In-House Simulations in Urgent Care – with Khang Gan and Erin Carn-Bennett
This week, we chat with Khang Gan and Erin Carn-Bennett from MedSim Solutions.
In-House Resus Simulation
The College has approved an in-house 4-hour paediatric resus course run by MedSim solutions as an equivalent to one triennial refresher course We all experience some simulation training when we undertake our annual resus courses. Simulation can be a very powerful educational tool. One of the drawbacks of attending a resus course is that you…
Urgent Bite 259 – Microhyphaema
It is important to check for hyphaema, blood in the anterior chamber of the eye, after trauma. It is also important to use a slit lamp to check for microhyphaema
ACC Joint Market Engagement: Primary and Secondary Care
ACC are inviting you to join them on May 29 for an online engagement event for primary and secondary care during which they will discuss and seek feedback on the issue of increasing numbers of patients needing time away from work. This is a key part of urgent care practice, so it is important that…
Reflection
ANZAC day prompts us to reflect on the past.
Urgent Bite 258 – “It hurts when I pee”
How can we avoid errors associated with cognitive biases? In retrospect, we can easily see these biases unfold, but how can we identify them as they happen?
Urgent Bite 257 – The Vermilion Border
A tip to ensure you align the vermilion border accurately.
Registrar Subcommittee informal training event
The RNZCUC Registrar Subcommittee is excited to host a Dermatology Advanced Trainee for an insightful talk on urgent care-based dermatology. The presentation will cover case-based topics, derived from the recent RNZCUC Registrar Facebook Dermatology Poll, focusing on high-yield and interesting topics. Event Details: Date: May 29th Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM NZT Zoom Link:…
Report from the CEO April 2025
Time seems to have flown by and we find ourselves already in April. There are numerous important College activities and deadlines approaching and I anticipate the next few months will be very busy. For this report I am focusing on key developments across governance, education, accreditation, and strategic planning. Annual General Meeting (AGM) Thank you…
Education committee report April 2025
Tēnā koutou. This month will contain some brief updates around the progress the College has been making towards a new curriculum and several new components of the training programme. But firstly, I’d like to thank all the trainees who attended the registrar orientation webinar last Friday. What a great turnout and it was fantastic to…