Urgent Bite 233 – Thoracic Aneurysm Considerations
Some important considerations when working up chest pain that will make us think of a thoracic aneurysm.
Webinar – Viral testing and antibiotic stewardship
This webinar was hosted by the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine on October 16 at 0700 NZDT The COVID-19 RAT test gave us our first experience with a rapid viral test that we could perform within our clinics. With the availability, albeit at a cost via the pharmacy, of similar tests for RSV and influenza…
Urgent Bite 232 – Kehr’s Sign
What is Kehr’s sign?
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…