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What is CUCP?

The College of Urgent Care Physicians (formerly AMPA) trains doctors in Urgent Care. After successfully completing a four year Fellowship training programme... MORE

What is Urgent Care?

Urgent Care is an independent branch of medicine recognised by the Medical Council of New Zealand. CUCP defines Urgent Care as episodic no-appointments primary care services that are covered by CUCP's training programme, and delivered from a CUCP-approved Urgent Care facility MORE

  • Urgent Care Course 2012/3 - enrollments open

Notices

Acute Care Conference - Wellington
CCDHB is holding an acute care conference on August 8th and 9th at Hutt Hospital.

Locums and situations vacant
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MCNZ junior doctor training changes - roadshow
March / April 2013 - open to doctors, medical students, managers and administrators involved in prevocational training. Venues:
  • Hutt Hospital (Learning Centre Auditorium, Clock Tower Building) on Tuesday 5 March, 12:30pm (refreshments to follow)
  • Wellington Hospital (Horne Lecture Theatre) on Tuesday 5 March, 5:30pm (refreshments to follow)
  • Gisborne Hospital (Poutama Room, Learning Centre) on Friday 8 March, 12.30pm (refreshments available from 12pm)
  • Hawke’s Bay Hospital (Education Centre, Main Auditorium) on Monday 11 March, 12.30pm (refreshments available from 12.15pm)
  • Dunedin School of Medicine (Barnett Lecture Theatre, 1st Floor, Ward Block, Dunedin Hospital) on Monday 18 March, 5.30pm (refreshments available from 5pm)
  • Palmerston North Hospital (Clinical Library Lecture Theatre) on Friday 22 March, 12.30pm (refreshments available from 12pm)
  • Christchurch School of Medicine (Rolleston Theatre, Christchurch Hospital) on Tuesday 26 March, 12:30pm (refreshments to follow)
  • Nelson Hospital (Seminar Centre Room 1, Braemar Campus) on Friday 5 April, 12:30pm (refreshments available from 12pm)
  • Taranaki Hospital (Lecture Theatre, Education Centre) on Monday 8 April, 12:30pm (refreshments available from 12pm)
  • Auckland City Hospital (A+ Trust Room, Clinical Education Centre (CEC)) on Tuesday 9 April, 5:30pm (refreshments available from 5:15pm)
  • North Shore Hospital (Conference Room 2, Lower Ground Floor) on Wednesday 10 April, 12:45pm (refreshments available from 12:30pm)
  • Middlemore Hospital (Room 106, Ko Awatea) on Thursday 11 April, 12:30pm (refreshments available from 12pm)
  • Tauranga Hospital (Conference Centre, Clinical Library) on Monday 15 April, 12:30pm (refreshments available from 12pm)
  • Hamilton Hospital (Auditorium, Bryant Education Centre) on Monday 29 April, 12pm (refreshments available from 11.45am)

Urgent Care Course 2013

Applications are open MORE

Goodfellow CUCP Joint Symposium 2013
The Goodfellow Unit is holding a symposium in conjunction with CUCP on March 22-24 2013, at the Langham Hotel, Auckland.
CUCP is now working with the Goodfellow Unit on a stream of Urgent Care clinical topics and Urgent Care keynote speaker.
In addition CUCP hopes to have discussion with ASEM about Urgent Care training in Australia, and with St John representatives about Urgent Care and ambulance staff working together.

Facebook page for CUCP trainees
See https://www.facebook.com/groups/CUCPNZ/ .

Change to Fellowship criteria - more recognition of NZ ED hours
Up to 1,000 NZ ED hours worked while in the EM or RHM training programme can now be counted towards fellowship - details here.

Name change to College of Urgent Care Physicians - approved
October 31st 2011
AMPA has changed its name to College of Urgent Care Physicians. Please support the use of 'Urgent Care'. MORE

New house surgeon training
The MCNZ is proposing new house surgeon training, which would mean compulsory community runs (possibly in Urgent Care) and standardised house surgeon training. MORE

Training Programme Change
June 2011
The MCNZ has approved CUCP's proposed new training programme - see new Vocational Registration criteria. MORE

HWNZ funding for 2013 trainees
New Zealand residents may be eligible for funding to cover 'out of pocket' expenses of training. MORE

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Upcoming Events

05/07/2013 05/07/2013 High Priority UCC 2013 - Communication Day
06/07/2013 06/07/2013 High Priority UCC 2013 - Trauma Day 1
03/08/2013 08:00 04/08/2013 17:30 UCC 2013 - ACLS 2 weekend
24/08/2013 25/08/2013 High Priority UCC 2013 - Practical Skills Weekend
21/09/2013 21/09/2013 High Priority UCC 2013 - Trauma Day 2
23/11/2013 23/11/2013 High Priority UCPEX 2013