Urgent Bite 69 – The Os Styloideum
Have you come across the Os Styloideum before?
UCPEX 2020 – revised details
The Board of Censors (BoC) has re-evaluated how we offer the exam this year, considering the various responses to the pandemic. We have decided to run the written exam in multiple locations, and continue to plan to run the OSCE in Auckland.
Free Webinar to discuss the first draft of the revised recertification
We have been working on designing a new recertification programme to meet the new MCNZ requirements. We want to provide our members with a look at the preliminary stages of where our plans are heading. This webinar will present a video outlining the proposed recertification programme and some of the ideas and philosophies behind it. …
NZMA Trainee Forum 2020 Deferred
Given current restrictions and considerations for the health sector due to COVID19, the 2020 Trainee Forum a decision has been made to defer until early 2021.
Leadership in urgent care – seeking your input
We have two requests – the first is for you to send in questions about the clinical director role, and the second is to complete a short survey for medical directors. Ask a question and win a prize at the Virtual Urgent Care Bootcamp courtesy of DJO One of our Virtual Bootcamp sessions is looking…
Knobology (2020)
For those enthusiasts who have POCUS or want POCUS here is a nice relaxing video to make you more comfortable with knobs.
Don’t use lidocaine for epigastric pain
Heard of the pink lady? Is it useful? Firstly you only need an antacid. Secondly, it should never be used to diagnose chest pain. It does not differentiate cardiac from epigastric related pain.
Edinburgh – A Medical Mystery Tour
The historic streets of Edinburgh are layered with hundreds of years of medical history. During a modern day global pandemic, a look back at the past can inform the present.
Finger Tips – Tendons and Ligaments
Pre-septal vs orbital cellulitis. One of those nightmarish things you don’t want to get wrong. This is from our friendly paeds guy. Some really useful safety netting advice. If it’s worse go to the hospital. Also what to look for. Applies just as well to adults. Have you ever tested the colour vision?
Out of hospital STEMI pathway – with Aaron Turner
New Zealand has a national out of hospital STEMI pathway. Aaron Turner, a St John Intensive Care Paramedic in Christchurch, talks us through the pathways and what Urgent Care needs to know about it.