This full webinar day is for GPs, primary care nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse prescribers, pharmacists: anyone who wants to keep up to date across the whole field of primary care. The day includes:
- The latest practice-changing New Zealand-specific updates.
- 6 CPD points (RNZCGP) and up to 6 hours of professional development endorsed by the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ).
- Presentations include a q&a session.
- Ongoing access to webinar archives of the presentations.
Prices
$375 for Doctors and Nurse Practitioners
$170 for Nurse/Nurse Prescriber, Pharmacist, Registrars and other Allied Health Professionals
All prices include GST.
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 8.30 | Welcome and housekeeping | |
| Rheumatology | ||
| 8.35 |
The latest in rheumatology |
Nikki Tugnet |
| Lifestyle | ||
| 9.05 |
Protein, creatine, magnesium, omega-3: Expensive urine, causing more harm than good, or useful? Supplements are ubiquitous, and Professor Caryn Zinn will cut through the hype with an evidence‑based review of common supplements used in primary care: protein, collagen, creatine, magnesium, omega‑3s and multivitamins, clarifying who benefits, who is likely wasting money, key risks and considerations, and how to have confident, clear patient conversations, leaving you with a practical consultation framework. |
Caryn Zinn |
| Mental health | ||
| 9.35 |
Hot flushes, hyperfocus & hysteria Understanding the overlap between anxiety, ADHD and perimenopause in women Perimenopausal women often present with overlapping anxiety, cognitive and emotional symptoms, and this session explores the clinical intersection of perimenopause, adult ADHD and anxiety disorders, highlighting under‑recognised ADHD in women, the neurobiology and effects of fluctuating oestrogen, diagnostic pitfalls, screening approaches, and primary‑care management, supported by case discussions and recent literature to guide assessment and treatment in this complex group. |
Zubeida Mahomedy |
| 10.05 | 15 min Break | |
| General medicine | ||
| 10.20 |
Restless Leg Syndrome: A common but poorly treated condition Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is common, distressing, and often under-recognised, yet recent guidance has significantly changed how it should be assessed and treated. In this practical update, Alex will review how to confidently diagnose RLS, distinguish it from common mimics, and assess contributing factors. This session will provide a clear, current approach to managing a condition that can have a major impact on sleep, mood and quality of life. |
Alex Bartle |
| General medicine | ||
| 10.50 |
Adverse childhood experiences and trauma-informed approaches There is growing awareness in primary care of the long-term health impacts of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), alongside the value of trauma-informed approaches in everyday practice. People who have experienced significant or multiple ACEs are often at greater risk of multimorbidity, psychological distress, and poorer long-term health outcomes. Primary care clinicians have many opportunities to respond in ways that recognise the impact of trauma and support safer, more effective consultations. This session will share practical examples of trauma-informed approaches that can be applied in everyday primary care settings. |
Trish Gledhill |
| 11.20 | 15 min Break | |
| Prescribing | ||
| 11.35 |
Prescribing updates Linda covers recent updates and controversies regarding prescribing. |
Linda Bryant |
| Paediatrics | ||
| 11.50 | In this practical case-based session, Guy will explore acute paediatric presentations that require urgent referral but can be easily missed. The focus will be on strengthening confidence in assessment, safety-netting, and timely escalation for acute paediatric conditions in everyday general practice and urgent care settings. | Guy Melrose |
| 12.20 | 30 min Break | |
| Mental Health | ||
| 12.50 |
Psychedelic medicines in New Zealand Psychedelic‑assisted therapy (PAT) is an emerging mental‑health approach combining supervised psychedelic use with structured psychotherapy for conditions resistant to standard treatments, including depression, PTSD, and addictions. This talk will outline its potential benefits, the current situation in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the need for ongoing clinical data collection to guide safe, effective practice. |
David Menkes |
| Cardiology | ||
| 1.20 |
Heart failure - the practicalities for Monday Rapid initiation of the four pillars of heart failure therapy improves morbidity and mortality, but applying this quickly in real‑world practice can feel challenging for both clinicians and patients. Leanne and Linda will focus on the practicalities of prescribing, including managing adverse‑effect concerns, titration, and monitoring using real examples. |
Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu |
| Systems | ||
| 1.50 |
Telehealth: What works and what does not Graham will give a practical overview of telehealth in primary care, highlighting where virtual consultations add value and where they introduce risk or uncertainty. He’ll outline what makes telehealth safe and effective, which presentations suit remote care, and when an in‑person assessment is essential, helping clinicians use telehealth more confidently in everyday practice. |
Graham Denyer |
| 2.20 | 15 min Break | |
| Acute care | ||
| 2.35 |
Acute oral and dental problems in primary care Muammar will share practical skills for managing patients who present to your clinic with acute oral or dental problems. |
Muammar Abu-Serriah |
| Musculosketal | ||
| 3.05 |
What’s new in sports medicine Dan will look at some new tips and tricks for dealing with injury complaints that may arrive on your doorstep - all very much applicable to the primary care setting. |
Dan Exeter |
| General medicine | ||
| 3.35 | Gems: Four practice-changing facts! | Bruce Aroll |
| 3.55 | Wrap up | |
Recognition of Learning Activities
The Goodfellow Unit Primary Care Update has been endorsed by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and has been approved for up to 6 CME credits for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) purposes. RNZCGP Fellows are to receive double credits for attending this session.
