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
The end is nigh for DHBs - get to a meeting now
The end is nigh for DHBs - get to a meeting now

The end is nigh for those wanting to attend a public board meeting of their local, or not so local, DHB.
Scanning through the websites of the country’s DHBs, we found the following with board meetings planned in the next few weeks. Sadly, we missed two this week. We've added the website addresses so you can take a look at the agendas and past meeting minutes, and anything else that might take your fancy as we're not quite sure yet what will happen with all the historic information come 1 July, the date the DHBs are ultimately consigned to history.
Many of the meetings are on Zoom so don't feel constrained by distance – remember this is a final once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – if you didn’t make it to The Mall to see the Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace then maybe consider this second best.
Here are the dates we have scraped from the DHB websites.
17 June – Lakes
22 June – Capital & Coast joint with Hutt Valley
Hutt Valley District Health Board
22 June – Bay of Plenty
22 June – Waikato (Commissioner meeting)
23 June – West Coast
27 June – Wairarapa
28 June – Tairāwhiti
28 June – Nelson Marlborough (Wairau)
29 June – Auckland
28 June – Hawke's Bay
28 June – MidCentral
30 June – Counties Manukau
It can be hard to tell definitely, but it appears the following boards have held their last meetings
29 April – Whanganui
19 May – Canterbury
22 May – Waitematā
27 May – South Canterbury
30 May - Northland
8 June – Taranaki
8 June – Southern
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