In this guide, we have assembled a number of articles about the issues facing older adults. This is the second guide we have compiled with the assistance of Hato Hone St John and Dr Ngaire Kerse. It is intended to serve as a useful resource as you consider how to support the independence that your older patients desire
Specialist GP Ngaire Kerse sums up two inspirational talks by a UK geriatrician and asks how New Zealand plans to improve the wellbeing and independence of older people
This article, written by Ruth McChesney and Patricia McClunie-Trust, introduces anticipatory prescribing as a response to community palliative and end-of-life-care challenges in New Zealand. It then proposes an anticipatory prescribing guideline derived from a realist review and outlines implementation strategies
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management