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
Keep imagining, one day Māori will see equitable outcomes
Wednesday 3 July 2024, 12:30 AM

And, as Lady Whistledown says, hope is a dangerous emotion [Image: Nurofina on iStock]
Gabrielle Baker looks at the ‘dangerous emotion’ of hope but concludes the process of decolonisation must continue for Māori
The Waitangi Tribunal imagined a health system that honoured Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles
Having made Māori health policy my career, you would
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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References
- Kiddle R, Jackson M, Elkington B, et al. Imagining decolonisation (vol 81). Bridget Williams Books, 2020.
- Newsroom interview. Phrasing taken from an interview with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, 31/08/2023. See tinyurl.com/Petersnewsroom