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
Quantum leaps into the future
Wednesday 24 October 2018, 05:00 AM

Futurist Stephanie Pride says that, where automation can safely do routine cognitive tasks more accurately than a human, “it will be a no-brainer”
Virginia McMillan meets a former student of Katherine Mansfield who has turned her mind to the future of health
AI is a quantum leap forward, with unprecedented speed of analysis at unprecedented scale, giving unprecedented insights in real time
Mid-intervi
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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References
Loh E. Medicine and the rise of the robots: a qualitative review of recent advances of artificial intelligence in health. BMJ Leader 2018;2:59–63.