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General College news

College research grants

We are seeking applications for grants to support research in urgent care. The grants are available to all full members. The aim is to foster and support research or projects that support the achievement of the College’s strategic objectives or advance urgent care.
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Recertification manual now embedded in website

We have completed the transfer of the recertification manual, and the elements of the training programme manual that referred to recertification, to the website. Requirements are now embedded in a series of pages, starting with the introduction page ( https://rnzcuc.org.nz/recertification/ ). You can save each page as a pdf if you wish to retain a hard copy. Relevant forms and more detailed instructions are available through links on the pages.
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Registrars – Skills Demonstration and Assessment Weekend (SDAW) 24 and 25 August – save the date.

Attendance at the SDAW is optional but highly recommended. Those who attended last year said that it was well worth attending. The SDAW covers a range of clinical practical skills that are important to master. It is organised in similar format to the OSCE and as such lets you become familiar with the OSCE venue and format, giving you one less thing to be concerned about.
We’ll be opening the registration for SDAW within the next few days.
If you’ve attended the PSW and would like to attend the SDAW, contact TPC.

Blogs, quizzes, and podcasts

Let's play chicken. Do you prescribe ibuprofen in chickenpox?

Are you too chicken to prescribe? Don't give ibuprofen to children with chicken pox, right? Or is it one of PEM's great myths? ....
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Abdominal pain quiz

Urgent Bite 28 - Regarding Tramadol - featuring Dr Justin Morgenstern

Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we hear from Dr Justin Morgenstern, currently an Emergency Physician at Taranaki Base hospital in New Zealand. Justin trained in Emergency Medicine and Family Practice in Canada and he writes a medical blog which can be found here - https://first10em.com
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Situations vacant

East Care Weekend and Overnight Shifts

East Care is looking for doctors for weekend or overnight shifts . Supportive team. Competitive rates.
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Westgate Medical Centre – UC Fellows or registrars

Westgate Medical Centre has weekend urgent care shifts available for experienced Urgent Care Doctors, either Fellows or Senior Registrars.
Best rates paid, according to experience.
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Phoenix Urgent Doctors

Phoenix Urgent Doctors is looking for a permanent urgent care doctor to work in our walk-in clinic, situated in the heart of Taranaki.
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