Health Care Workers Cannot Be Fully Protected From Infectious Diseases, Says Medical Expert

Posted by Staff on August 13, 2009 |

Dr. Bonnie Henry from the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control said that expecting all health care workers to be completely protected from infectious diseases is unreasonable. Her comment was in response to a question about disease prevention posed by a member of the audience at the Institute of Medicine where a workshop on the H1N1 virus took place. Henry said that it was important that health care workers are educated on the risks of their workplace in terms of infectious diseases. (0:27)

 
icon for podpress  Standard Podcast [0:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

August 13, 2009

Comments are closed.


Latest Audio

  • Labor Secretary Recalls Helping Undocumented Students Go To College
  • GOP Leaders Look To Suade Moderate Democrats On Health Care Vote
  • Democrats’ Health Bill One Great Big Ponzi Scheme, Says Thune
  • Senate Democrats Employ ‘Gimmickry’ To Keep Health Bill Below $900 Billion

Happening Now - TRNS on Twitter