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
Cultural biases inevitably come to the fore
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Cultural biases inevitably come to the fore
Wednesday 16 September 2020, 04:02 PM

When Jim was at med school, the idea of producing doctors fit for their communities was 40 years ahead of its time
The University of Otago should have foreseen the jealous reaction to its Mirror on Society policy once it really started working, writes GP Jim Vause
“Did they not understand the reality of the world outside of the Ivy Towers of Dunedin North?”
The whole idea of a black boogie-woogie piano play
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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