Point-of-care testing in more isolated communities offers undeniable benefits, but quality control maintenance must be practised by fully trained senior users, usually nurses
Doctors are duty-bound to inform patients about optimal care and advocate for its provision. Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps discusses the problems this creates in a resource-constrained system
Doing what is right for the individual and, at the same time, attending to population health targets is a difficult task, so it requires a primary care practice team effort and appreciation of the effect it has on your patients
The field of sports cardiology has grown hugely in recent times. Rob Doughty, Heart Foundation chair of heart health at the University of Auckland gave 2017 conference delegates an excellent update on sudden cardiac death and statins
Support for reviewing your patients’ anticoagulation management is provided by the findings of an INR testing audit by Labtests and Northland Pathology laboratories. The two patient case examples described here would benefit from changes
There is the capacity for growth through our response to adversity; this article takes a look at the positive and negative courses of action health professionals take in response to stress, and the practices that might help to alleviate its further effects
Point-of-care testing in more isolated communities offers undeniable benefits, but quality control maintenance must be practised by fully trained senior users, usually nurses
Antiretroviral therapy use by an HIV-negative person is not new; post-exposure prophylaxis is common. Now, there is funding for pre-exposure prophylaxis in high-risk individuals. This article is a review of PrEP, as it applies locally, and of the role GPs can play
Doctors are duty-bound to inform patients about optimal care and advocate for its provision. Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps discusses the problems this creates in a resource-constrained system
Doing what is right for the individual and, at the same time, attending to population health targets is a difficult task, so it requires a primary care practice team effort and appreciation of the effect it has on your patients
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