Website intended for a NZ health professional readership
The video of the third in our series of “The Popcorn Panels: Chatting about the Simpson report” is now available online.
The discussion delved into the world of general practice, exploring where it might fit in the new order proposed in the Health and Disability System Review report’s final recommendations.
Host and New Zealand Doctor|Rata Aotearoa editor Barbara Fountain was joined by RNZCGP president Samantha Murton, NZMA GP Council chair Vanessa Weenink and General Practice NZ chair Jeff Lowe.
You can see a video recording of the panel discussion here
Jeff Lowe
Jeff is chair of general practice network advocacy group General Practice NZ and a GP partner at Wellington’s Karori Medical Centre
Samantha Murton
Samantha is president of the RNZCGP and a consultant GP and chief medical officer at Capital Care Health Centre. Her vision for general practice is best reflected in her 2020 work (with collaborators) A manifesto for general practice: an equitable, accessible health-positive model.
Vanessa Weenink
Vanessa is chair of the NZMA GP Council and a GP partner in Christchurch’s Papanui Medical Centre
Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
