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Zach Thompson

Auckland

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  • 1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Fiona Cassie |Zach Thompson |Orna McGinn

    +Opinion In print Upfront Help! I’m drowning in tick-box exercises and black-hole dreaming GPs, who must juggle patient care with endless policy consultations, are frustrated by “tick-box” exercises that ignore clinical insight [Image: artisteer on iStock] As trust in health leadership erodes, it’s time for meaningful, bipartisan dialogue on New Zealand’s long-term health strategy, argues Orna McGinn Believing that clinical leadership depends on having “skin in the game”, I continue to see...

  • 1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Barbara Fountain |Alan Perrott |Zach Thompson

    , Aotearoa has the worst child mental wellbeing and highest youth suicide rate of 36 OECD and EU countries, according to a new UNICEF report. Suicide is

  • 1 month ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Zach Thompson |Martin Johnston |Gabrielle Baker

    FREE READ 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

  • 2 months ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Patrice Dougan |Martin Johnston |Alan Perrott |Zach Thompson

    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

  • Feb 6, 2025 | nzdoctor.co.nz | Stephen Forbes |Zach Thompson

    Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality

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