Urgent Bite 327 – Considering confirmation biases
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Record-breaking feats happen at the extremes of the bell curve. It is important to remember that these outliers occur. We are prone to cognitive biases if we fail to consider these outliers or assume we will not encounter them in practice.
This week we catch up with our Director of Clinical Training, Dr David Sorrell, to discuss our take home thoughts following our recent Bootcamp conference.
Some medicine tastes foul, and this is a barrier to administration. How can we make this easier? But always remember to check current guidelines, as recommendations can change.
The 2026 Urgent Care Bootcamp took place at the Ellerslie Novotel in Auckland on September 18-20. This coincided with the 25th Anniversary of the scope of urgent care being recognised by the Medical Council of New Zealand, a world first that remains the only recognised scope of urgent care worldwide. We gathered for a weekend…
There are a number of diagnostic considerations if urine changes colour. In urgent care we should pay attention to any changes in urine.
Would you like to feel more confident in having discussions with patients and others about their suicidal thoughts? Researchers at the University of Auckland have noticed there are not many resources available to support health professionals on this topic. They have developed a podcast series designed to support healthcare professionals in developing knowledge, confidence and skills for…
Last weekend was the College’s three day Bootcamp conference in Auckland. The theme was Reflecting Forward, as we celebrated 25 years of urgent care scope. This week, we look back at the weekend.
There are a number of ways you can “crack” a joint. Some are relevant to urgent care, and some are just interesting.
In this first episode of Busting Myths with Laura and Dinesh, Dr Laura Hamill and Dr Dinesh Deonarain consider whether spider bites always require antibiotics and the evidence around the need to split plaster casts.
There are important ocular side effects related to medications used to treat ADHD.