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
Short takes from Wai 2575: Bloomfield grilled on health sector’s equity fail
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Short takes from Wai 2575: Bloomfield grilled on health sector’s equity fail
Wednesday 7 November 2018, 05:30 AM

The karanga at Tūrangawaewae Marae last month to begin more than two weeks of hearings into claims of Treaty of Waitangi breaches in health
Virginia McMillan caught several hours of live-streamed video from the Waitangi Tribunal of the Crown’s response to criticism and calls to action on Māori health
Director-general of health and Ministry of Health chief executive Ashley Bloomfield was confronted by uncomfortable truths on healthcare for Māori, b, Ashley Bloomfield, Director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield spent hours on the witness stand in front of the Waitangi Tribunal
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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