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
Getting on with it: Aussie GP’s fate entwined with his small rural town 12 months after wildfires
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Getting on with it: Aussie GP’s fate entwined with his small rural town 12 months after wildfires
Wednesday 10 February 2021, 04:05 PM

Australian GP Jeff Lee, pictured in January 2020, spent last year seeing patients in the intimate space of his air-conditioned motorhome in Cobargo
Bush fires, a burned-down surgery and a global pandemic left Australian GP Jeff Lee weathering the storms of 2020 from his solar-powered motorhome. Reporter Zahra Shahtahmasebi catches up with Dr Lee, who was on the cover of our first issue in 2020
Bush fires had just rampaged through Cobargo when COVID-19 hit.
The small New South Wales town had no local cases – the nearest cluster 400km away
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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