Clinical editor Amy van der Loo provides a summary of COVID-related articles published in the Practice section of New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa over the last year. Use the embedded links to go through to the relevant page
Doctors may experience difficulties in their relationship with some patients, which may lead to negative outcomes for both doctor and patient. Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps discusses what’s needed to safely end a patient–doctor relationship
Long-serving GP leader Dame Clare Gerada urges GPs to quit their Messiah complex and, for their own health’s sake, let others in the health system take on some of the workload
A new training scheme is helping to address the weakness of career support that is contributing to chronic shortages of health practitioners in rural areas, an academic says
Contrave® is a dual action treatment for weight management. The purpose of this course is to provide information on Contrave®, a new medication for the management of obesity, and information on counselling patients managing weight loss
GP Jonathan Bentley finds technology impacts his work– life balance, but being able to remotely attend to a patient while away at a conference helps that patient get the relief he needs
This week's World Head and Neck Cancer Day is an opportunity to remind all healthcare providers to take part in education, early diagnosis and prevention of human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal cancer
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