For this month’s newsletter, I wish to impress upon you all the following requirement of the recertification programme. Your annual recertification requires you to keep and maintain a Professional Development Plan (PDP). Your PDP is a personal document, and you may design and keep this in any way that you choose. The College does provide…
What conditions should we consider in hair professionals?
Seeing Bitot’s spots is pathognomic of vitamin A deficiency.
Professor James Reason was the originator of the Swiss Cheese model which has been an important model in developing ways to improve patient safety and reduce adverse events in healthcare.
What is a sentinel headache before a SAH and could they help us pick up earlier on a diagnosis in urgent care?
How long do grommets take to fall out?
You might think that neck pain after minor trauma is probably a musculoskeletal injury. But do not forget to consider vertebral artery dissection.
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.
It is important to check peripheral neurology after trauma. Neurapraxia, with an o, is one cause of altered sensation.
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…