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
GPEP equity scheme ‘deferred’ after failure to first engage college
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GPEP equity scheme ‘deferred’ after failure to first engage college
Wednesday 6 November 2024, 03:09 PM

RNZCGP president Samantha Murton led objections to planned additions to the GP training scheme that the college says contained a perverse incentive
Journalist Martin Johnston finds a plan by Te Whatu Ora to get more GP trainees into Māori, Pacific and rural practices failed to consider the perverse incentives it would create; the RNZCGP objected
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Te Whatu Ora Medical Workforce Group drew up a scheme to get more GP trainees into Māori, Pacific and rural practice.
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