Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield lead an impressive panel of speakers at the NZ Medical Association Doctors in Training Council Trainee Forum recently.
Dr Bloomfield shared with attendees at the May 8 event the values that had guided him through his career, and in managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
He also took questions from the floor about the response to COVID-19, and the upcoming health sector reform.
Dr Bloomfield’s attendance was warmly appreciated by everyone at the forum.
Other speakers at the forum included Anna Clark, Deputy Director General Health Workforce; Dr John Bonning, Council of Medical Colleges Chair; Dr Stephen Child, Southern Cross; and Lynda Taylor, from NZMA Financial Services.
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 11:47 am
Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 should be
everyone’s top priority when they’re offered it, says
the Council of Medical Colleges (CMC), which represents over
9000 medical practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Dr
John Bonning, an Emergency Medicine physician and Chair of
the CMC says all New Zealanders can be proud of the role
they’ve played in protecting the country against COVID-19
over the past year.
“It’s critically important we
maintain our collective approach when the vaccine becomes
widely available from the middle of this year.
“Any
vaccine’s strength is in numbers and the more of us who
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