​National Guidelines on the management of Type 2 diabetes.  NZSSD guidelines on all aspects of the management of type 2 diabetes is now available at www.t2dm.nzssd.org.nz . It is designed to be concise pragmatic evidence-based advice with no reinvention of the wheel. Some of the highlights of the guidance includes (in no particular order):
 

•          Shifting from a ‘glycaemic control  based’ treatment algorithm to one reducing cardiovascular and renal disease
•          That the target HbA1c for most patients is < 53 mmol/mol
•          When to screen for diabetes in asymptomatic adults
•          When and how to use SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1 receptor agonists
•          When and how to use other glucose lowering therapies including ‘capping’ basal insulin at 0.5 mg/kg/day before introducing prandial insulin
•          Reducing clinical inertia and how to act on abnormal findings in the ‘annual diabetes review’

 

For more information please download the attached flyer or open the link:

Click here for the flyer
Open link here

Kia ora koutou

As part of understanding what has been going on across the country to develop telehealth services, The New Zealand Telehealth Leadership Group (NZTLG) has launched a National Telehealth Register to collate and disseminate information on current or completed work undertaken on telehealth.
 
Please find attached 1. a letter from myself, NZTLG Chair, Dr Ruth Large and NZ Telehealth Forum: Research, Audit and Evaluation Working Group Chair, Associate Professor Inga Hunter that outlines more about the Register; and 2. the Registration Form.

We would like to ask for your assistance by circulating through your networks and registering any telehealth work by filling out the attached form and sending back to us at research@telehealth.org.nz. We will categorise to a searchable database and publish on the Telehealth Resource Centre: www.telehealth.org.nz for the benefit of all.

Please contact either NZTLG Programme Manager Dr Charis Frethey (charis@telehealth.org.nz) or A/Prof Inga Hunter (i.hunter@massey.ac.nz) if you have any queries. 

Click here for the NZTLG Registration Letter
Click here for the Registration form for telehealth 

REGISTERED NURSE- OUTREACH IMMUNISATION MOBILE CLINICAL SERVICES TEAM
Hauraki PHO supports five GP practices servicing 16 clinics across  the Hauraki and Waikato rohe and  is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified person to fulfil the above role for our enrolled population in the Waikato rohe.
The successful applicant will,   provide support to the Outreach Immunisations Team, providing a hands on, mobile service, and focusing on improving the health and wellbeing of babies and children.

Are you a Social Worker or Counsellor wanting to work in Mental Health?

Are you looking for a position delivering brief intervention in a primary care setting in Hamilton?

Hauraki PHO supports five GP practices servicing 16 clinics across  the Hauraki and Waikato rohe and  is seeking to
appoint a suitably qualified person to fulfil the above role for our enrolled population in Hamilton. The FTE can be negotiated- fulltime or part time

The DHB  are looking for vaccinators for a stand at the Te Wānanga o Aotearoa National Sprint Championships at Lake Karapiro for Thursday the 21st of January and Friday 22nd of January.
The  contact person if you are interested or have any questions.

​Norma Taute | Community Engagement Coordinator | Strategy and Funding | Phone: +07 834 3646 ext: 97255 MOB: 027 406 5184 | Email: norma.taute@waikatodhb.health.nz