ePulse 24 January 2012
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College News
Registrations close this week for the Quality Symposium
When: 10 - 11 February 2012
Where: The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Oceania Room, Wellington
DON'T MISS OUT - Registrations close Friday 27 January 2012.
You can view the registration details and the programme here.
Please note the Lean Thinking Workshop is now full and we can no longer accept any further registrations for this workshop.
Special General Meeting - proposed new rules for RNZCGP
All members are invited to a Special General Meeting (SGM) of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) to consider and vote on the College's proposed new rules (held in conjunction with the Quality Symposium).
When: Friday 10 February 2012
Time: 12:45pm - 1:30pm
Where: Angus Room, Te Papa Museum of New Zealand, 55 Cable Street, Wellington
More information and to read the proposed RNZCGP rules click here.
View the President's Question and Answer session relating to the proposed new rules here.
Condolences
Our sympathy and condolences go out to the family and friends of RNZCGP Fellow, Dr Ralph Saxe, who died tragically in a plane crash in Feilding on Monday, 23 January 2012.
Call for papers for the RNZCGP Education Convention
The Fourth Biennial RNZCGP Education Convention is taking place Friday 13 and Saturday 14 July 2012 in Wellington.
You are invited to submit abstracts of papers focusing on teaching and learning in the primary care environment. We also welcome expressions of interest to run interactive workshops on practical ways of teaching and learning or those that showcase new resources.
The closing date for submission of abstracts and workshops is 27 February 2012.
View further information about abstract submissions and expressions of interests to run workshops here.
Primex 2011 Results
The 2011 Primex results were posted out to all candidates on Thursday 19 January 2012.
Any candidate who has not received their results by Tuesday 24 January, can contact the College and ask to have their results emailed to them.
From the MOPS Desk
Adding credit after 'posting':
At the end of the reporting year, MOPS credits must be 'posted' once you have finished inputting them online so that they can be processed to the system. It is important to note that this posting does not prevent you from adding further credits to your record if you wish to. It may also occasionally happen that your credits are 'posted' by your College co-ordinator so that changes can be made to your record. Again, this does not prevent you from adding more activities in the same reporting year.
If you have any queries regarding MOPS please contact:
Sector News
Committee Vacancies
Nominations for the National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) Advisory Group
The National Screening Unit (NSU) of the Ministry of Health is seeking nominations for GP representation on the National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) Advisory Group. View further information about this group and how to apply here.
Invitation for applications for members of the bpac Clinical Advisory Group (CLAG)
bpac are seeking applications for members of the bpac Clinical Advisory Group. View further about this group and how to apply here.
Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC)
The Health Quality and Safety Commission Board is seeking new members for the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee. Further information here.
Consultations - have your say!
Natural Health Products Bill
The Parliamentary Health Select Committee is inviting public submissions on the Natural Health Products Bill. This bill establishes a system for the regulation of low-risk natural health products in New Zealand. View the bill and instructions on making a submission here.
The following consultations mentioned in ePulse in previous weeks are still open:
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MSD Green Paper for Vulnerable Children - feedback by Monday 5 March
- Feedback on draft Records Retention and Disposable Schedule - feedback to PHARMAC by 31 January
- Crown Entities Reform Bill (Establishment of single Health Promotion Agency)
PHARMAC
New PHARMAC consultations this week:
PHARMAC are consulting on a proposal to fully fund Symbicort and Vannair. Members wishing to support or otherwise comment on this proposal can do so by submitting comments to Therapuetic Group Mananger, Christine Chapman by Tuesday, 31 January.
PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to widen funded access to ursodeoxycholic acid by amending Special Authority restrictions. Members wishing to comment on this proposal do so by submitting comments to Therapeutics Group Manager, Natalie Davis by Tuesday, 7 February.
