PRIMARY CARE CLINICAL DIGEST NOVEMBER 24 2023
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Immunisation Update
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November 22 2023
Immunisation Update November 22 2023 Proposal to Fund Aripiprazole Depot Injection and Supply Issue Update Olanzapine Depot Injection Ruruku – Latest News and Updates from Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora November 21 2023 Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) Cutover Information for General Practice Webinar: AI in Primary Care Special Interest Group Webinar: Will AI put your Practice at risk? Information on National Palliative Care Work Programme Updates for Pharmacists in General Practice / New Medicine Notices and Updated Issues Top Weekend Viewing November 24 2023 The latest Immunisation Update can be viewed in the attached link.
View online Proposal to Fund Aripiprazole Depot Injection and Supply Issue Update Olanzapine Depot Injection
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Ruruku – Latest News and Updates from Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora
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Pharmac is consulting on a proposal to fund aripiprazole depot injection as an alternative treatment option for people on atypical antipsychotic depot injections. Please visit Pharmac consultation regarding a proposal to fund aripiprazole depot injection. To provide feedback on this proposal, please submit it in writing by 4pm Friday December 8 2023 to consult@pharmac.govt.nz. Please see the attached to link to view the current Ruruku from Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora.
November 21 2023 View online Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) Cutover Information for General Practice
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Please see updated information for General Practice for the AIR cutover with new dates and new point on the newborn enrolment process.
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Thanks to all those who attended the recent AI in primary care special interest group webinar. For those who missed the live event or wish to revisit the discussions, please follow this link https://youtu.be/_TeX3ZPv3JI
See the details here Webinar: AI in Primary Care Special Interest Group See the notes here
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Webinar: Will AI put your Practice at risk?
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Information on National Palliative Care Work Programme
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Updates for Pharmacists in General Practice
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If you would like to be part of the ongoing conversation and discussion about AI in primary care, please fill in this form to receive future updates and notifications. A webinar on AI in primary care is being held November 28 at 7.00pm – 8.00pm. View here for details and to register to attend. For further information on the national palliative care work programme which includes the confirmation of co-chairs for National Palliative Care Steering Group and Models of Care – Paediatric Working Group, please visit National Palliative Care Work Programme – Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand or email palliativecare@health.govt.nz To see the latest updates from Pharmac, please view online.
November 24 2023 View online New Medicine Notices and Updated Issues View online Top Weekend Viewing
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As we head towards the ‘silly season’, might be a good time to revisit some of those timeless classic comedy films to keep you sane! o Meet the Parents (Neon) – Madly in love, Greg plans to propose to his beautiful girlfriend. But he first needs the permission of her father - who happens to be exCIA. Watch trailer o Back to the Future (Neon) – A modern day teenager is transported back to 1955, and finds himself in a timeshattering situation that could jeopardise his future. Watch trailer o Mrs Doubtfire (Disney+/Apple TV) – After his divorce, an actor disguises himself as Mrs Doubtfire, an elderly female housekeeper, in order to spend time with his children, who are in his former wife's custody. Watch trailer