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
Staffing workarounds for heavy Omicron load
Wednesday 2 February 2022, 02:40 AM

South Seas Health Care chief executive Silao Vaisola-Sefo says North Island Pacific health providers are preparing a cooperative approach to the Omicron variant [Greg Bowker]
Pacific health providers in various New Zealand cities are keeping in touch so they can fill their distant colleagues’ shoes in a COVID staffing crisis, reports Alan Perrott
Pacific healthcare providers in Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington have agreed to share staff should any of their number lose staff due to Omicron infe
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