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 . …
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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
LECTURER in MUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT of SURGERY and ANAESTHESIA UNIVERSITY of OTAGO, WELLINGTON About the department The Department of Surgery and Anaesthesia, University of Otago is a multidisciplinary group dedicated to providing high quality clinical teaching and performing clinically focused research. The department teaches a number of modules within the MB ChB programme, provides vocationally focused postgraduate qualifications, …
The NZAMM 2020 conference was held at the James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel in Wellington between the 3nd and 4th of October 2020 and was hosted by Musculoskeletal Medicine Specialist Dr Stu Thomson. In order to protect the safety of attendees and the community during the global pandemic, the 2020 conference had been delayed. Everyone …
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 …
We want to understand your views, attitudes and perceptions on the disinfection of personal protective equipment (PPE) for potential reuse. In pandemic situations, such as the current COVID-19 scenario, hospital resources are frequently stretched beyond capacity, as has already occurred in many countries across the globe. Preventing the spread of COVID-19 to and from …
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 …
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