After Quebec doctor's death, her sister warns about pandemic stress facing health-care workers

CBC News | Posted: January 31, 2021 10:30 PM | Last Updated: January 31, 2021

Relentless demands of COVID-19 spur concerns about health-care workers' mental well-being

Media | Health-care workers facing pandemic burnout and stress during COVID-19

Caption: A Quebec doctor’s death by suicide shocked the Canadian medical community and raised concerns about the mental health of health-care professionals during the pandemic. Dr. Karine Dion’s sister, Geneviève Dion, joined Rosemary Barton Live to speak out about the death of her sister and shine a light on the enormous stress placed on health-care professionals during the pandemic.

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After Quebec doctor's death, her sister warns about pandemic stress facing health-care workers

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