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
Bearing up: Clinic team was buoyed by COVID efforts, now it’s just fatigued
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Bearing up: Clinic team was buoyed by COVID efforts, now it’s just fatigued
Friday 26 March 2021, 03:18 PM

It can’t be taken for granted that general practice will bear up under the strain
A year on since New Zealand’s first COVID-19 lockdown we are checking back with many of the GPs in our 2020 lockdown Bearing Up series for their views and news. Here we follow up with Havelock North GP David Doig
“The challenge now is actually finding appointment times in house to serve the community that still quite anxiously wants to see us”
The new norm, David Doig 2016, Te Mata Peak GP David Doig
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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