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Medical Council seeking nominees for Education Committee

A reminder that the Medical Council of New Zealand (Council) is currently seeking to appoint members to its Education Committee (Committee). The closing date for nominations is 8 February 2019...
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IMPORTANT – CHECK AND UPDATE YOUR DETAILS VIA THE WEBSITE

The website securely stores the contact details we have for you.  We recently set out Fellowship certificates, many of which have been returned because the address we hold is incorrect.  We sometimes email or call members and find that this contact information has changed and we have not been informed.  This makes it very difficult for the office.
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Release of the Adverse Event Report of the Adverse Event Learning Programme

ACC have released their 2018 Adverse Events report. This is the 10th national report on adverse events published by the Health Quality and Safety Commission.
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Blogs, quizzes, and podcasts

When do you need to land the plane.

When do you need to land the plane. Nice little post about the most important question for inflight emergencies. Hope it doesn't happen to me.
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Treatment of shingles.

Treatment of shingles. An update for resent literature. Has anyone ever used steroids? This is interesting.
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Follow up on kids and head injury.

Follow up on kids and head injury. Debate rages across my desltop as to scalp haematomas.
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Flu like illness.

Flu like illness.
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Delayed presentation of head injury in children.

Delayed presentation of head injury in children. Fascinating stuff. How do you manage delayed head injury presentation?
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Urgent Bite 16 - Zopiclone

Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite.  Today we look at BPAC advice from October 2018 regarding the prescribing of Zopiclone and ask the question - …
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CME/CPD opportunities

Continuing the conversation 2019 - Choosing Wisely NZ Forum

Categories: CME/CPD Opportunity
Choosing Wisely supports reducing unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures in health care. This forum is an exciting opportunity for health professionals to learn more about how to develop and extend their Choosing Wisely
work, and to hear from consumers.
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