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In this edition of Today in BC, host Peter McCully chats with provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, who was asked what training she would have received in the Canadian Armed Forces that would serve her well in her current role.
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Henry worked in Toronto and was the operational head on the response to the SARS outbreak as well as the Ebola outbreak overseas in Uganda. Those experiences made her uneasy when word started to come out of China about what was spreading there.
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Henry commented on the current conditions surrounding COVID-19.
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McCully wondered if Henry was able to relax and get away and not think about the job?
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A mailbag question from a Today in BC Podcast listener asked what could be done about the shortage of family doctors.
Henry said this question was not in her area of having a lot of influence, but noted: B次元官网网址淚 believe we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change the system.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淭his is not unique to B.C. or to Canada,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淚 think around the globe, weB次元官网网址檙e seeing stretched health care resources. During this pandemic, weB次元官网网址檝e also made some big leaps ahead. Things like virtual care, itB次元官网网址檚 expanded peopleB次元官网网址檚 ability in more remote communities to get access to care. But we also know that you canB次元官网网址檛 only see people remotely. We need to have that interaction in a safe space as well.B次元官网网址�
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