Our Northland GP registrars are presenting practice changing quality audits at the Homegrown Treasures Symposium, Maunu, 28th October 2017.
The topics are:
Click this link to register. The cost is only $69 (free for registrars).
Review our line up and register for the Northland Faculty Homegrown Symposium by clicking this link http://www.northland-rnzcgp.org/homegrown-treasures/
Our local specialists in orthopedics, cardiology and oncology will present along side our registrar audits. You will have a chance to hear from Mike Roberts and discuss urgent care access with a panel of local GPs who have been doing some work on access and urgent care in their clinics.
Seasons Cafe will be presenting lunch, The Coffee Man will indulge your caffeine needs and the Medical Museum will be open for viewing.
The Northland Faculty RNZCGP would like to invite Northland GPs, Practice Managers, Practice Nurses and Pharmacists to their annual symposium - Homegrown Medical Treasures on the 28th October. This will be hosted at the Vintage Car Club, Kiwi North, Maunu so that attendees can take the opportunity to enjoy the treasures of the Medical Museum during morning tea and lunch. New specialists from the hospital will present in the morning along with the popular registrar audits. This will be followed by an afternoon workshop session on urgent care provision. You can register by clicking this link We look forward to seeing you there.
This is a reminder that the Northland Faculty is hosting a Kapa Kaiaka skills session on the 31st August. This session is aimed at registrars and Kapa Kaiaka fellows who wish to upskill in Jadelle, Mirena and IUD insertions. The evening is led by Dr Orna McGinn, who has developed Goodfellow Unit modules on womens health, and involves some pre-reading activities, a practical session and then ongoing supervision by senior GPs. Please register your interest by contacting Dr Gabby Montgomery the Kapa Kaiaka co-ordinator: gabrielle.montgomery@gmail.com. There is a maximum number of 15 places available - there are only three spaces left.
The faculty is also looking for senior GPs who would be able to undertake ongoing supervision of newer GPs in Jadelle, IUD and Mirena insertions. Please contact Gabby if you can help out.
The minutes from the Northland Faculty RNZCGP June board meeting are now available on the Faculty website.
The Northland Faculty is pleased to announce that it is hosting a Kapa Kaiaka skills session on the 31st August. This session is aimed at registrars and Kapa Kaiaka fellows who wish to upskill in Jadelle, Mirena and IUD insertions. The evening is led by Dr Orna McGinn, who has developed Goodfellow Unit modules on womens health, and involves some pre-reading activities, a practical session and then ongoing supervision by senior GPs. Please register your interest by contacting Dr Gabby Montgomery the Kapa Kaiaka co-ordinator: gabrielle.montgomery@gmail.com. There is a maximum number of 15 places available.
The faculty is also looking for senior GPs who would be able to undertake ongoing supervision of newer GPs in Jadelle, IUD and Mirena insertions. Please contact Gabby if you can help out.
As part of the Kapa Kaiaka programme, for new Fellows and registrars, the Faculty is running a training session on how to insert IUDs, Mirenas and Jadelles. The training session details will be advertised shortly. As part of the training we are wanting to have a number of experienced GPs to be available over the following months to assist in supervising course attendees in insertion techniques. We envisage that this would require supervisors to be willing to invite course attendees to their practice, when they have a consenting patient, for the Kapa Kaiaka member to practice inserting an IUD, Mirena or Jadelle. In this way we hope to provide a safe and supportive environment for younger GPs to upskill.
If you are willing to act as a supervisor then please contact Gabby Montgomery (gabrielle.montgomery@gmail.com) the Kapa Kaiaka Coordinator.
