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
Little recognition of racism’s harms
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Little recognition of racism’s harms
Thursday 3 February 2022, 11:09 AM

Health policy does not spell out how end goals such as addressing racism will be achieved [Benjamin Finley on Unsplash]
COMMENT
In her first regular column for the year, Gabrielle Baker reviews the state of play on racism and health. She finds policy focuses too narrowly on individual health practitioners and not enough on the system
Far from a quiet wind-down, the last few weeks of 2021 were frantic for most of us. I write my column a little ahead of when you read it in print and,
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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References
Talamaivao N, Baker G, Harris R, et al. Informing anti-racism health policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Policy Quarterly 2021;17(4);50–7. https://tinyurl.com/Informing-anti-r