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
Haiku ‘snaps’ to capture a moment
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Haiku ‘snaps’ to capture a moment
Friday 1 September 2023, 12:27 PM

The patient waits silently for a pause, for the doctor to stop speaking so they can talk from the heart [Image: Christopher Lemercier on Unsplash]
Greg Judkins takes a look at the haiku form of poetry and how it can convey an image or situation using an economy of words
Ambiguity, allowing a reader to discover more than one layer of meaning, is a common device in poetry
Haiku are like snapshot pics to the video o
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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