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
General practice in a Catch-22: The message ‘we’re under the pump’ is necessary but hardly inspiring
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General practice in a Catch-22: The message ‘we’re under the pump’ is necessary but hardly inspiring
Monday 2 October 2023, 10:18 AM

Mark Liddle 2022
Painting a grim picture of practice life isn’t helping to attract new recruits, writes Mark Liddle, but how else to convey the sector’s tough times to the powers that be?
Here’s the quandary: on the one hand, we need to encourage people to work in primary care. On the other, we need to be clear and open about the plight
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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