Mpox is a viral disease that can be transmitted by close contact with skin lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets and contaminated materials. Outside of very close contacts, it’s not very contagious and the risk of the virus spreading widely remains low.

Please use this one point lesson (linked as a resource to the programme page) and make the fee changes within the Free afterhours U14s advanced form.

Pneumonia is a significant cause of mortality in children and older people, particularly among Māori and Pacific peoples. Prompt identification and treatment will enable patients with initially less severe community-acquired pneumonia to be managed at home, reducing hospitalisation and mortality.

This BPAC resource assists to predict risk of serious illness in children with fever

Measles is a highly infectious disease that is easily spread from an infected person by saliva or mucous droplets when coughing, sneezing or talking. Just being in the same room as someone with measles can lead to infection for those who are not immunised.

On this page you will find links to the most recent NZ guidelines for asthma and COPD and a useful inhaler device chart.

Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss symmetrical drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema (SDRIFE), sodium valproate in people who can father children, accelerated silicosis and more.

N95 masks are recommended for clinicians to use whenever they feel at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 or any other airborne infectious disease such as measles.

This manual has been created as a resource for general practices to aid in the delivery of effective smoking cessation services. The resource will help you evaluate your current practice and identify any changes that could be made to improve your smoking cessation service and ultimately reduce the number of smokers at your practice.