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
Primary care still not making the most of nurses, say New Year honorees
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New Year Honours
Primary care still not making the most of nurses, say New Year honorees
Wednesday 29 January 2020, 05:00 AM

Annette Milligan founded one of the two earliest nurse-led medical centres in New Zealand. GERI SHEPHERD PHOTOGRAPHY
Fiona Cassie talks to three nurse leaders who will be invested with high honours in 2020, designated by WHO as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife
Key points, Three nurse leaders gained honours in the New Year Honours list.
WHO has declared 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife.
The year
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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