Urgent Bite 231 – Drug induced tendinopathy
Drug-induced tendinopathy can occur early, and late in a person’s usage. So we must consider a patient’s medication history closely whenever they have symptoms of tendinopathy or rupture.
Urgent Bite 230 – Dry Socket
Dry socket might present to urgent care. What is it and what should we do about it?
Urgent Bite 229 – Listening to the Caddy
A caddy offers words of wisdom to their golfer. Some of their advice is relevant to urgent care.
Urgent Care Bootcamp 2024 – Brochure
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PGcertCPU – Postgraduate Certificate in Clinician Performed Ultrasound
The hands-on course from the University of Otago offers a thorough grounding in point-of-care ultrasound. It has been extremely popular in recent years. There are currently slots available for the 2025 course so if you are keen to enrol you should follow this link. https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/qualifications/pgcertcpu The course is an approved paper for RNZCUC Registrars. Scanning…
Registrar subcommittee update September 2024
Kia Ora Koutou, We hope this message finds you well. The Registrar Subcommittee is excited to share the latest updates with you in our College newsletter. Membership Changeover We extend our congratulations to our former subcommittee members—Adrianne, Zilah, and Sanjeev—who have recently graduated as Fellows of the Urgent Care College. We are pleased to welcome…
DCT update for September 2024
Kia ora koutou, It is my pleasure to produce this month’s DCT newsletter. I’m going to cover off some important items for registrars – please read and take action where necessary. University Papers A reminder firstly we’ve noted that University of Auckland have limited access to some university papers. POPHLTH709 was cancelled for semester 2…
DPD update September 2024
Welcome to the third DPD newsletter. Multi-Source Feedback Surveys (MSFS) I wish to share these important points regarding the completion of the MSFS. MSFS must be commenced by requesting the College to set them up online Old PSS forms must not be used – if you have previously downloaded them please delete them. It is…
Urgent Bite 228 – Thinking about the Sail Sign
We always look for the sail sign when reviewing radiographs of the elbow, but how often are they associated with occult fractures?
Urgent Care Clinician
HealthCentral is looking for an urgent care clinician to join our thriving rural practice based in Alexandra, Central Otago.We are a progressive and innovative teaching practice with a dedicated multi-disciplinary team and an efficient client services team. We are building a new medical centre with dedicated urgent care area, open from 8am to 6pm, have…