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Research review

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An easy way to keep up to date on the latest research

The Respiratory Research Review helps health professionals keep up to date with the latest international research. The Review is a monthly summary of the ten most significant respiratory research studies from around the world.

The Review support doctors’ continuing education in respiratory medicine providing them with the ‘must see’ research, saving hours of reviewing international journals to find what really matters.

The Review may also interest healthcare professionals working in the respiratory area and people with respiratory illnesses.

The research provided is summarised from the world’s leading and most credible independent journals. Importantly, the Review provides local commentary from Professor Beasley on the local implications of these studies and why they matter to New Zealanders.

The Review can be delivered to you each month by email as an attached PDF file. Each Review provides email links to the full research trial to help you find more details if you need them.

All you have to do is send an email to office@researchreview.co.nz to enrol for future publications, or visit www.researchreview.co.nz to view the publication online.

Dr Lutz Beckert recently joined the Review team. He provides expert commentary for the Review.

Dr Beckert, who works in the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Christchurch Hospital, studied medicine in Hamburg, Germany and is a MRCP (UK) and FRACP.

Dr Beckert is a senior lecturer in medicine and a respiratory physician as well as a sleep physician.
His research interests include: Venours Trombembolism,  Respiratory Physiology, Sleep medicine, clinical audits, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Bronchiectasis and Research into Teaching.

His email address is lutz.beckert@cdhb.govt.nz

 His top 10 Publications are:


·         Höppner W, Beckert L, Buck F, Seitz HJ, Is the p29 protein involved in the rapid regulation of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (GTP)? J Biol Chem 1991;226:17257-61
·         Swanney M. P, Jensen R. L, Crichton D. A, Beckert L. E, Cardno L. A, Crapo R. O. FEV6 Is an Acceptable Surrogate for FVC in the Spirometric Diagnosis of Airway Obstruction and Restriction. American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care 2000 162:9178-919
·         Swanney M. P, Jensen R. L, Beckert L. E, Cardno L. A, Crapo R. O. FEV6 Is an Acceptable Surrogate for FVC in the Spirometric Diagnosis of Airway Obstruction and Restriction. American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care 2001;163:1759
·         Sparks B, Bartle A, Beckert L. Assessment of snorers in primary care: straight path to treatment. The New Zealand Medical Journal J 2002;115:269-71
·         Davies, G, Gibson, A-M, Swanney S, Murray D, Beckert L. Understanding of pulse oximetry among hospital staff. The New Zealand Medical Journal 2003;116:1-9
·         Iles S, Hodges AM, Darley JR, Frampton C, Epton M, Beckert LEL Town GI. Clinical experience and pre-test probability scores in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. Quarterly Journal of Medicine 2003;96:211-215
·         Beckert L, Wilkinson T, Sainsbury R. A needs based study and examination course improves students performance. Medical Education 2003;37:424-428
·         Rodins K, Hlavac M, Beckert L. Lignocaine neurotoxicity following fibre-optic bronchoscopy. New Zealand Medical Journal 2003:116:1177
·         Iles S, Beckert L, Than M, Town I. Making a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism – new methods and clinical issues. New Zealand Medical Journal 2003:116:1177