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
Te Aka Whai Ora is dead, long live...whatever comes next
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Te Aka Whai Ora is dead, long live...whatever comes next
Wednesday 13 March 2024, 02:33 PM

Te Aka Whai Ora sent extra clinicians into the East Coast to help local kaupapa Māori providers in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. Pictured chief medical officer Rawiri McKree Jansen with the relief team members Kelly Stephenson, Bonnie Matehaere...
Journalist Alan Perrott was reporting almost daily on the turmoil that led up to the demise of Te Aka Whai Ora. You can find his reporting online at nzdoctor.co.nz. In the meantime, he reflects here on what went down.
Dr Reti never refers to the authority as Te Aka Whai Ora
It was impossible to know what Shane Reti was feeling as the last rites for Te Aka Whai
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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