A special report covering indemnity insurance of practitioners.
	Acting as Professionals! There are a number of legal and ethical principles involved in conducting a professional practice. The simple facts are that as professionals, we are required to display reasonable care and skill, and as health professionals we also have a duty of care. As practitioners, we have a legal duty of care towards those who come to us for assistance.
Failing to act responsibly we can be held liable at law for any alleged breach and can be sued for compensation. This does not just mean liability if we were to injure someone or damage their property! There are professional conduct issues that have nothing to do with treating or advising in the typical clinical situation. They revolve around the quality of communication, relationship and behavior. Consumers are becoming more aware of their legal rights and how to exercise them in the courts should the need arise and like Americans and Australians New Zealander’s are becoming more litigation (blame) conscious.

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Press Release by Joint Media Statement at 2:27 PM, 27 Mar 2006

Media release from Joint Agency Establishment Group for the Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority

A schedule of consultation events to be held in both Australia and New Zealand was released today in the lead up to the establishment of the new Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority (ANZTPA).

ANZTPA will be a joint, trans-Tasman agency with responsibility for regulating therapeutic products across both countries. When established, it will replace Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (Medsafe)

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That’s an assessment of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine program for children in the United Kingdom - a program very much like our own in the United States. And that quote doesn’t come from a radical on the fringe of mainstream medicine. It comes from someone who was once at the very centre: Peter Fletcher, M.D. former Chief Scientific Officer for Britain’s Department of Health.

The evidence that links childhood vaccines (specifically, the mercury-based vaccine preservative thimerosal) to the alarming rise of autism over the past 15 years is becoming clearer by the day.

But now Dr. Fletcher has come forward with a new take on this controversy: It appears that autism is just part of a larger, more serious problem. And he believes the true culprit is the MMR vaccine.

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Annual Membership Fees

Charter Annual Membership fees for 2006/2007 are due 1st April 2006 to ensure full Insurance cover, all invoices for Full members and Students have been sent out in February. Included with the Invoices will be an Advertising Form for our annual Directory 2006. We would appreciate support from our members by advertising in this edition, as the advertising prices have been kept to a minimum and this means that you can advertise your practice for a full year for as little as $7.33 per month!

Charter AGM- This will be held Saturday June 24th 2006. Information will be forwarded to all Affiliate Secretary’s in due course.
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Joke of the month!

A magician worked on a cruise ship. The audience was different each week so the magician did the same tricks over and over again. There was only one problem: the captain’s parrot saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick Once he understood, he started shouting in the middle of the show. Look, it’s not the same hat!” or “Look, he’s hiding the flowers under the table!” or Hey, why are all the cards the ace of spades?” The magician was furious but couldn’t do anything. It was, after all, the captain’s parrot. Then one stormy night on the Pacific, the ship unfortunately sank, drowning almost all who were on board. The magician luckily found himself on a piece of wood floating in the middle of the sea with, and as fate would have it, the parrot. They stared at each other with hatred but did not utter a word. This went on for a day... and then 2 days... and then 3 days. Finally on the 4th day, the parrot could hold back no longer and said......
OK, I give up. Where’s the bloody ship?”

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If Affiliates, Members or any interested parties wish to advertise in our E-Zine Newsletter currently circulated to 1800 subscribers advertising rates are as follows:

Option 1: An article consisting of 1200 characters (includes spacing) and an image of 100x30 pixels cost is:
$240 +GST

Option 2: An article with subject line 88 characters (includes spacing) and paragraph of 260 characters (includes spacing) cost is: $69+GST

Option 3: Affiliates/Charter Members only - These must be email ready or PDF file so the Website Ezine team can transfer it direct to our newsletter cost is: $95+GST per hour depending on whether our Website IT people need to do adjustments – For more information regarding “this option” please contact our email newsletter help desk on 0800 244 544.

20% deposit is required for any advertising upfront.
Contact Marissa at the charter office for information on Option 1 & 2: email@healthcharter.org.nz

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A MUST FOR ALL PRACTITIONERS TO ATTEND!

Charitable Trust

DR THOMAS LEVY

VITAMIN C CURING THE INCURABLE The irrefutable evidence Bruce Mason Centre Takapuna Auckland Wednesday 26th April 2006 7.30pm
	Dr Thomas Levy’s new book “Stop America’s No 1 Killer”

$15.00 pp - book at Ticketek
Ticketek service charge applies

Renowned American Cardiologist researcher and author Dr Levy is visiting New Zealand to present the evidence that clearly reveals:

REVERSIBLE VITAMIN DEFICIENCY IS FOUND TO BE THE ORIGIN OF ALL CORONARY HEART DISEASE

How vitamin C has been able to cure or contribute to the cure of many common infectious diseases,
including some deemed incurable such as Hepatitis, Polio and Measles, Mumps, Chickenpox and Herpes infections, Viral Encephalitis, Viral Pneumonia, Influenza, Streptococcal infections and Staphylococcal infections and many more medical conditions for which no effective treatment presently exists.

Whether you are a parent with a keen interest in family health, a
GP - Specialist – Pharmacist – Nurse or Natural healthcare practitioner

Everyone can learn something from this special lecture:

Early reservations are strongly recommended.

Enquiries: IM Health Institute – 09- 489-9362
Email info@imhealth.co.nz www.imhealth.net

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AIMA- Australian Integrative Medicine Association

Integrative Health for New Zealand : Working together in an Evidence-based Environment

Saturday May 6, 2006 9am to 5.30pm at Massey University Albany

The Australasian Integrative Medicine Association (AIMA) is proud to present their first New Zealand one day seminar.
This event will present expert, evidence-based updates on an integrative medicine approach to a variety of common medical conditions, with an emphasis on their relevance to general practice and hospital medicine.
The program will include a range of presentations with ample time for lively discussion and questions.

Who Should Attend?
Practicing doctors, medical specialists, students and allied health care practitioners with an interest in integrative medicine are welcome to attend.
For Registration and programme go to www.aima.net.au/nz

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The International Conference on Nutrigenomics and Gut Health
30 April – 3 May 2006 Auckland, New Zealand

The Conference will address issues relevant to a wide range of interest groups including scientists, nutritionists, dieticians, gastroenterologists, nurses, food scientists, members of the food Industry from managers to technologists, food regulators and people concerned with bioactives. Scientists performing basic research in bioinformatics, nutrition, genetics, epigenetics, bioinformatics, molecular biology, oncology, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, gut physiology, immunology and anyone interested in how they can influence their health through food will also gain significant benefit by attending. Full Details on website www.nutrigenomics.org.nz

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