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: Sector recovers well after scary lockdown crash of practice cashflow
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Bearing Up: Sector recovers well after scary lockdown crash of practice cashflow
Thursday 25 March 2021, 03:44 PM

A year ago today teddy bears in windows were still unknown and general practices went from crazily busy to scarily quiet as lockdown began
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. First off, Wellington GP Jeff Lowe who, two days into the lockdown, was seriously worried about plummeting practice incomes
We only need to think back a year ago to remind us how we acted with agility and stepped up to do the right thing
Soon after New Zealand’s first, Jeff Lowe D 2021, Karori GP and General Practice New Zealand chair Jeff Lowe
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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