleges, and our increasing understanding of cultural competence and cultural safety in promoting best outcomes for Māori patients over the years. We describe in detail the key components of a cultural safety training framework as a tool for medical colleges' training of registrars and the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of specialist medical practitioners.

Impact of an early-life intervention on the nutrition behaviors of 2-y-old children: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Despite an extensive well-child health service, 30% of New Zealand's 2- to 4-y old children are overweight or obese. This suggests that additional intervention is necessary to establish healthy nutrition behaviors.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of intervention from 0 to 18 mo of age on food and nutrient intake, eating behaviors, and parental feeding practices in 18- to 24-mo-old children.

Relative validity and reproducibility of an FFQ to determine nutrient intakes of New Zealand toddlers aged 12-24 months.

Objective: The study objective was to determine the relative validity and reproducibility of a modified FFQ for ranking the nutrient intakes of New Zealand toddlers aged 12-24 months.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Dunedin, New Zealand.

Relative validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for identifying the dietary patterns of toddlers in New Zealand.

Background: Dietary patterns provide insight into relationships between diet and disease. Food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) can identify dietary patterns in adults, but similar analyses have not been performed for toddlers.

Objective: The aim of the Eating Assessment in Toddlers study was to evaluate the relative validity and reproducibility of dietary patterns from an FFQ developed for toddlers aged 12 to 24 months.

Outpatient rehabilitation of patients with chronic cognitive impairments after ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysms reduces the burden of care: a pilot study.

Primary Objective: To describe the functional outcome of 19 patients with anterior communicating artery aneurysm following the completion of an inter-disciplinary out-patient rehabilitation programme.

Research Design: Retrospective descriptive study.

Setting: Community-based inter-disciplinary outpatient programme.