Pisa syndrome is rare, but identifiable in urgent care and associated with drugs we will commonly see. It is a reversible condition. It highlights the importance of a full drug history and to consider medications as causes of strange symptoms.
The College has endorsed an online course from Taikura that offers an introduction to Māori health Taikura offer a 4-hour online introductory course to Māori health, created by Dr Elana Curtis, that has been endorsed as a CPD activity. The introductory course offers the following learning objectives: Explore your understandings of traditional and contemporary Māori…
Registrations for the Goodfellow Symposium 2026 are now open. It will be on the weekend of March 21 and 22, 2025. For the urgent care stream, we have some fantastic talks. Dr Paul Huggan, Infectious disease specialist, will be presenting on sepsis and the new national sepsis pathways. Dr Craig Ellis, Emergency Specialist and Deputy…
We should be aware of the early signs of ocular siderosis, also known as siderosis bulbi which would indicate a retained metallic intraocular foreign body.
Accident and HealthCare in Tauranga are looking for an Urgent Care Doctor or GP with Urgent Care experience to join their friendly practice. Established in 1996, Accident and HealthCare is the only Urgent Care accredited clinic in Tauranga. The clinic is open from 8am to 8pm every day and has no registered or enrolled patients,…
Thank you to those who responded. This year’s workforce survey is slightly different, as a longitudinal analysis was done to compare the results this year with previous years. Click here for the full report. This year’s response achieved a record-high level of participation, with 181 respondents, which equates to a response rate of 43%. This…
For this month’s newsletter, I wish to share a brief review of the Virtual Bootcamp, held on September 13, 2025. History The first Bootcamp was held at the Cordis Hotel in 2019 as a one-day in-person event. The intention was to provide fast-paced, urgent care updates delivered by urgent care clinicians, hence the theme of…
Dr Ceri Battle is a Consultant Respiratory Physiotherapist and an Honorary Associate Professor in Swansea.
Ceri’s PHD work led to the creation of the STUMBL score, a tool to help determine the risk of complications for patients with rib fractures.
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Library and Knowledge Services are excited to launch the free library resources for the Primary Care community. What is available? 24/7 access to high-quality resources, including: BMJ Best Practice Cochrane Library ProQuest Health Premium Collection – medical, nursing, allied health, psychology, public health databases, and eBooks Oxford Journals…
Changes to Textbooks in 2026 The textbooks provided to all registrars have been reviewed. The review was based on mapping the content to the required learning objectives from the Curriculum and feedback received from registrars via the Registrar subcommittee. Based on this review, the recommended textbook list has undergone significant changes. The process for how…