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
‘General practice’ – but is it? In search of a name that says who we are and what we do
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‘General practice’ – but is it? In search of a name that says who we are and what we do
Wednesday 7 June 2023, 12:30 AM

The doctor was always “he”, usually the practice owner, and his staff worked “under” him [Image: George Marks on iStock]
The term ‘general practice’ no longer covers the breadth of the team to be found in the typical medical centre, writes Lucy O’Hagan
Language matters, because the way we use words represents how we see our world.
When I was a medical student, language defaulted to male so that a
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