The New Zealand General Practice Podcast

Dr Dave updates Dr Jo about abnormal uterine bleeding, and they talk about Rosuvastatin, Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis & Prednisone, ADHD meds and ocular adverse effects. Dr Jo misunderstands Alpha-gal syndrome, Dave saves the day by talking about the Arms Act 2026. There are quick IMAC updates, an ACC sensitive claims resource, Sepsis cards and they chat about, Private bowel screening, Ivermectin cream for rosacea and finally start preparing for the holidays with a few novel suggestions.

Dr Dave teaches Dr Jo about exploding head syndrome, alcohol harms, migraine treatments, ACC and Diabetes changes and how to stop antidepressants amongst other things. The shownotes can be found at https://opotikigp.com/

This month Dr Dave teaches Dr Jo about.. Peptides, Methotrexate monitoring, HPV vaccination changes, IBS and tricyclic antidepressants , Cognitive screening for fitness to drive, and some brief clinical updates on medication changes. Show notes can be found at https://opotikigp.com/ and My Health Hub https://myhealthhub.co.nz/the-new-zealand-general-practice-podcast/ where you can also watch a video version of the podcast.

Dr Dave teaches Dr Jo about opiate side effects, insulin autoimmune syndrome. more about coffee, urate and cardiovascular risk, MSD extensions, Testosterone in Hypo-Active Sexual Desire Disorder, deprescribing PPIs, Ozempic mouth and measuring flatulence.

Dr Dave this month covers the Sustaining GP Wellbeing toolkit for local GPs in Canterbury, the importance and process of adverse reaction reporting via BPAC, a safety alert about genetic susceptibility to general anaesthetics in patients of Venezuelan maternal origin, permanent changes to Cremation Regulations for deaths in long-term residential or specialist palliative care, new ACC Return to Work Guidelines for elective orthopaedic surgery, the Groov mental wellbeing app, Australian deprescribing guidelines for older people, the updated SPUMS handbook for recreational diving medical assessments, and recent research on gluteus maximus shape predicting type 2 diabetes risk and the gut microbiome’s role in auto-brewery syndrome

This month Dr Dave teaches Dr Jo about Youth issues, Choking, Sexual violence disparities and Looksmaxxing. There us an update on Insulin and Abnormal uterine bleeding guidance. There is some reassuring news about MHT and all-cause mortality. Brief intersting topics like Dry eye and vitamin D, topical anaesthesia for IUD placement, and  "Jess’s rule" aimed at preventing delays in diagnosis are discussed. There is an update on Paediatric asthma and Post vaccination observation and a few laughs along the way.

Dr Dave teaches Dr Jo about recent clinical updates on diabetes diagnosis, whole-body MRI screening, sepsis management, privacy law changes, smartphone effects on youth, safe prescribing resources, prescribing alerts, and thanks to Dr Andre Bonny for his resource on alcohol-related harms in New Zealand.

Apologies for the delayed publication and sound quality this month - hopefully this is still useful. Dr Dave teaches Dr Jo about · UTI in children, Gynaecomastia, Fournier gangrene, Zoledronic acid in the elderly, GLP-1 Ras – skin and eyes, Coffee after AF ablation, Paracetamol in pregnancy, Morphine and breathlessnessand our equity focus this month is on , CVD risk assessments, and Cancers and excess body weightWe talk about the MCNZ statement on use of AI, GP2GP, Meningococcal disease and The Pitt.

Dr Dave teaches Dr Jo about Dengue fever, adhd pre-testing and monitoring, that statins are (probably) not as bad as people make out, and that antdepressants may not be the cause of as much cardiovascular issues as previoulsy thought. There is also a reminder about CKD and informing patients even if it is mild, adult sinusitis, sepsis, 12 month prescribing, and ADHD respurces. They finish with the virtues of line dancing and owning cats.

Dr Dave catches Dr Jo up on Measles clinical signs, testing, management, complications, and vaccination advice, NSAID use in CKD and Methotrexate without folic acid. Disability Allowance updates – special food form, CGM funding considerations. Cremation Regulations exemption extended – process and applicability. Concussion Guidelines – new ANZ guidance and assessment tools. RNZCGP position statement on 12‑month prescribing – regulatory changes and practice policy guidance. ResourcesAngina Action Plan (multi‑language) Birth Trauma Screening Tool (City Birth Trauma Scale) Online learning modules for bowel screening Antibiotic stewardship (Te Whata Kura) Adult ADHD – webinar information