Urgent Bite 238 – Possible Assistance Needed
Do you have a way to quickly and succinctly indicate that there is a possible patient of clinical concern within your clinic?
Recovery at work – ACC work certification
As clinicians in urgent care, we see many injuries covered by ACC. We are, therefore, responsible for completing many ACC 45 forms, which indicate a patient’s work capacity following their injury. We will also complete many ACC 18 forms for patients returning for planned reviews (Fracture Clinics) or who choose to return to urgent care.…
Tachycardic patients in Urgent Care – Dr Lindsey Fish
This week we talk with Dr Lindsey Fish, Medical Director of the Peña Southwest Urgent Care Clinic at the Denver Health and Hospital. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Urgent Bite 237 – Considering Osgood-Schlatter Disease in Adults
While occurring in adolescents, Osgood-Schlatter Disease can persist into adulthood and is an important differential for anterior knee pain.
Dr Joshua Russell – Recapping Bootcamp 2024
Dr Joshua Russell, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine came to New Zealand from the USA for our Bootcamp in Wellington. Here we discuss his thoughts on NZ, UC down under, the future of Urgent Care and why UC research is so important.
JUCM Fellowship in Medical Writing and Editing
As announced at our Bootcamp weekend in Wellington, the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine (JUCM) has just launched a Fellowship in Medical Writing and Editing. This should interest anyone interested in medical writing, publishing and journalism. It is hoped that this Fellowship will run yearly. Anyone interested in discussing future Fellowship opportunities should contact the…
Urgent Bite 236 – The Koebner Phenomenon
What is the Koebner Phenomenon?
Urgent Bite 235 – Tendon injuries around the Patella
What should you look for in quadriceps tendon and patella tendon ruptures?
Urgent Bite 234 – The Felon
What is a Felon and what should we do about it?
Bootcamp 2024 – recap
This year we took Bootcamp to Wellington, holding it at the Rydges Hotel on September 14 and 15, with the Fellowship ceremony and dinner on the Saturday evening. The Saturday sessions got underway after a wonderful opening Mihi Whakatau from the local iwi. The first three sessions followed the previous Bootcamp format, featuring groups of…