Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research With Bev Holmes

While people in the community have been doing their part to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is still important to seek health care when necessary. As President & CEO of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR), Dr. Bev Holmes is focused on the funding, production, and uptake of health research and healthcare-related evidence in British Columbia. On today's show, Dr. Holmes is with host Douglas Nelson to discuss the impact of COVID-19, the pandemic response among indigenous people who use drugs, and widespread impacts on BC's health research capacity and workforce. She shares how concerned she is about the effects of the pandemic on the research community and how the pandemic has really heightened uncertainty for researchers at a critical point in career development.