Annual General Meeting news
The AGM will now be held using an online videoconference platform, and all full members will have the opportunity to vote on all motions in the week before the AGM.
Urgent Bite 58 – Burns in Urgent Care – Dr David Sorrell
Managing burns in Urgent Care explained by our Director of Clinical Training Dr David Sorrell. www.rnzcuc.org.nz podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by ScoreSquad This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals. Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.…
EM @ 3AM
Trick of the trade and fluorescene eye drops.
Urgent Bite 57 – The Seymour Fracture
Do you know about the Seymour fracture? Make sure you never miss it.
A conversation about UC in the USA and the Journal of UC Medicine – Dr Joshua Russell
Urgent Care is growing at an explosive rate all over the world. Dr Joshua Russell, @UCPracticeTips , the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine (JUCM), joins us to discuss the American UC experience.
Episode 13 – Dr Sorrell Returns
We have finally managed to align the stars such that Dr David Sorrell, Director of Clinical Training, can join us to discuss some recent podcasts.
CME Interview – The Depressed Patient in Urgent Care – Professor Bruce Arroll
Professor Bruce Arroll helps us navigate one of the trickiest consultations in Urgent Care; the depressed patient.
Safety in Practice communications
Calling Urgent Care Teams located in the Auckland and Waitemata DHBs!
Registration for the 2020 Safety in Practice programme is now open
Guideline for Management of Severe Asymptomatic Hypertension in Urgent Care
Author: Dr Gustav Fourie
Type: MLP-guideline
Date: 26 February 2020
Abstract: Hypertension is a common presentation but there is no New Zealand based guideline for the management of severe asymptomatic hypertension (greater than 180 systolic or 110 diastolic) in urgent care. Definitions have varied in both naming ( hypertensive emergency, hypertensive urgency, hypertensive crisis, malignant hypertension, accelerated hypertension, severe asymptomatic hypertension) and parameters.
Urgent Bite 56 – Low Risk Antibiotic Reactions – with Dr Josh Russell
Can you consider prescribing an antibiotic when the patient reports a previous reaction?