The Council of Medical Colleges in New Zealand and Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa have just released a report on the experience of Māori doctors training in Aotearoa. The report has found that Māori trainee doctors are entering a world which has limited understanding of Te Ao Māori and a large burden is put on …
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Dr Iain Bell, MSK specialist, is pleased to announce the launch of MSK ultrasound courses. The aim is to provide quality teaching to up skill health professionals in the use of point-of-care ultrasound in their clinical practice. They have run a few successful pilot courses to date and now hope to run them on a …
I have recently taken over from Grant Thompson as Chair of the CPD committee. We all love undertaking CPD so much that the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) is planning changes to the Recertification requirements that will be implemented in July 2022. To increase the Christmas cheer I will summarise the proposed changes . …
Read more Message from Dr Peter McKenzie CPD Convenor December 2020
Kia ora tātou, If you belong to the NZ Pain Society you will have received this already, so apologies in that instance for repeating it. The Faculty of Pain Medicine ( ANZCA) , which includes AFMM colleagues, Geoff Speldewinde and Keith Laubscher, has published the attached Clinical Standard for Procedures in Pain Medicine which may …
Read more Faculty of Pain Medicine Clinical Care Standard 2020
Hi members, kia ora koutou, I am involved with the Musculoskeletal Pain interest group in IASP The following survey was brought to my attention and is approved by the Curtin University ( Canada) Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) I urge you to take part if you can. https://gmusc.com/have-your-say-on-what-should-be-contained-in-a-global-strategy-for-musculoskeletal-health/ Jenny K
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For those that do not get the Goodfellow Unit Gems, the following may be of interest in their post today https://mailchi.mp/goodfellowunit.org/436lkzz159-918413?e=68c7c7e318 200 patients with TMJ pain randomised to 120mg / day propranolol or placebo NNT for 50% reduction in pain = 6.1 References: Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) for Clinical and Research Applications: Recommendations …
Dear subscribers/ members/ Our apologies to those who have been inadvertently left off the subscriber lists for this site. This has been corrected today with all Life Members, Paid Members and Provisional Members added to the site. There has been an oversight. Our goal is to increase our communication with you to once each month …
ANZAC ADDRESS An annual tradition in the Department of General Surgery at Middlemore Hospital has been the Anzac Address, given by Andrew Connolly (Council’s previous Chair) on the Thursday immediately preceding Anzac Day. This tradition has been in place since 1999. A different theme is chosen each year; this year the theme revolves around Covid-19 …
Dear NZAMM member both Fellows and General Pracitioners, RE COVID-19 NZAMM Executive Opinion We have all received the information today of the impending Level 4 stage of managing COVID-19 asking all people to stay at or near home and avoid interpersonal contact. Essential services only are to be open. The NZAMM Executive are conscious that this …
