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
The New Zealand Medical Journal is out tomorrow
The New Zealand Medical Journal is out tomorrow

New Zealand Medical Journal vol 132 No. 1506: 29 November 2019
Editorial
Cancer survival equity by 2030: a Treaty compliant systems approach required
Bridget H Robson, Lis Ellison-Loschmann, Mona Jeffreys, Fiona McKenzie
Articles
The costs associated with ankylosing spondylitis/axial spondyloarthritis in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Douglas White, Chunhuan Lao, Megan Williams, Ross Lawrenson, Nicola Dalbeth
Electronic cigarette online marketing by New Zealand vendors
Nivedita Gurram, George Thomson, Nick Wilson, Janet Hoek
Outcomes of patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction in the era of second-generation drug eluting stents; five-year follow-up
Mohammed Alawami, Matthew Sadler, Chethan Kasargod, Timothy Watson, Mark Webster, Peter Ruygrok
Influential factors in patient uptake of influenza vaccination during pregnancy; a survey-based audit in a tertiary hospital setting
Kristin Andre, Vesko Gavrilov, Sarah Graham, Simon M Scheck, Anita Chandler, Katie Hunter, Rebecca Crabbe, Daisy Wildash, Paul Canning, Sam Lepine
The employment gap: the relationship between medical student career choices and the future needs of the New Zealand medical workforce
Sam Seleq, Emmanuel Jo, Phillippa Poole, Tim Wilkinson, Fiona Hyland, Joy Rudland, Antonia Verstappen, Warwick Bagg
Surgeon-performed ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules is cost effective and efficient: evaluation of thyroid nodule assessment in a provincial New Zealand hospital
Michael Reeves, Rajeshbhai Patel, Christopher Harmston
OPEN ACCESS Viewpoint
Equity by 2030: achieving equity in survival for Māori cancer patients
Jason Gurney, Shelley Campbell, Chris Jackson, Diana Sarfati
Taking BMI off the table
Lucy Carey
New Zealand Minimum dataset for a standard transthoracic echocardiogram
Kerryanne Johnson, Helen Walsh, Alex Sasse, Mark Davis, Belinda Buckley, Sally Greaves, Andrew To