Classified Advertising
Southern Region Vacancies
Central Region Vacancies
- GP Locum - Wellington
- GP - Wellington
- Palmerston North practice for sale
- Deputy Medical Director - Secondary Care - Wellington
- GP - Mt Maunganui
- Part-time GP, Napier
- Long-term permanant or Locum GP - Wellington
Northern Region Vacancies
- Locum available, Auckland
- Full time GP - Central/East Auckland
- One year locum role for female GP - Auckland
- Long-term Locum - Auckland
- Long-term, part time Assistant GP - Auckland
To submit a new classified advertisement visit the Classified Advertising page on our website and complete the online form. Your ad will be automatically submitted to the College and available on our website within 48 hours.
Vacancies feature in ePulse for two weeks and on the website for six weeks.
Events (Conferences, CME)
New Events
- Palliative Care Lecture Series 2012 - first Thursday of every month from Febraury 2012 - various locations around the country
- Working with issues of sexuality and intamacy - 12-13 April 2012 - Auckland
- The 2nd Global Congress for Consensus in Paediatrics & Child Health - 17-20 May 2012 - Moscow, Russia
January 2012
February 2012
- The 16th Public Health Summer School - 7-24 February 2012 - University of Otago, Wellington
- RNZCGP Quality Symposium: 'Quality and Information - practical aspects of integration' - 10-11 February 2012 - Wellington
- IMG Supervisor Training Workshops - 23 February 2012 - Auckland
- Teaching Fish about Water: A weekend of mindfulness for clinicians - 24-26 February 2012 - Auckland - 14 CME endorsed credits
- Elder Abuse and Neglect Prevention Regional Conference - 29 February 2012 - Manawatu/Whanganui
- Orthopaedics at Wakefield Seminar - 15 February 2012 - Wakefield Hospital
- Sleep disruption associated with dementia - 28 February 2012 - University of Otago, Wellington
- Breast Oncoplastic Surgery Masterclass - 9-10 February 2012 - Auckland
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Recertification Course - 22 February and 5 May - Auckland
March 2012
- IMG Supervisor Training Workshops - 8 March 2012 - Christchurch
- 2012 NZ Rural General Practice Network Conference: 'The Changing Face of Rural Health' - 8-11 March 2012 - Queenstown
- IMG Supervisor Training Workshops - 22 March 2012 - Wellington
- 2012 Goodfellow Symposium - 23-25 March 2012 - Auckland
- Bowel and Colorectal Cancer Seminar - 14 March 2012 - University of Otago, Wellington
April 2012
May 2012
- 19th Wonca Asia Pacific Regional Conference - 24-27 May 2012 - Jeju, Korea
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Recertification Course - 22 February and 5 May - Auckland
June 2012
- New Zealand Healthcare Congress 2012 - 26-27 June 2012 - Auckland
- Rotorua GP CME 2012 - 7-10 June 2012 - Rotorua
July 2012
- The Fourth Biennial Education Convention 2012 - 13-14 July 2012 - James Cook Hotel, Wellington
- Rural Hospital Medicine CME Workshop - 12 July-14 July 2012 - Cook Islands
- Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law Conference - 12-14 July 2012 - Auckland
- Paediatric Advanced Life Support - Full Course - April and July dates - Auckland
August 2012
- South GP CME 2012 - 16-19 August 2012 - Dunedin
- 13th International Mental Health Conference 2012 - 6-8 August 2012 - Gold Coast, Australia
September 2012
- 2012 Conference for General Practice - 13-16 September 2012 - Rotorua
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New Zealand College of Appearance Medicine 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting
- Introductory course in diving medicine for GPs - September 2012 (exact dates TBC - Navy Hyperbaric Unit, Devonport, Auckland
November 2012
Ongoing
- Evidence-based Natural Health Course - Complementary Therapies Masterclass - Various dates and locations around New Zealand February to April 2012
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2012 NZRC Certificate of Resuscitation and Emergency Care (CORE) Level 6 and Level 7 courses - Hamilton / Whangarei / Auckland / Wellington / Christchurch
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2012 Principles of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (PACLS) Level 5 courses - Auckland / Wellington / Christchurch / Hamilton / Tauranga / Whangarei
- Principles of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Level 5 courses - Various dates and locations around the country
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Full Course - range of dates throughout 2012 - Auckland