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The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is encouraging patients to get the right advice before starting a course of COVID-19 antiviral medications.
A general practitioner with over 20 years' experience has been awarded a Community Service Medal at GP22: the Conference for General Practice.
Specialist general practitioner Dr Jessica Sterenborg has been awarded a Community Service Medal.
A specialist general practitioner who has worked her entire career with Māori in Hawkes Bay has been awarded Distinguished Fellowship of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.
In a recent interview with NZ Doctor, Dr Peter Moodie described himself as “fit, and in my 70s.”
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has awarded Christchurch-based GP Dr Lauren McGifford the top honour of Distinguished Fellowship at GP22: the Conference for General Practice.
Dr Janine Bycroft has been awarded Distinguished Fellowship.
Two respected Māori researchers have been awarded Honorary Fellowship of The Division of Rural Hospital Medicine.
Long-serving South Canterbury GP Dr Gayle O’Duffy, has been awarded a Community Service Medal.
Taupō-based rural medicine hospital specialist Dr Jeremy Webber has been awarded Division Distinguished Fellowship .
Wellington-based GPs Dr David Werry and Dr Chris Fawcett have been awarded Community Service Medals.
Dr Matire Harwood (Ngā Puhi) has been awarded a Community Service Medal.
Five general practitioners from across the country have been awarded a President’s Service Medal by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.
Dr Sean Hanna, a Wellington-based GP has been awarded Distinguished Fellowship.
Outgoing Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has been awarded Honorary Fellowship of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.
This weekend (Friday 22 – Sunday 24 July) more than 500 general practitioners and rural hospital doctors will arrive in Christchurch to attend GP22: the Conference for General Practice.
The Government’s announcement today increasing availability of the COVID-19 antiviral medication, Paxlovid, is both positive and concerning for the country’s largest membership body of GPs.
From 1 July 2022, medical reports requested under section 40 of the Coroners Act 2006 will be paid for GPs working in private practice.
General practitioners are expecting to see more winter illnesses with higher severity this year due to the reopening of the borders. However, they want to reassure their communities that they are still always here to care.