e-Learning Courses
Goodfellow eLearning provides high quality online resources for healthcare professionals working in primary care, using peer-reviewed evidence-based content.
These courses are endorsed by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and have been approved for CME credit for the General Practice Educational Programme (GPEP) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) purposes. They are endorsed by The Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) and the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) for PD hours.
As always, although great care has been taken to ensure that the information is accurate, it remains important to check any drug doses and treatment regimes in conjunction with local guidelines.
Courses
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the respiratory tract. New Zealand has one of the highest reported cases of asthma globally, with the prevalence of asthma highest amongst children and young adults.
It is dominant amongst Māori and Pacific children.
This short course incorporates:
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Adverse reactions to foods can be classified depending on whether there is an immune mediated reaction or not. Immune mediated reactions can be further broken down by whether they are due to IgE allergic antibodies or not. Understanding whether an infant has allergy or intolerance, and if allergy what type of allergy, is key to diagnosis and management of infants with CMA.
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General Practitioners have asked for ACC's support in prescribing better medical certification having identified a gap in knowledge and skills in this area. Accordingly, this short course is for clinicians who regularly complete work capacity certificates.
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine abnormality, affecting between 8-21% of women of reproductive age. It is associated with a range of health effects (including metabolic, reproductive and psychological) that can have long-term implications for a patient.
Learning objectives:
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Non-cancer life limiting diseases are illnesses which are progressive, eventually leading to deterioration that results in death.
However, the clinical course with potential exacerbations, possible recoveries and eventual deterioration for individuals varies, meaning that the requirements of patients and their carers vary significantly across individual illnesses.
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What to consider when deciding whether your patient’s rotator cuff injury is likely to qualify for ACC cover.
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) no-fault scheme covers everyone in New Zealand if they’re injured in an accident.
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Chronic or persistent pain is becoming one of the health systems greatest challenges, seriously affecting the quality of life of thousands of people. Without new treatment options the number of patients suffering with chronic pain will continue to grow, particularly with an ageing population.
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The focus of this course is older adults who are not likely to be identified as at risk because of alcohol.
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Prescribing opioid medications can be problematic due to potential for dependence and misuse. Therefore, care must be taken to prescribe safely and appropriately to minimise associated harms.
Opioid medications that may be prescribed in general practice include morphine, fentanyl, methadone, oxycodone, tramadol, codeine and dihydrocodeine.
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Eating disorders refer to a range of disorders that are characterised by disturbances of eating behaviours such as eating very little, eating excessively, or purging. Core beliefs are often held focussing around food, eating and body image perception.
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