Urgent Bite 120 – Nostalgia
Nostalgia used to be a medical condition.
URGENT CARE 2021-22 REMUNERATION/WORKFORCE SURVEY
Thank you to all that replied to this survey. The overall impression was that again there are large variations. Bear in mind when comparing to last year that the sample may not correspond to last year’s cross-section. There are two parts to the survey – the statistics and the free text comments from which I…
ACC Innovation fund
The ACC innovation fund is new for ACC and is a response to the array of good ideas we have had raised with us.
Our 2021/2022 Innovation Fund is here and we’re looking to partner with health innovators that have great ideas to help injured people recover faster.
We have up to $100,000 (ex GST) for innovative health services initiatives that will help improve outcomes and experiences for people recovering from injury.
Mastitis – with Dr Katie Fourie
Mastitis – with Dr Katie Fourie
Urgent Bite 119 – The importance of our personal hydration status
Do you keep adequately hydrated during your shift? You should.
Read the paper – Hydration amongst nurses and doctors on call (the HANDS on prospective cohort study). El-Sharkawy A et al. Clin Nutr 2016 Aug;35(4):935-42 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.07.007
Urgent Bite 118 – Thinking about diagnosing pancreatitis in UC
Does a normal amylase/lipase rule out pancreatitis?
Urgent Bite 117 – BRUE
What is a BRUE?
Christmas in Urgent Care – Part Four – Die Hard – with Dr Zoë Cruse
Our fourth Urgent Care at Christmas discussion is inspired by a film that changed modern action thrillers and bucked the trend of action heroes being muscle-bound giants. Die Hard has long been considered a Christmas classic but the reason it has made our urgent care list is that it shows a common and very painful presentation to urgent care. The glass foreign body in the foot. To talk about the Welsh tradition of Mari Lwyd, singing carols, Alan Rickman and the pain of injecting the sole of the foot we are joined by Dr Zoë Cruse.