The Podcasts of the Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care

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Home of the Official Podcasts of the RNZCUC - these are intended to provide ongoing education for medical professionals and should not be used for self diagnosis. Always consult your regular doctor. Always work within your scope of practice.

  1. Urgent Bite 294 - Hook of Hamate fracture

    6D AGO

    Urgent Bite 294 - Hook of Hamate fracture

    The hook of hamate fracture is often a delayed diagnosis.  There are certain mechanism of injuries, usually sporting related, that should make us be more aware of this injury.   The pull test may also help you consider this diagnosis.   Wright TW, Moser MW, Sahajpal DT. Hook of hamate pull test. J Hand Surg Am. 2010 Nov;35(11):1887-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.08.024. Epub 2010 Oct 20. PMID: 20961698.    Check out the OrthoBullets Page on Hoof of Hamate Fractures by Dr Sharareh and Dr Vitale   www.rnzcuc.org.nz podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice, always consult your usual doctor

    9 min
  2. Urgent Bite 293 - Pompholyx

    FEB 6

    Urgent Bite 293 - Pompholyx

    Pompholyx, also known as dyshidrotic eczema, is a condition that might present through urgent care. Check out the Dermnet NZ page by Maitreyi Jain and Hon Associate Professor Paul Jarrett   www.rnzcuc.org.nz podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice, always consult your usual doctor

    8 min
  3. Urgent Bite 292 - National Antibiotic Guidelines

    JAN 30

    Urgent Bite 292 - National Antibiotic Guidelines

    New national antibiotic guidelines have been launched in New Zealand to help guide our prescribing and improve antibiotic stewardship.  Check out the guidelines - https://tewhatakura.nz/   www.rnzcuc.org.nz podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice, always consult your usual doctor

    16 min

  4. JAN 23

    Dr Emily Amos - Whole Hearted Medicine

    Dr Emily Amos is a GP who founded Whole Hearted Medicine following an episode of career burnout.  This company provides CPD retreats with a focus on wellbeing education.   This has been endorsed as a CPD activity for RNZCUC members.     Check out what Whole Hearted Medicine has to offer   Check out the CPD retreats   Read about some of the evidence related to this area   Connect with Emily on LinkedIn   Check out Emily's personal website   www.rnzcuc.org.nz podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice, always consult your usual doctor

    42 min
  5. Urgent Bite 291 - Urgent Care Research Network and Bootcamp Meeting

    JAN 16

    Urgent Bite 291 - Urgent Care Research Network and Bootcamp Meeting

    Research is essential for establishing best practice.  More urgent care specific research will enable best practice to be established for patients attending urgent care clinics with urgent conditions.   If you're interested in joining the College's Urgent Care Research Network, check this link - https://rnzcuc.org.nz/urgent-care-research-network/  Save the date for the College's Bootcamp, which will incorporate a Research Network meeting - https://rnzcuc.org.nz/bootcamp-and-fellowship-ceremony-2026/    www.rnzcuc.org.nz podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice, always consult your usual doctor

    9 min
  6. Urgent Bite 290 - Epistaxis blood loss estimation

    JAN 9

    Urgent Bite 290 - Epistaxis blood loss estimation

    An epistaxis can be severe enough that a patient becomes anaemic and develops shock.  How good are estimations, by patients and clinicians, of blood loss during an epistaxis?   Check out the papers mentioned Townend ML, Byers S. Visual estimation of blood loss by UK pre-hospital clinicians: an observational study. Br Paramed J. 2018 Jun 1;3(1):16-22. doi: 10.29045/14784726.2018.06.3.1.16. PMID: 33328801; PMCID: PMC7706754. Link Beer HL, Duvvi S, Webb CJ, Tandon S. Blood loss estimation in epistaxis scenarios. J Laryngol Otol. 2005 Jan;119(1):16-8. doi: 10.1258/0022215053222752. PMID: 15807956. Link Grigg, Sarah, Maunder, John, Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Llewellyn, Stacey, 2020, Reliability of estimating blood loss in epistaxis, Australian Journal of Otolaryngology; Vol 3 (May 2020): Australian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2020 Link     www.rnzcuc.org.nz podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice, always consult your usual doctor

    10 min
  7. Urgent Bite 289 - DDH pick up in Urgent Care

    JAN 2

    Urgent Bite 289 - DDH pick up in Urgent Care

    Developmental Dysplasia of the Hips (DDH) in newborns is screened for by midwives, Plunket nurses, and GPs.  While not a routine part of UC practice, spotting signs and referring appropriately is something we should be aware of in urgent care.     Check out the StarshipHospital page on DDH   Check out the OrthoBullets page on DDH     www.rnzcuc.org.nz podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice, always consult your usual doctor

    11 min
  8. Urgent Bite 288 - The Jahss Manoeuvre

    12/26/2025

    Urgent Bite 288 - The Jahss Manoeuvre

    The Jahss Manoeuvre is a technique used for reducing metacarpal neck fractures with unacceptable volar angulation.   Check out the original paper by Dr S. Jahss JAHSS, S. A.. FRACTURES OF THE METACARPALS: A New Method of Reduction and Immobilization. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery 20(1):p 178-186, January 1938.   Check out the OrthoBullets page on Metacarpal fractures, by Dr J Blomberg   www.rnzcuc.org.nz podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice, always consult your usual doctor

    8 min
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