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
Zoom, zoom, zoom – it’s a COVID world
Wednesday 29 September 2021, 03:55 AM

Nelson Bays Primary health chief executive Sara Shaughnessy multitasks by hosting an NGO Zoom meeting during her lunch break from being a recovery nurse at a mass vaccination clinic at Nelson’s Trafalgar Centre last month. “It was all hands on deck,” says Ms Shaughnessy. “That’s what you do. Chief executive keeps their nursing competencies so they can, at a minute’s notice, go down and do the mahi as well.” Read more about Top of the South’s successful vaccination rollout.
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