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
Beyond wishing: No fees? Targeted fees? Get primary care funding sorted!
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Beyond wishing: No fees? Targeted fees? Get primary care funding sorted!
Friday 6 November 2020, 10:19 AM

Primary care has been calling for a funding review for most of the last decade, but the last Labour-led Government delivered instead the Health and Disability System Review. Almost no one in health believes the current funding arrangement works for New Zealanders – let alone for those with high needs. With no guaranteed answers under a new government, Martin Johnston goes in search of a workable formula
Many of the refugees on the books at GP Bryan Betty’s clinic in Cannons Creek, Porirua, are traumatised by the horrors they have fled. At the clinic,
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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