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
Keeping your distance
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Keeping your distance
Friday 11 September 2020, 03:24 PM

Ignore the boundary and doctor-patient relationships can be tricky to navigate
A GP who has had an affair with a patient’s husband is deemed to have breached the patient’s rights. Reporter Zahra Shahtahmasebi looks at the issues arising in navigating the doctor–patient boundary
It was 1985 and a young Jo Scott- Jones sat with his fellow medical students outside a surgical clinic, watching a doctor examine patients’ breasts fo, Jo Scott-Jones, Ōpōtiki GP Jo Scott-Jones says mentors can provide guidance when health professionals find themselves in tricky situations
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