CMPA podcast: COVID-19 – physician moral distress
Canadian Medical Protective Association
In this podcast, Dr. Yolanda Madarnas and Dr. Steven Bellemare from the Canadian Medical Protective Association are joined by Dr. Caroline Gérin-Lajoie of The Ottawa Hospital to talk about the moral distress physicians routinely face in challenging situations, especially times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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