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VANCOUVER At a time when Canada continues to deal with a shortage of doctors, many residents say they have not been able to become fully licensed since the pandemic began. “As residents, we are the ones who are working 100-hour weeks, we are the ones who are working all night long, we are the ones who are dealing with the COVID patients,” said Dr. Salpy Kelian, third-year resident in internal medicine at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Kelian told CTV News her career has been stalled by a controversial medical exam, which has cost her $3,000, only be cancelled three times by the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC).
VANCOUVER Several nurses and a doctor are listed among the guest speakers at a planned rally against COVID-19 restrictions in downtown Vancouver this weekend, raising concerns about the possibility of medical professionals lending legitimacy to misinformation. The BC Grand Freedom Rally event is being held outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Saturday afternoon, and former Canucks anthem singer Mark Donnelly is scheduled to appear as well. At previous events, Donnelly has railed against social distancing, masks and restrictions as ineffective, unnecessary and harmful. One of the speakers is Kristen Nagle, the neonatal intensive care nurse from Ontario who was fired after attending an anti-lockdown rally in Washington, D.C. on the day of the Capitol riot.
Colleges stress public responsibilities as MD, nurse set to speak at rally against COVID-19 measures
As a B.C. doctor and a registered nurse get set to speak at a Vancouver freedom rally this weekend, their regulatory colleges say health professionals have a duty not to encourage people to violate public health advice on COVID-19.
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