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PCMP finalist in PHN Patient First Awards 2024
21 August 2024
On a cold night at the end of July Drs Taya Van Haren and Emily Stoddart attended the Primary Health Network awards night in Newcastle to represent Point Clare Medical Practice. We were selected as a finalist in the “Patient First Award” for our innovate fever clinic which runs every day at Point Clare Medical…
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GP Practice Owner’s Conference 2024
6 June 2024
In late May Drs Therese Cox, Taya Van Haren and Emily Stoddart travelled to Cairns to attend the GP Practice Owner’s Conference. It was a busy weekend filled with information, learning and making new friends. We left with plenty of ideas to bring back to Point Clare Medical Practice. There is a lot of new…
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Kidney Action Week 11th – 17th May
8 May 2024
At PCMP we’ve been focusing on chronic kidney disease this term with teaching sessions and guest speakers. Now it’s Kidney Action Week! We’re asking all our patients to take kidney disease seriously by understanding your risk of getting this disease. Waiting for symptoms to appear is too late – you can lose 90% of kidney…
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Dr Van Haren walked 60km, raising money for the Heart Foundation.
26 March 2023
I did it! My team and I managed to walk 60km from Palm Beach to Balgowlah Heights despite a torn calf muscle, blisters and (groan) chaffing! It was a challenging course with lots of sand and hills! As a team we raised $4028. An enormous thank you to the generous staff and patients at Point…
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Dr Taya Van Haren is Hiking for Healthy Hearts
Dr. Taya Van Haren
16 March 2023
This year, I’m taking part in Coastrek, a 60km walking challenge, proudly supporting the Heart Foundation. Along with thousands of other Coastrekkers, mostly women, I will be walking a really, really long way to improve my own health, fitness and wellbeing – and fundraise for heart health. There will be very sore legs, sweaty hair…
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Dr Derek Fleming returns to Point Clare Medical Practice
20 February 2023
We are excited to announce that Dr. Derek Fleming has returned to Point Clare Medical Practice 3 years after he left as a registrar in 2019. He has spent the last three years working in other practices, gaining experience and developing an interest in indigenous health (he still also works at Yerin, the Aboriginal Medical…
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Dr Jon Fogarty retires after 47 years of Medical Practice!
20 February 2023
It was with mixed emotions that friends, family and medical colleagues celebrated Dr. Jon Fogarty’s retirement at an afternoon tea at North Avoca surf club in February. Dr. Fogarty opened the practice in Point Clare in 1980 and has been a cornerstone of the practice ever since. He has looked after several generations of patients…