Special Episode - Politics, Policies, and Pandemics (uOttawa SciComm 2023)

Areej Khanotia, a student in the Translational and Molecular Medicine program at the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Patrick Fafard. Dr. Fafard is a full professor and 
also serves in leadership roles for the Global Strategy Lab at York University and the 
University of Ottawa, the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics, the Institute for 
Science, Society and Policy, and the Ottawa Hub for Harm Reduction. In this episode, Dr. Fafard shares his insight on the illusions and implications of the ‘just following the science’ rhetoric in COVID-19 messaging. 

We explore whether policy makers are actually "following the science" or hiding behind experts to dodge 
the blame.

Learn more: https://www.globalstrategylab.org/people/patrick-fafard/

0:08 | BEaTS and Host Introduction 
0:55 | Introducing Dr. Patrick Fafard!
1:30 | Overview of study being discussed 
4:45 | Negative concequences for leaders that rely on "the science"
7:45 | Positive concequences for leaders that "follow the science"
10:04 | Recommendations for leaders facing future healthcare crisis 
11:52 | Future research plans extending from this work
13:55 | Connecting with Dr. Fafard

Podcast by Areej Khanotia (Show Host), Hiba Alami Chentoufi (Audio Master), Hoda Osman (Writer Editor), Madeeha Shaikh (Producer)

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