Urgent Bite 229 – Listening to the Caddy
A caddy offers words of wisdom to their golfer. Some of their advice is relevant to urgent care.
PGcertCPU – Postgraduate Certificate in Clinician Performed Ultrasound
The hands-on course from the University of Otago offers a thorough grounding in point-of-care ultrasound. It has been extremely popular in recent years. There are currently slots available for the 2025 course so if you are keen to enrol you should follow this link. https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/qualifications/pgcertcpu The course is an approved paper for RNZCUC Registrars. Scanning…
Urgent Bite 228 – Thinking about the Sail Sign
We always look for the sail sign when reviewing radiographs of the elbow, but how often are they associated with occult fractures?
Urgent Bite 227 – The Cluster Headache
Cluster headaches present through urgent care and it is important to differentiate them correctly.
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…
Urgent Bite 226 – The Popeye Sign
We need to be aware of medications with anticholinergic effects, especially in the elderly.
Talking the STUMBL Score with Dr David Sorrell
We need to be aware of medications with anticholinergic effects, especially in the elderly.
Urgent Bite 225 – Anticholinergics in the elderly
We need to be aware of medications with anticholinergic effects, especially in the elderly.
Urgent Bite 224 – Walking on your ankle injury
Weight-bearing at the time of the injury and assessment forms part of the Ottawa ankle rules.
Urgent Bite 223 – Using smell to diagnose
Smell can be used to diagnose.