Omicron variant updates
Friday 1 April 2022
- Pfizer's new oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19, Paxlovid, had arrived in New Zealand
- Prescribing Paxlovid
- Access criteria for Paxlovid
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Friday 4 March 2022
- Advocacy work we've been doing
- Take our survey about Omicron pressures
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Friday 11 February 2022
- Looking ahead
- Your wellbeing
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Tuesday 25 January 2022
- Breaking down the issues (communication, anxiety, at risk patients, workforce, BAU)
- Key principles of general practice
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Sunday 23 January 2022
- Life at RED
- Taking care of yourself and your people
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Delta variant updates
Thursday 16 December 2021
- COVID-19 vaccine associated myocarditis & pericarditis
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Friday 3 December 2021
- College guidance: Patient management under the traffic light system
- Treating unvaccinated patients
- Clarity on the risk matrix
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Thursday 2 December 2021
- Updated risk matrix
- Treating unvaccinated patients: new College resources
- College wellness resources
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Friday 19 November 2021
- Vaccine exemptions and managing COVID in the community
- Meeting with the Ministry of Justice
- College wellness resource
- Follow the College's new podcast
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Friday 12 November 2021
- Keeping yourself physically safe
- Keeping yourself mentally safe
- Principles of Care: Unvaccinated patients
- Principles of Care: Patients who refuse to wear a mask
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Thursday 28 October 2021
- Vaccine exemption certificates
- COVID community cases in Christchurch
- Ventilation in practices
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Wednesday 27 October 2021
- Resources for vaccine hesitant patients
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Thursday 21 October 2021
- Pfizer booster shot
- The Pfizer third dose versus the booster shot
- Vaccine exemption certificates
- Principles of care: unvaccinated patients
- Principles of care: patients who refuse to wear a mast
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Friday 15 October 2021
- Managing COVID in the community
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Monday 11 October 2021
- $1,000 payment to practices that open for Super Saturday on 16 October
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Friday 10 September 2021
- Webinar: COVID vax clinic in general practice
- IMAC COVID-19 clinical immunisation toolkit
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Friday 10 September 2021
- Vaccinate Niue drive through event in Auckland
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Wednesday 8 September 2021
- Pregnant people and COVID-19 vaccination
- An update on screening at Levels 2 and 4
- Law around mask use when at the GP/hospital
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Tuesday 7 September 2021
- New testing guidance: 6 Sept - 3 November
- Immunocompromised patients and COVID-19 vax
- Monitoring COVID-19 in the community
- Advice on mask exemptions/ exemption card
- The principles of Level Two
- New testing guidance for all, principles of Level 2, mask exemptions, community-monitoring COVID
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Thursday 2 September 2021
- The COVID-19 clinical advice line is 0800 177 622
- Ministry's COVID testing guidance updated
- Sign and show support for COVID-19 vaccination
- Breast and cervical screening at Level Three
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Tuesday 31 August 2021
- Auckland - restricted sites for priority testing
- Locations of interest 'what to do' advice
- P2/N95 exemption extended to 14 Sept
- Certification of death - cremation
- Infection prevention, control - working between sites
- ACC update
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Monday 30 August 2021
- Understanding myocarditis and pericarditis
- Correct technique for preparing vaccinations
- Childhood immunisation and wearing PPE
- Webinar: Digital Health at Scale and Pace
- The principles of Level Three
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Thursday 26 August 2021
Medical Director update 26 August: the Delta variant.
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Wednesday 25 August 2021
- Resources to talk about vaccine hesitancy
- Routine breast and cervical screening paused at L4
- GP COVID vax survey still seeking responses
- Post Vaccine Symptom Check (announced today)
- Burnout tips for the professionally flammabl
- Childcare for Level 4 worker
- Latest updates from the Ministry
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Monday 23 August 2021
- Important Ministry update about using N95 masks
- Post-vax ob time changed from 20 to 15 minutes
- Clearing up confusion - frontline
- Webinar: Canadian lessons on mild-moderate COVID
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Saturday 21 August 2021
- The COVID-19 unvaccinated workforce
- The importance of equity in vaccination
- Updated Telehealth resources
- Updates from the Ministry of Health
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Thursday 19 August 2021
- 12-15 year olds can be COVID vaccinated
- Mental health/addiction services essential at Level 4
- ACC: providing services under Level 4
- Childhood vaccinations should still be done
- New red stream information
- Primary care quick reference guide has moved
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Wednesday 18 August 2021
- Please use the Ministry as your source of truth
- Fit testing exemption: N95/P2 particulate respirators
- Other support and updates
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Tuesday 17 August 2021
- The principles of general practice at Level 4
- Ask a COVID-19 question
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