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
2019’s tipping points for Māori health a message on primary care
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2019’s tipping points for Māori health a message on primary care
Wednesday 11 December 2019, 04:00 AM

Population health lead and GP Dougal Thorburn says the “big elephant in the room” is capitation
The message from Māoridom gathered force in 2019, and the gavel dropped on the health system: guilty of producing inequalities of outcome for Māori and doing little to remedy them. Virginia McMillan reports
Tipping points for Māori health have been reached this year, population health leader and Lower Hutt GP Dougal Thorburn says.
The key item for pr
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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