In the past, I've not had occasion to concern myself with signage, but it has occupied a strangely large proportion of my mental energy in recent months.
In the past, I've not had occasion to concern myself with signage, but it has occupied a strangely large proportion of my mental energy in recent months.
The two winning entries in this year's Greg Judkins Prize for Reflective Poetry easily met the criteria, says competition judge Dr Judkins, an Auckland GP and educator.
Palmerston North midwife Tracey Goff has been struck off and cannot return to practice for three years, for failing to act on pre-eclampsia symptoms prior to and during a birth
Q: How do different GPs approach management of semi-urgent tests? For example, troponins, D-dimers, etc. Does everyone check laboratory test results in their evenings off, or do some GPs send people to the emergency department if they think it’s that urgent?
Blenheim obstetrician and gynaecologist Gary Fentiman described a sad case highlighting why general practices need to continue to encourage patients to have cervical smears.
Sexual health physician Heather Young wants to see general practices carry out frequent, opportunistic testing for sexually transmitted infections in men.
A new medical school aiming to produce more GPs would likely be doomed to failure, according to a Rotorua doctor who plans to begin her GP vocational training this year.
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