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Te Pūao Mātai Pukupuku / The New Zealand Society for Oncology has launched a free oncology immunotoxicity webinar series, bringing together national and international experts to help health professionals identify, manage, and understand immunotherapy toxicities.
Read moreFrom 1 July 2026, registration fees will be reintroduced for many IMAC vaccinator training courses. This is a return to IMAC's business-as-usual model, following the end of temporary funding from Te Whatu Ora that had enabled full fee subsidies.
Read moreTe Whatu Ora is alerting healthcare professionals to the continued rapid rise in HIV diagnoses in Fiji.
Read moreToni Muller, the team's triage clinician and experienced mental health nurse, is offering clinical supervision to practice nurses.
Read moreResearchers from the University of Waikato are seeking primary, community, and rural nurses who worked in Tairāwhiti during Cyclone Hale and/or Cyclone Gabrielle to share their experiences. The study aims to better understand the challenges, adaptations, and supports that helped nurses continue caring for their communities in the aftermath of these events.
Read moreHealth Accelerator has partnered with PenTest NZ to offer general practices a 25 per cent discount on an independent cyber security assessment — around $1,000 off for most practices.
Read moreTo help Te Whatu Ora understand the potential interest from primary care employers, they are asking for expressions of interest (EOIs) from general practices who may want to host placements from 2026.
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