July

Let’s not mince words. Many of our children are suffering. This often presents in our offices with a chief concern of school avoidance or refusal.

How cognitive biases may impact antibiotic prescribing practices. Up to 40% of antibiotic prescriptions are inappropriate, for reasons including the wrong drug, duration, dose, or indication.

In 2018, our small Victoria clinic won a $10 000 South Island Facility Engagement Initiative Society grant. Fast-forward 6 years, and our cryoneurolysis for spasticity protocol has entered the international nomenclature. 

An analysis of the period 2009–2022 suggests that small hospitals had the shortest wait times and that the demand for surgery was greatest in small hospitals, rural communities, and the Interior Health Authority. The longest wait times were for otolaryngology, orthopaedic surgery, and plastic surgery.