Urgent Bite 219 – Music to help you focus, sleep and relax
Certain music can help improve your concentration, help you relax and improve your sleep.
Director of Professional Development report for June 2024
Welcome to the first Director of Professional Development (DPD) update in our newly structured newsletter. As DPD one of my main roles is to oversee the ongoing recertification programme and to encourage good quality CPD. CPD can be viewed as an unnecessary imposition on hard-working clinicians so I wanted to use this first newsletter to…
General Manager’s report for June 2024
As General Manager my focus is on strategy, stakeholder engagement and oversight of the administrative aspects of the College, including support to the committees. I will share information from all those areas.OfficeAs you know, Claire left the College, and we are waiting for her replacement to arrive in post. Kushani arrives on 24 June as…
Chair’s report to the members June 2024
Governance review In line with our current strategy the Executive Committee has initiated a full review of the College’s governance structure. An external consulting company has been engaged to complete the initial review. The intention is to ensure that our governance and operational structures are fit for the College’s role and purpose, effective, efficient, and…
Health Pathways Community training event
Clinical assessment with Māori whānau. For more information click here. (The College is not responsible for external links).
Education committee report June 2024
The Education committee with 7 members is the largest of the College’s committees. The committee and DCT David Sorrell meet every 2-3 months as required via zoom and communicate regularly by email. This year Palm Kamolpanus has joined the committee as the new convenor of the Registrar subcommittee. The committee wishes to thank outgoing convenor…
Urgent Bite 218 – Thinking about cold and flu remedies
Cold and flu remedies containing pseudoephedrine are now a class C drug in New Zealand and available from pharmacies.
Franklin Urgent Care
Franklin Urgent Care is looking for Urgent Care Practitioners to join its team.
We need cover for Thursday , Friday and Saturdays We offer a competitive rate and a sign up bonus based on your availability.
Contact carlos.jimenez@tamakihealth.co.nz
Non Clinical Urgent Care Fellow
Victoria Clinic A&E and GP Clinics in Hamilton is looking for an Urgent Care Fellow to run our teaching programme in Urgent Care and supervise registrars.
Dr Tony Smith talks Double Sequential and Vector Change Defibrillation for resistant VF/VT
Dr Tony Smith, Deputy Clinical Director at Hato Hone St John, tells us about Double Sequential and Vector Change Defibrillation for resistant VF/VT. These new techniques, not currently covered in our NZRC resus algorithms, are being utilised by all ambulance services in New Zealand for patients who do not get ROSC after three shocks.