Urgent Bite 246 – The Holstein-Lewis Fracture
Look out for the Holstein-Lewis Fracture which is associated with radial nerve injury. Also, be aware of the torsional forces associated with arm wrestling.
Urgent Bite 245 – Neurapraxia
It is important to check peripheral neurology after trauma. Neurapraxia, with an o, is one cause of altered sensation.
Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Setting
This two-day course is run by the University of Auckland and is designed for everyday clinical educators working across a variety of disciplines. It covers facilitating small group learning, planning tutorials, supervising clinical students, using feedback, remediating professionalism lapses, teaching cultural safety and assessing mini-cex. It will be an ideal course for urgent care supervisors…
DPD update January 2025
Welcome to the first DPD newsletter of 2025. Happy New Year. The College is forming the Urgent Care Research Network. This will be a voluntary network of urgent care clinicians interested in research and aims to result in increased urgent care specific research being published. Within the urgent care community, there are clinicians with experience…
Report from the General Manager January 2025
I’ll keep this brief as there are quite a few other posts for you to read (including the exciting news about the urgent care research network, the Education committee update, and the Registar Subcommittee plans for teaching topics in 2025). Annual Survey We’ve been sending out reminders to all full members, asking them to compelte…
Registrar subcommittee update January 2025
Registrar teaching topic planning The Registrar Subcommittee is working to structure and tailor our teachings for Urgent Care Registrars in 2025. We would like your help to identify the topics that are most relevant and interesting to you. Based on your feedback, we will invite Urgent Care Fellows and registrars from other specialties to lead…
Urgent Care Research Network
The Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care is establishing an Urgent Care Research Network to bring together anyone with an interest in all aspects connected to research in the urgent care field. It is hoped that by connecting people who share a common interest in developing urgent care research we will be able to…
Education committee report January 2025
The Education Committee welcomes back everyone from what has hopefully been a refreshing and happy holiday period as we enter into a new year and new training programme in 2025. Online Urgent Care Course We thank you for your patience while the online Urgent Care Course has been taken off-line as we transition to a…
Urgent Bite 244 – Is it a Fracture or a Break?
Are your patients aware that a fracture is the same as a break? Do they think that one is worse than the other?
JUCM – Abstracts in Urgent Care
Each month, the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine (JUCM) present its Abstracts in Urgent Care. Edited by Dr Ivan Koay FRNZCUC, these posts cover around 6 recently published papers and breaks them down into digestible form, clearly identifying the benefit to urgent care. These abstracts are a great source of regular CME. Claim for time…