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Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss prescribing and equity resources – practice improvement, kiwifruit for constipation, New Zealand-based online CBT course for OCD and more.
View the 2022 Pinnacle nurse education Zoom recordings covering medicine management, standing orders, immunisations and more. This page will be updated as recordings become available. These sessions can be used for staff update/training meetings and new staff orientation packages if standing orders are relevant to the role.
Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss blood tests for cancer, recurrent UTI, viewing a body via video prior to completing a cremation certificate, and more.
Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss mild bleeding in patients on dabigatran or rivaroxaban, paediatric antibiotic use, vaccine induced immunity and more.
A standing order is a written instruction issued by a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner or dentist. It authorises a specified person or class of people (e.g. registered nurses) who do not have prescribing rights to administer and/or supply specified medicines and some controlled drugs.
Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss maternity care of pregnant COVID positive patients, informing patients about myocarditis, melanoma follow-up, and more.
Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss the frailty of old age, a new use for Emagliflozin, COVID-19 pneumonia, and more.
Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss Waikato DHB deferred acute referrals, National Bowel Screening FOT Positive referrals, Empagliflozin side effects and more.
Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss asking about alcohol, IQCODE informant questionnaire for dementia, ovarian cancer and more.
NZePS provides a secure messaging channel for prescribing and dispensing systems to exchange prescription information electronically. It enables a prescription to be generated by the prescriber, transmitted to the NZePS health information exchange broker, and downloaded electronically at a community pharmacy.