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
Thinking something doesn’t make it so: The big gap between idea and actuality
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Thinking something doesn’t make it so: The big gap between idea and actuality
Wednesday 15 August 2018, 04:00 AM

Systems are easily snared by poor implementation of well-intended health policies
Health policy often fails at what it is intended to do. Tim Tenbensel points out some intricate messes in the sector’s arrangements and says more are to come when primary care access is tackled
All up, the Community Services Card solution is likely to create an enormous amount of work, with only marginal improvements in equitable access to pr
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