Sidelined patients reject being 'collateral damage' during COVID-19 - a podcast by CBC Radio

Canada’s provinces and territories began postponing elective medical and surgical procedures days after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Patients fearful for their health say advocating for care may make a difference. Dr. Brian Goldman speaks to one woman whose breast cancer surgery has been on hold for a month, and another who successfully lobbied for vision-saving cataract surgery. And a hospital vice-president and surgical oncologist explains how his hospital is deciding which patients procedures are urgent, and which are not.

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