October 2024

News from the College

• Editorial by College President Sam
• Editorial by College Chief Executive Toby
• College Advocacy: A month in review
• Closure of after-hours GP services on the West Coast: The
• College’s response
• Your voice matters: The 2024 Workforce Survey
• Spotlight on the Southland Faculty
• Quality in Practice: Gain Health Centre
• Quality counts The PMAANZ Conference
• Learn the format and get feedback: The 2024 mock exams

Views of our members

• Mind This: Nitrofurantoin prescribing practices
• Your Work Counts goes international

Voices of the Sector

• Hyperthyroidism: A surgeon’s perspective
• A quiet revolution: Climate change and asthma
• Recognising a MS relapse: A relapse management guide
• Managing and treating Cerebral Palsy in your practice
• Primary health care supporting early diagnosis for
• breast cancer
• Preventing hospitalisations for the elderly:
• The vital role of GPs
• Online Health Portals getting a boost from DORA