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Podcast: Faytene TV
Episode: Long Term Care & COVID-19
Description: An estimate 80% of all deaths in Canada during COVID-19 have been elderly people in long term care. This is a tragedy.With an aging population in Canada the conversation of how we care for our elderly is critical.On this show Dr. Margaret Cottle, Assistant Professor in the UBC Medical Faculty with a specialization in palliative care unpacks what has been happening, what we can do better and how we can prepare both for a potential 2nd wave of COVID-19 this fall and the aging population in general.Her comments are very insightful.<...