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This month’s Practice Managers and Administrators Association of New Zealand conference at Auckland’s Cordis Hotel drew leaders from across the sector and a wide range of exhibitors.
The event ran from Thursday 12 September to Saturday 14 September and had a packed programme, with health minister Shane Reti delivering the first main speech of the day on the Friday, while other speakers included The Casketeers stars Francis and Kaiora Tipene from Tipene Funerals and RNZCGP president Samantha Murton.
![Amtech Medical marketing manager Jasmine Anderson and Ebos Health senior account manager Sageran Naidoo [Image: NZD]](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-09/2%28a%29.JPG?itok=UBIrvwfF)
![Medtech CEO Geoffrey Sayer and MyPractice founder and Auckland-based specialist GP Ashwin Patel [Image: NZD]](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-09/3%28a%29.JPG?itok=U6F8PI0u)
![Mahoe Medical Centre administration managers Ashlee Herbert and Julie-Ann Foreman [Image: NZD]](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-09/4%28b%29.JPG?itok=1e_Y2onM)
![Broadway Health Management Centre administrators Stef LeGros and Julie Johnson [Image: NZD]](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-09/5%28b%29.JPG?itok=qmVDqweH)
![Newtown Union Health Service administrators Tunisia Pohatu and Waty Arief-Macher [Image: NZD]](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-09/6%28a%29.JPG?itok=Aa4OOSJt)
![SR Referrals client support staff Athulya Mohandas and Shona Cribb and support manager Amy Moyle [Image: NZD]](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-09/7%28a%29.JPG?itok=mwEmGBbR)
![Webtools implementation specialist Hannah Laurie and head of marketing Bridget Holland [Image: NZD]](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-09/11%28b%29.JPG?itok=bP24nRvu)
![DataCraft Analytics operations manager Rachel Blanch and managing director Jayden Macrae [Image: NZD]](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-09/1%28c%29.JPG?itok=gLm1Or23)
![Collaborative Aotearoa CEO Jess Morgan-French, Three Rivers Medical general manager Michelle Te Kira and Third Age Health chief executive Tony Wai [Image: NZD]](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-09/10%28a%29.JPG?itok=HeXFUHVE)
![Southern Cross Health Society member advocate specialist Donna Woodhall, advocate support specialist Caroline Prasad and easy claim relationship manager Bailey Cockerton [Image: NZD]](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-09/8%28a%29.JPG?itok=u2eqbIxD)
![Bush Road Medical Centre practice manager Della-Maree Trask and Comprehensive Care network support services manager Elizabeth Buswell [Image: NZD]](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-09/9%28a%29.JPG?itok=2cz5Rc8v)
![RNZCGP quality programmes manager Sandy Bhawan, principal quality programmes advisor Heidi Bubendorfer, senior quality programmes advisor Lucy Wass and quality programmes advisor (training and education design) Carrie Hetherington [Image: NZD]](https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-09/12%28b%29_0.JPG?itok=b_w0fVbk)
A range of approaches is needed to manage mental health presentations. In this article, specialist GP Sophie Jadwiga Ball describes two tools that can be employed within a GP consultation and provides the evidence-based theory behind their use. She also presents numerous examples to demonstrate how you can apply these tools in practice
![Amtech Medical marketing manager Jasmine Anderson and Ebos Health senior account manager Sageran Naidoo [Image: NZD]](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_cropped_100/public/2024-09/2%28a%29.JPG?itok=Jdm5dZdg)
![Medtech CEO Geoffrey Sayer and MyPractice founder and Auckland-based specialist GP Ashwin Patel [Image: NZD]](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_cropped_100/public/2024-09/3%28a%29.JPG?itok=LdPwyQwJ)
![Mahoe Medical Centre administration managers Ashlee Herbert and Julie-Ann Foreman [Image: NZD]](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_cropped_100/public/2024-09/4%28b%29.JPG?itok=_NUoSaY2)
![Broadway Health Management Centre administrators Stef LeGros and Julie Johnson [Image: NZD]](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_cropped_100/public/2024-09/5%28b%29.JPG?itok=Q5P9RMB1)
![Newtown Union Health Service administrators Tunisia Pohatu and Waty Arief-Macher [Image: NZD]](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_cropped_100/public/2024-09/6%28a%29.JPG?itok=ttzKlXLf)
![SR Referrals client support staff Athulya Mohandas and Shona Cribb and support manager Amy Moyle [Image: NZD]](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_cropped_100/public/2024-09/7%28a%29.JPG?itok=11zaUO5S)
![Webtools implementation specialist Hannah Laurie and head of marketing Bridget Holland [Image: NZD]](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_cropped_100/public/2024-09/11%28b%29.JPG?itok=4Q_1zwTg)
![DataCraft Analytics operations manager Rachel Blanch and managing director Jayden Macrae [Image: NZD]](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_cropped_100/public/2024-09/1%28c%29.JPG?itok=ipS4z2aa)
![Collaborative Aotearoa CEO Jess Morgan-French, Three Rivers Medical general manager Michelle Te Kira and Third Age Health chief executive Tony Wai [Image: NZD]](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_cropped_100/public/2024-09/10%28a%29.JPG?itok=t2X4h7nC)
