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CPD online registration
The Medical Council of New Zealand has approved a College programme for continuing professional development (CPD) and recertification purposes. The College’s “CPD online” programme is for generally registered doctors who are working in general practice. Registrations for the CPD online programme are now available.
Posted 2 June 2009
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Pandemic Influenza information
The Ministry of Health has a three-step response plan for dealing with pandemic influenza. The College encourages you to visit the Ministry of Health website to read more about what this means in relation to Mexican Swine Influenza.
Posted 27 April 2009
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Nominations for new standing committees
From 1 April 2009 the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners will operate under the regrouping that will be governed by two standing advisory committees, Education and Quality Practice. The new committees emerge from the former three Boards of Education, Assessment and Quality. Nominations have been called for positions on the new committees.
Posted 1 April 2009
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Huge step forward for vocationally registered GPs
From 1 March 2009, vocationally registered general practitioners who are able to satisfy the Special Authority requirements will be able to prescribe isotretinoin to patients who meet the Special Authority criteria, and these patients will be able to have the benefit of PHARMAC funding.
Posted 27 February 2009
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Better, more equitable outcomes from primary care
Investing in primary health achieves better and more equitable health outcomes than investing further in hospital-based secondary care, says College of GPs President Dr Jonathan Fox following a two-day quality symposium at Te Papa in Wellington.
Posted 17 February 2009
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Quality Symposium 2009 review
Key points to emerge from the Quality Symposium were: (1) driving quality and patient safety systems requires good information systems, and (2) Primary care has already made a substantive commitment to the quality agenda, and that will accelerate as a result of the symposium.
Posted 16 February 2009
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College Awards
Awards are presented during the 2009 Annual Conference. There are five types of awards; Distinguished Fellow, Honorary Fellow, Distinguished Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Long Service Medal. These awards recognise achievement and contributions made to general practice and to the life of the College.
Posted 22 January 2009
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Briefing to the Minister of Health
The College has developed its briefing to the Minister of Health.
Posted 23 December 2008
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Rotorua GP to lead College of GPs
Fulltime Rotorua GP Harry Pert has won the Presidency of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners for 2009-2011, with his Deputy the former editor of the New Zealand Family Physician, Dr Tony Townsend.
Posted 12 November 2008
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New Discussion Guide
New resource cards have been developed for primary care practitioners to use in a consultation when asked about prostate cancer testing. A brochure, Testing for Prostate Cancer: Information for Men and their Families has also been prepared to support the consultation.
Posted 1 October 2008
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Getting it right
The Medical Training Board released its first major report today; and the first suggestion is to increase medical school places by 100 by 2012. The high-level board also made other suggestions in a wide-ranging report which indicated key directions rather than specific solutions. Just one of the headings used was 'Getting it right'.
Posted 1 October 2008
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