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
GPs – endangered species or health system panacea?
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GPs – endangered species or health system panacea?
Wednesday 5 June 2024, 12:14 PM

The capitation “money bucket” has not kept pace with the evolving specialty of general practice [Image: Lucas van Oort on Unsplash]
Doug Hill is a specialist GP in Dunedin. Like many, he is worried about the endgame for general practice. He provides some reminders of how far general practice has come and is left wondering why it now finds itself at a crisis point
As a local clinical leader, I have repeatedly sat in (former) DHB meetings where the anti-GP rhetoric is palpable
I have been a GP for almost 25
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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