Urgent Bite 242 – Thinking about worms and abdominal pain
Pinworms are often asymptomatic, or cause mild pruritus ani, but do they cause abdominal pain?
The Night Before – An Ode to Urgent Care
If you are working in urgent care over the holiday period, thank you.
A Christmas Bite – Myocardial Infarction at Christmas
While the Christmas period is supposed to be a happy holiday for all, there are many increased stressors at this time of year. These papers give food for thought for the season.
Urgent Bite 241 – Reye Syndrome
We should be familiar with Reye Syndrome and its association with aspirin.
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Report from the General Manager December 2024
UCPEX UCPEX went as smoothly as ever, and this year we were able to share the results well within the three week window we set ourselves. Results were sent out last week. Registrars – if you are expecting them and haven’t seen them, check your inbox and spam/junk folder. If still not there, contact alex@rnzcuc.org.nz…
Chair’s report to the members December 2024
Governance review As reported to members in June the College engaged an external consulting company (Allen and Clarke) to complete a review of our governance and operational structures. This report was received in October and makes recommendations relating to the overall governance structure of the college, governance and operational processes, and additional operational staffing requirements.…
DPD update December 2024
Welcome to the December DPD newsletter. I would like to encourage you all to check out this BPAC page called Recovery at Work – reframing the conversation. One of the metrics that ACC monitor looks at the number of fully unfit for work certificates issued by urgent care clinics. As I understand it, we are…
Urgent Bite 240 – The Epitrochlear Lymph Node
Do you palpate for the epitrochlear lymph node?
Urgent Bite 239 – The Examination Ritual
An interesting and thought-provoking TED talk that argues for the need for clinicians to continue to examine patients thoroughly.