Be in quick... registrations to the Great Russell Conference are closing on the 10th May. If you want to join over 80 of your peers from Northland who have registered to date you need to register online through this link
The Great Russell Conference is shaping up to be a big one this year with a record number of registrations. If you have yet to register then please visit our website. The after dinner speaker is a local wine expert and we will be holding a wine tasting at the dinner so don't forget to book a ticket. In addition we are holding a Kapa Kaiaka meet and greet session with free drinks and nibbles after the Saturday session - please register your interest in attending with our Kapa Kaiaka coordinator Gabby Montgomery: gabrielle.montgomery@gmail.com. The timetable for the Great Russell Conference is:
Saturday 20th May
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 0830 | Registration | |
| 0850 | Chairperson’s address | |
| 0900 | Prof Paul Middleton | The deteriorating child |
| 1000 | Morning tea and poster session | |
| 1030 | Dr Lisa Dawson | Immunotherapy - A new era in oncology |
| 1130 | Prof Annette Beautrais | Can we prevent suicide? |
| 1230 | AGM | |
| 1300 | Lunch | |
| 1355 | Poster winners | |
| 1400 | Dr David Hammer | Things that bug me |
| 1500 | Dr Sara Poplar | Haematology for general practice |
| 1630 | Kapa Kaiaka meet and greet session | |
| 1800 | Dinner | |
Sunday 21st May
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 0900 | Prof Paul Middleton | Designing rural health services from scratch |
| 1000 | Morning tea | |
| 1030 | Dr Jeffrey Garrett | Respiratory medicine - new paradigm in managing inflammatory airways disorders |
| 1130 | Dr Vanessa Blair | General surgery topics for GPs |
| 1230 | Lunch | |
Participants are wanted for a study to understand the positive factors that keep general practitioners working in Northland. The results of the study will be used in recruitment and retention planning for Northland General Practice.
If you have been practicing as a GP in Northland and for 1 year or more, full or part time and practice or live within Whangarei, Dargaville, mid North or the far North then please contact Tanya Quin by email at themytquin686@gmail.com or on 0220139570 for more information.
Further details of the study can be found at this link
Approved by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee on 31/3/2017 for three years. Reference Number 018783
The Northland Faculty is holding a meet and greet for Kapa Kaiaka mentors and mentees at the 'Great Russell Conference' on the 20th May from 5-6pm. Free drinks and snacks will be provided. If you are a registrar, new fellow or are part of the Kapa Kaiaka programme (as either a mentor or mentee) then you are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to the Kapa Kaiaka coordinator Gabby Montgomery for catering purposes.
Don't forget to register for the Great Russell Conference on the 20th and 21st May. It is just around the corner! Registrations can be done online at this link
Congratulations to Martin Esser and Zaw Win for winning the 'Rural Practice of the Year' award at the recent Rural Health Conference in Wellington. For a full write up on their award please follow this link
The minutes of the last Faculty Board minutes are available to read on our website. A link to the minutes is here
Please remember to register for the Great Russell Conference held on 20th and 21st May. Our new online registration now takes credit cards and is super easy to use. The link to the conference page is here
The following is a message from the college that we feel Northland GPs may be interested in:
As you know the College is actively engaged in a campaign to raise awareness of the looming shortage of GPs and the inequities of the current funding system.
We’ve had a good run of media coverage recently and we want to continue this, but we need more story leads. We’re hoping that you and your Faculty and Chapter members may be able to help us source some stories – in particular we need examples of communities that are short of GPs, perhaps practices that have closed their books, maybe GPs facing burnout due to extra workload and no back up. We’ve got some leads to follow, but we want more from around the regions.
By way of an update, our campaign also includes plans to develop digital postcards for you to send directly to the Minister of Health outlining your concerns for other health sector. We are also going to set up a Facebook page where members of the public can learn about the GP shortage and can share their experiences. There is also a proposal to hold a health summit with political party’s spokespeople.
We have made some good progress, but we’re keen to keep the momentum going, so any suggestions would be gratefully received.
If you have any stories that may illustrate the issues of GP shortages or increased workload then please let us know by emailing Tanya Quin
There has been a lot of interest in the GP Leadership Programme scheduled to start this coming Monday. However, Manaia PHO, in partnership with Northland DHB and E3 Leadership, wishes to ensure that they have as many people as possible attend this valuable learning opportunity. Subsequently they have decided to postpone the first session to Monday 10th April. This will allow the PHO and DHB to answer any questions and promote this course to the widest possible audience.
