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
Board walking and talking: DHB denizen gives the low-down
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Board walking and talking: DHB denizen gives the low-down
Wednesday 30 March 2016, 05:28 PM

Lynda Williams
Lynda Williams is a self-described DHB junkie. She's been attending DHB meetings in the Auckland region since the mid-80s - a witness to the changes and also repeated mistakes of a health system grown increasingly complex and focused on money, she tells Keira Stephenson
If there was an award for most DHB meetings attended, Lynda Williams would win it. She started going to meetings in the mid-80s to find out what was u
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