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The Countdown Is On For The Gold Coast Scientific Meeting
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 7:35 pm | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
Registrations for the 2024 TSANZSRS Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health and Respiratory Science will soon close. With 1,200 delegates and climbing, TSANZ CEO, Vincent So shares his excitement for the upcoming March 22-26 event. “We ... More >>
Lung Health Experts Call On The Government To Partner On Smokefree Strategy
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 7:05 am | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
The Thoracic Society is saddened by the repeal of New Zealand’s world-leading smokefree legislation. We are asking the Government to partner with the health workforce so we can get this right. More >>
Lung Health Experts Call On The Government To Partner On Smokefree Strategy
Monday, 11 March 2024, 9:19 am | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
The Thoracic Society is saddened by the repeal of New Zealand’s world-leading smokefree legislation. Passed under urgency, the New Zealand public and healthcare experts alike were not given due process on the repeal of all three critical components ... More >>
Thoracic Society Celebrates Win After Long Fight To Ban Engineered Stone
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 7:18 pm | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
TSANZ welcomes the Australian Federal government’s announcement today to ban engineered stone nationwide – a major cause of silicosis in Australian workers. The announcement is a monumental win for public health in Australia, and will be a welcome gift to ... More >>
Thoracic Society Supports Pre-election Promises To Build The New Zealand Health Workforce
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 5:07 pm | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
The Thoracic Society is relieved that political parties now acknowledge that the existing health workforce is woefully insufficient, and that urgent action is needed to remedy this. Hospital wait times are blowing out, and access to primary care and ... More >>
Thoracic Society calls on the next government to crack down on e-cigarettes
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 7:11 pm | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
The Thoracic Society is pleased to see the Labour government’s latest pledge to go further with its e-cigarette policy. “Regardless of which party takes office come October - as a lung health promotion charity with members who are leading researchers, ... More >>
Thoracic Society Congratulates Government On Steps Made Towards Protecting New Zealand Lungs From E-cigarettes
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 11:22 am | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
The Thoracic Society supports the New Zealand government’s e-cigarette announcement, calling it a “step in the right direction.” “We thank the government for listening to respiratory health professionals and making some common-sense changes to e-cigarette ... More >>
Untreated sleep disorders costing NZ millions
Tuesday, 3 June 2008, 9:46 am | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
Sleep disorders, particularly sleep apnoea, are costing millions every year according to new research says the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Australasian Sleep Association. More >>
Asthma, misunderstood and misdiagnosed
Monday, 26 March 2007, 10:20 am | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
Many thousands of New Zealanders are being treated for asthma when in fact another condition may be the cause of their illness. Ground-breaking research is being discussed today at the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand’s Annual Scientific ... More >>
TSANZ Annual Conference
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 2:30 pm | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) and the Australian and New Zealand Scientific Respiratory Society (ANZSRS) are to hold their combined annual conference in Auckland this year for the first time. The five day conference is regarded ... More >>
Obesity - Bad News for Breathing!
Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 10:39 am | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
The Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand (TSANZ) appears before the Health Select Committee into Obesity & Diabetes on 16 August 2006 at 10.40 in Hamilton at the Airport Motor Inn. More >>
Chronic Bronchitis And Emphysema Set To Climb
Wednesday, 19 November 2003, 2:04 pm | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) warns that COPD (chronic bronchitis and emphysema) admissions in this country are continuing to climb, often overloading hospitals in winter, and contributing to the spiralling cost of COPD, ... More >>
