ACMA Conference 2021
The Auckland Chinese Medical Association is holding their 2021 conference on May 8th 2021, at the Highbrook conference centre, East Tamaki, Auckland.
Urgent Bite 85 – Differential diagnoses to consider for Giant Cell Arteritis – with Dr Sujatha Kamalaksha
Following on from her talk on giant cell arteritis, Dr Sujatha Kamalaksha, Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist in Whangerei, tells us the differential diagnoses to consider when working up a suspected case of GCA.
Urgent Bite 84 -Staying current with the latest papers
Here are two publications that provide short summaries of the latest papers which enable you to quickly and conveniently stay up to date.
Giant Cell Arteritis – with Dr Sujatha Kamalaksha
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an important differential to consider in older patients with headache. Dr Sujatha Kamalaksha, a Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist in Whangerei, talks to us about what we need to know in the urgent care setting. We do not talk about the ongoing, complete management of GCA.
Annual College survey and results
Thank you to everyone who completed the annual survey. I’m pleased to say that responses were generally positive, but we do have some initiatives in place to make this even better. The winners of the draw are also announced.
Revised recertification 2021 – presentation
We’re busy completing the latest draft of the revised recertification programme. Next week we’ll post the programme on the website, and we aim to hold a webinar in the following week to allow members to ask questions about the programme.
For now, please see the key differences between the current and draft future programme.
Urgent Bite 83 – Sever’s Disease
Are you familiar with this eponymous disease?
Specialist clinics
The Executive Committee has unanimously agreed to endorse the Education Committee’s proposal that specialist clinics be made optional with immediate effect. The reason for the change is that registrar feedback is that they are difficult to organise and learning is limited. The Education Committee advise that the core skills lists cover many of the items…
Webinar – RACP statement on Indigenous child health in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand – where to from here
The RACP is hosting a webinar on Indigenous Child Health in Aotearoa NZ and Australia on Thursday 11 March with high-calibre speakers on indigenous child health. The webinar will explore the recently-released RACP statement and provide an opportunity for participants to ask questions and explore the next steps in health care for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori children.
Sustainable Heathcare and Climate Health Aotearoa Conference 2021
The Sustainable Healthcare and Climate Health Aotearoa Conference invites experts, researchers, up-and-coming leaders and sustainability champions to submit abstracts for presentation (in person or virtually) at our annual conference in Wellington on 22-23 June 2021.