Recognition of Learning Activities
The College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc is happy to endorse the Primary Care Update 2026 for 6 hours of online training. The endorsement code provided for this event is: (CNA139)
Presenter
Caryn Zinn
Caryn Zinn's work focuses on whole-food nutrition and integrated lifestyle strategies in metabolic health, with particular expertise in therapeutic carbohydrate reduction.
She is lead investigator for an HRC-funded Reverse T2D project: an implementation science initiative transforming the way healthcare is delivered to people with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in NZ primary care.
Presenter
Zubeida Mahomedy
Zubeida is a Consultant Psychiatrist with more than 20 years of experience in adult mental health across South Africa and New Zealand. She is vocationally registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand and holds Affiliate Membership with the RANZCP.
Dr Mahomedy has a special interest in women’s mental health, adult ADHD, addiction psychiatry, anxiety disorders, psychopharmacology, and the impact of hormonal transitions on mental health. She has undertaken additional training and ongoing professional development in ADHD, women’s mental health, and addiction psychiatry.
Presenter
Alex Bartle
MB, BS, FRNZCGP, Dip Obst, MM (Sleep Medicine)
After extensive research and special training in sleep medicine overseas, Alex established the Sleep Well Clinic in March 2000. He has presented at continuing medical education seminars and conferences in New Zealand and overseas. He is one of the lead clinicians at Sleep Well Clinic, and has a particular interest in the delivery of concise and effective CBT-i therapy for insomnia and sleep apnoea therapy in the home.
Alex is the Medical Director of the Sleep Well Clinic and is a member of the Australasian Sleep Association.
Presenter
Trish Gledhill
Trish is a registered Occupational Therapist with extensive clinical, workforce development and leadership experience. Trish brings strong expertise in trauma-informed practice, developed through senior roles with Oranga Tamariki and a specialist trauma mental health service for children in care. In her current work as an independent facilitator, trainer, and therapist, she supports primary care and other services to build approaches grounded in safety, trust, empowerment, and cultural responsiveness.
Presenter
Guy Melrose
Guy is an urgent care physician who works clinically in Tauranga. He is the Director of Professional Development for the Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care and a Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland within both the Department of General Practice and Primary Care and the Department of Anaesthesiology.
Presenter
David Menkes
David is an academic psychiatrist with a background in psychology and pharmacology (MD 1982; PhD 1983, Yale). Since completing specialist training in Dunedin (FRANZCP 1989), he has worked as a liaison psychiatrist in NZ and the UK. His academic role includes scholarly publication (200+ articles and chapters, h-index 33), teaching, and research supervision.
With expertise in the pharmacology of drug treatments in psychiatry, he contributes to the WHO Centre for International Drug Monitoring, PHARMAC’s Mental Health Advisory Committee, and the International Society of Drug Bulletins.
Presenter
Linda Bryant
MClinPharm, PhD, PGcert (prescribing)
Linda is a pharmacist prescriber working at Newtown Union Health.
She is an Honorary Academic in the Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland and has over twenty years’ experience teaching postgraduate clinical pharmacy. Her interest is focusing on reducing drug-related morbidity and mortality and addressing inequities through individualising medicines therapy.
Presenter
Leanne Te Karu
Leanne has broad experience across Aotearoa, New Zealand’s health and disability system, including in clinical settings, governance, research, strategy, and iwi development. Clinically, she works as a pharmacist in rural practice, including marae settings and alongside rongoā practitioners focusing on complex multimorbidity and unmet needs.
Leanne is committed to weaving the strands of clinical excellence, cultural safety and Indigenous knowledge/values.
Presenter
Graham Denyer
Dr Graham Denyer is Chief Medical Officer at Tend Health and a practicing specialist GP. He leads clinical governance across a network of clinics and one of the largest contributors to Te Whatu Ora's National Online GP service. Tend's service delivers several thousand video telehealth consultations every month. Graham also chairs the clinical governance of Arataki PHO and is a member of the New Zealand Medical Assistance Team. He brings a clinician's view shaped by both frontline general practice and a long-standing interest in how systems, data and human factors shape safe care.
Presenter
Muammar Abu-Serriah
BDS (Hons), MBChB, FDSRCPS (Glasg), MRCS (Glasg), FRCSGlasg (OMFS), MSc(MedSci) (Hons), MSc (Hons), PhD
Muammar followed a unique training pathway in Oral and Maxillofacial Head and Neck Surgery, making him one of the most qualified and trained Oral & Maxillofacial surgeons in Western Europe and Australasia. He was able to combine both extensive clinical training and sound scientific grounding supporting clinical practice. Combining both dental and medical backgrounds with surgical training, Muammar not only offers the removal of cancer and reconstruction (including microsurgery) but also oral and facial rehabilitation to maximise function, aesthetics and improve quality of life.
Presenter
Dan Exeter
MBChB, MMedSci, FACSEP
Dan is a Physician at Axis and is currently the Medical Director for Athletics New Zealand. He has attended the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Dan has active research interests in injury prevention and cardiac screening of athletes.
Dan is President of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians.
Presenter
Bruce Arroll
Bruce spends two days per week in clinical practice working at the Calder Clinic at the Auckland City Mission after being in Manurewa for 32 years. The rest of his time is spent at the Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland. His current research interest is in rapid non-drug treatments of mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. He became the director of the Goodfellow Unit in 2014.
His current research interest is in rapid non-drug treatments of mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety.
