Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Assisted dying offers patients ‘control’
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Assisted dying offers patients ‘control’
Friday 26 November 2021, 10:22 AM

Specialist GP Kristin Good, registrar of the new assisted-dying service [Supplied]
Zahra Shahtahmasebi introduces the specialist GP who will have oversight of every assisted death in New Zealand
Criteria, End of Life Choice Act 2019, The act contains six criteria, all of which must be met. The person must:
be aged 18 years or over
be a citizen or permanent resident of New Z
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