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Oct 8, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Jo Scott-Jones
Ambient artificial intelligence is no longer the domain of science fiction, but it will augment rather than replace clinicians for the foreseeable future [Image: Igor Omilaev on Unsplash] Following his previous article about how generative artificial intelligence can improve work efficiency, specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones describes his first experience with an AI transcription tool Key points, Artificial intelligence transcription tools are a gamechanger for efficiently generating patient notes...
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Linda Bryant |Amanda Oakley |Jo Scott-Jones
+Practice In print First time Using AI to create a standing order education presentation Generative artificial intelligence requires specific prompting to provide the most helpful answers [Image: engin akyurt on Unsplash] Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones looks at how you can use generative artificial intelligence to create in-house education sessions for standing orders Key points, Expanding the roles of all health professionals working in general practice teams is a necessary response to the...
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Jo Scott-Jones
+Practice In print First time The first time reducing your workload via deprescribing The overburden of work in primary care can be likened to “death by a thousand cuts” – deprescribing can help [Image: Le Monde illustré via Wikimedia Commons] Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones looks at deprescribing as a means to reduce your workload and lower costs and side effects for your patients Key points, Deprescribing is a valuable way to reduce workload as it also benefits your patients and the planet....
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Jo Scott-Jones
+Practice In print First time The first time using a ‘set piece’ to boost immunisation rates Outreach, extended hours and incentives can help reach families who are positive about immunisation [Image: CDC on Unsplash] Rates of completed immunisations in New Zealand are falling.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Jo Scott-Jones
+Practice In print First time The first time a patient can’t afford to pay for a treatment New Zealanders are paying more out of their own pockets for healthcare, and many can’t afford it [Image: redhumv on iStock] Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones picks up a topical subject – how to care for patients who need a service or medication that isn’t funded or requires a long wait Key points, To help patients make informed decisions, always be transparent about the ideal treatment and the best available...
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Jo Scott-Jones
+Practice In print First time The first time assertively advocating for your patients Like a dog that has learned helplessness, you may lie down and accept your fate, to the detriment of your patients [Image: Justin Veenema on Unsplash] Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones discusses how to replace aggression with assertive communication when advocating for better patient care at the interface between community and hospital and specialist services This Practice article has been endorsed by the RNZCGP...
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Jo Scott-Jones
+Practice In print First time The first time you think about High Use Health Cards Until the magical day comes when primary care funding is increased, High Use Health Cards are one of the few things that can help keep the lights on [Image: VladSt on iStock] Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones suggests practices should have as many patients with High Use Health Cards as possible and explains why and how Key points, High Use Health Cards provide practices with higher capitation fees, and most patients...
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Jo Scott-Jones
+Practice In print First time Empowering staff: The first time writing a standing order Hold a brainstorming session with your team to identify presentations and medicines that lend themselves to standing orders [Image: davidf on iStock] Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones looks at how standing orders can be used to share workload and extend scope of practice among staff Key points, Standing orders improve patients’ timely access to medications.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Jo Scott-Jones
+Practice In print First time The first time having the ‘just screen me for everything’ conversation Screening tests are like dart boards – if you are at low risk of an illness, doing a test is not likely to hit the triple 20 target [Image: Proxyclick Visitor Management System on Unsplash] Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones looks at what you can do to prevent overdiagnosis and overtreatment when patients ask for an overall health check Key actions, Explore what prompted the question and ask about...
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
pharmacytoday.co.nz | Jo Scott-Jones
+Educate In print Summer Hiatus + Maximising trust Dealing with the ‘trust vacuum’ in healthcare The “strongman” approach is rarely seen in its extreme in primary care, but there are hints of its existence [Image: Jacob Owens on Unsplash] Welcome to Pharmacy Today's Summer Hiatus - our seasonal content schedule while Pharmacy Today staff take their summer break. We will resume normal transmission on 13 January 2025.
