An Australian government partner to the now-cancelled APAC Forum wrote to Counties Manukau DHB leadership appalled at the decision to axe the event and the lack of consultation
RNZCGP chair and rural GP Tim Malloy is warning rural colleagues of potential disruption, should urgent care accreditation become a requirement for all providers of after-hours services
You have just employed an enthusiastic new manager, fresh from the corporate world, who thinks you need to engage with the 21st century and embark on some marketing. Can your new hire go forth unfettered in marketing general practice, set free from special considerations? In short, the answer is "no".
The "Berlin statement" - as it will no doubt come to be referred to - arose from the 5th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport (Berlin, 27-28 October 2016). It represents the current knowledge on sport-related concussion (SRC), updating the previous position statement (Zurich 2012).
Difficulty with sleep is a common problem in both neurotypical children and those with neurodevelopmental disorders (eg, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD; autism; and blindness). And melatonin is increasingly being used to facilitate sleep in the paediatric population.
A 37-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with chest pain. Tests find, among other things, an incidental elevated plasma beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) level. Urine pregnancy point-of-care testing (POCT) is "negative" (two brands) but "weakly positive" (two other brands). The woman has regular menses, her last menstrual period being two weeks prior. Her luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels are not raised. Ultrasound reveals no intrauterine pregnancy.
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