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
Making impact on Māori infant death rates takes plain speaking: Tipene-Leach
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National Rural Health Conference
Making impact on Māori infant death rates takes plain speaking: Tipene-Leach
Monday 14 May 2018, 02:33 PM

Wahakura flax bassinets were introduced to help reduce rates of cot death, particularly among Māori
The National Rural Health Conference attracted around 450 delegates to Auckland last month for three days to both celebrate success in rural health while looking for solutions to perennial issues of funding, staffing and access to services
I said, in a moment of pique, that they don’t give a toss because it’s only brown babies dying
From being viewed as “some crazy Māori GP living
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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