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
Case coordinators’ mahi goes the distance
Wednesday 29 September 2021, 03:20 AM

Southern Cross Health Society chief executive Nick Astwick, health consultant Ray Wihapi, team members Walter Harawira, Natasha Manuel, Georgina Moke and Adrian Maxwell, and Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance chief executive Greig Dean at the awards gala
PRIMARY STARS
Martin Johnston profiles a winning team from Whakatāne, in our series from the New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora
Key points, At Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance, the integrated case management team:
receives referrals from GPs of patients with chronic and complex co
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Carswell P. Te Whiringa Ora: person-centred and integrated care in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Int J Integr Care 2015;15(6).