Angela Rakena
speech abstract
Catching the heart of Maori in the tail of the fish
biography
Ange Rakena works for Te Hauora o Te Hiku O Te Ika, a Maori Iwi Provider in Kaitaia. She is employed as the Manaaki Manawa Kaupapa Maori Cardiac Rehab Nurse Specialist, covering the Far North region of Tai Tokerau PHO.
She is currently completing her Masters of Nursing with a focus on cardiovascular disease.
Most of Ange’s Cardiac experience has been in the actute coronary care setting, which has led her into specializing in cardiac nursing in rural primary health care. Ange is passionate about delivering healthcare from a population approach, developing a service that is orientated to the needs of the population she serves. This involves early identification through screening programs of cardiovascular disease, and rehabilitations for those with cardiovascular disease to reduce morbidity and mortality.
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