Many people travel to high-altitude destinations, meaning clinicians are often faced with questions about how to prevent and treat altitude illness. Update your knowledge with this New Zealand Society of Travel Medicine summary of updated evidence-based guidelines with comments by senior lecturer Jenny Visser – it outlines the best prophylactic regimens, diagnostic approaches and treatment protocols for acute altitude illness
Back to the future: GP advocates going solo, not corporate
Wednesday 29 January 2025, 01:00 AM

Blue Penguin co-owners (from left) GP Martijn Phaff and nurse Nicole Kennedy with receptionists Anne Muir and Tania Wilson, manager Jo Clarkson and nurse Wendy Gill [Image: Tui Baylis]
Frustrated at working at corporate practices, Tīmarubased specialist GP Martijn Phaff went out on his own in 2022 and has no regrets. Trained in the Netherlands, he shares his views with Fiona Cassie on the pluses of solo practice and the negatives of corporate ownership creep
Essentials, Specialist GP Martijn Phaff co-founded Blue Penguin Medical Centre in Tīmaru to embrace an owner-operator model, prioritising continuity of care and f, READ MORE