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
Mea culpa: Looking back on a life of medicine
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Mea culpa: Looking back on a life of medicine
Friday 5 August 2022, 10:25 AM

GP Greg Judkins and wife Marion at the time of their wedding in 1972 – Greg was studying at Auckland Medical School and Marion was training to be a teacher [image: Supplied]
South Auckland specialist GP, medical educator, writer and poet Greg Judkins has sold his share in his practice and plans to continue doing ‘a few locum sessions’ until the end of the year, when he will retire at age 70
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
At the end of my second year a
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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