The New Zealand General Practice Podcast

Clinical Snippets Sept 24

The New Zealand General Practice Podcast

Show Notes

Dr Dave teaches Dr Jo about the complexities of deprescribing in older adults, focusing on the balance of benefits and risks associated with statins and aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. We'll also discuss the updated guidelines for managing fever in children, emphasizing the importance of evaluating all vital signs and the role of clinical judgment. Additionally, we'll touch on the latest pain management strategies, including updates on opioid choices and the management of complex regional pain syndrome. Finally, we'll highlight the significance of early diagnosis and management of Charcot neuro-arthropathy in diabetic patients.

More from The New Zealand General Practice Podcast

Oct 4, 2026

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/

Aug 23, 2026

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.

Jul 25, 2026

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.

Jun 6, 2026

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

May 17, 2026

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.

See all episodes →