Clinical Zoom meeting snippets - March 2024
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Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss prescribing, concussion, a new emergency procedure for cardiac arrest known as double sequential external defibrillation (DSED), and more.
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Measles - update and resources
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Measles is a highly infectious disease that is easily spread from an infected person by saliva or mucous droplets when coughing, sneezing or talking. Just being in the same room as someone with measles can lead to infection for those who are not immunised.
Enrolment
All PHOs and their practices must comply with the PHO enrolment requirements when enrolling people. This is also where you'll find the privacy statement for patients.
Ka Ora Telehealth
Throughout the last few months, Pinnacle and Ka Ora have been contacting rural practices to provide information, and to support those practices that have already switched to the service to integrate it with practice after-hours routines. Practice feedback has been positive. Ka Ora has provided thoro
Clinical Zoom meeting snippets - February 2024
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Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss not using ACE and ARB and statin use in pregnancy, monitoring lithium drug interactions, shared care clozapine and more.
Practice kaimahi education and scholarship opportunities
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The recent Workforce Survey highlighted the desire for practice kaimahi to have a greater awareness of pathways in education, and scholarship opportunities, available to support their journey. These resources, collated from a variety of sources, relate to different roles within general practice.
Respiratory resources
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On this page you will find links to the most recent NZ guidelines for asthma and COPD and a useful inhaler device chart.
Clinical Zoom meeting snippets - January 2024
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Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss symmetrical drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema (SDRIFE), sodium valproate in people who can father children, accelerated silicosis and more.
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Contacting BPAC helpdesk
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Please always use the helpdesk when contacting BPAC. This allows your job to be properly tracked and resolved.
Pinnacle workforce survey reports 2023
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Read the The Pinnacle General Practice Workforce Survey 2023 and Workforce Report 2023: Results from the 2023 workforce survey of Nurses and Practice Centre Assistants (PCA).
Clinical Zoom meeting snippets - November 2023
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Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss non-subsidised medications for beneficiaries, RNZCGP statement on medical cannabis prescribing, IFNAR1 deficiency, and more.