The Leadership Programme is free to participants, has been developed from a programme already delivered to General Practice in other PHOs in New Zealand by E3 Leadership and is highly recommended for all those wishing to lead teams effectively through these changing and challenging times.
Please register for this Leadership Development Programme commencing next month. Any questions contact Mihi – mihis@manaiapho.co.nz
The Leadership programme for GPs as presented by Nick Chamberlain at our Dargaville Symposium last year is now ready for registrations. This starts on the 16th March 2017 requiring 3 hours a month of session time plus some online learning for the year in a free leadership program that will extend and develop leadership skills and opportunities for your business and your governance needs, here, in Northland. Please contact Mihi Stephens at Manaia PHO and checkout Manaia's website or Te Tai Tokerau PHO's website or this link for more details.
Registrations are now open for The Great Russell Conference, to be held on 20th and 21st May. For more details see our conference page.
We are giving away five free registration to GPs who register in the first week. In addition we have an early bird discount that ends on the 5th of March...so be in quick!
Don't forget to set aside the 20th and 21st of May for the annual Northland Faculty Conference at Russell! Conference details and registration forms will be available shortly on our website.
Another worthwhile conference to attend is the Goodfellow Unit Symposium on the 25th and 26th March. Conference details are on this link
The Northland Faculty would like to extend a warm welcome to the seven new GPEP1 registrars working this year in Northland. Their brief bios are as follows:
Dr Emma Clare: Emma is spending the first attachment at Kerikeri medical centre with Ezra Madibikama as her teacher. She has spent the past four postgraduate years working in Auckland. In preparation for this year she has relocated with her fiance to his family's rural property. Her interests include travel, music, hiking, fishing and gardening.
Dr Jono Ussher: Jono is at Bream Bay Medical Centre for his first attachment with Sue Hancock as his principal teacher. He has just completed his first three postgraduate years at Whangarei hospital including a three month attachment at Dargaville Medical Centre. He was raised in Taranaki. His interests include tennis, surfing and church related activities.
Dr Josh Griffiths: Josh spent his childhood in Kaikohe and his first attachment is in Dargaville with Liz Humm. He has just completed the second year of rural medicine training programme and is keen to hold dual Fellowship. He and his wife have three children; both their families reside in Northland. His interests include soccer and other sports plus church related activities.
Dr Bryony Te Hui Hui Kapo: Bryony originates from Taranaki with her iwi being Te Ati Awa. She is now in her first attachment at Broadway Health Centre with her teacher Shane Cross. She spent three years as a house surgeon spread between Taranaki, Counties Manukau and Auckland. However recently she has returned from a good break from medicine working in a cafe ensuring that Londoners received decent coffee. Her interests include travel, cooking, yoga and outdoor activities.
Dr Samuel Ah Mu: Sam moved up from Auckland to do his two years postgraduate at Whangarei hospital and has family in the region. He and his wife are expecting their fourth child in March 2017. He is spending his first attachment with Dave Bawden at Primecare. Interests include sports such as surfing, rugby and basketball plus involvement in church related activities.
Dr Ee Ling Loo: Ee Ling is doing her attachments part-time this year as she has just returned from maternity leave with her husband now taking time out from his medical specialist training to care for their nine-month-old son. Prior to that she was working at Whangarei hospital and did her medical degree in a combination of Dublin and Malaysia medical schools. Ee Ling’s first attachment is with Simon Wilkinson at Bush Road Medical Centre. Her interests are home crafts, church related activities and cultural enrichment.
Dr Ni Ni Wynn: Nini is settling in to life in Hokianga Health with Claire Ward as her main teacher; she is here as part of the special Cook Islands government medical exchange scheme. Her second attachment will be down in Wellsford with Tim Malloy. Nini is from Myanmar but has spent the last 13 years working in Raratonga. She is married with three children; her husband and 14-year-old came over for Christmas; one daughter works in Adelaide and the other is studying architecture at Victoria University. Her interests include crochet and watching television.