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
Personal reflections on a patient’s passing
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Personal reflections on a patient’s passing
Friday 9 June 2023, 11:00 AM

Ian’s focus was on socialising and he brushed bad habits and their health impacts aside [Image: Stanislav Ivanitskiy on Unsplash]
Greg Judkins shares one of his own poems to relate his experience of the death of a longterm patient, and the issues that raised for him
Are we overly concerned with how long one lives, rather than how well life is lived?
The police phoned me at home one weekend. Could I complete a
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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