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Under the spotlight: understanding the role of the Chief Medical Officer in a pandemic

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  • Margaret MacAulay Global Strategy Lab, University of Ottawa/York University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Anna K Macintyre School of Social Work and Social Policy, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Aryati Yashadhana Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE), University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Adèle Cassola Global Strategy Lab, University of Ottawa/York University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Patrick Harris Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE), University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Caroline Woodward Global Strategy Lab, University of Ottawa/York University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Katherine Smith School of Social Work and Social Policy, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Evelyne de Leeuw Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE), University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Michèle Palkovits Global Strategy Lab, University of Ottawa/York University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Steven J Hoffman Global Strategy Lab, University of Ottawa/York University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, School of Global Health and Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact and McMaster Health Forum, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Patrick Fafard Global Strategy Lab, University of Ottawa/York University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Professor Patrick Fafard, Global Strategy Lab, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Patrick.Fafard{at}globalstrategylab.org
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MacAulay M, Macintyre AK, Yashadhana A, et al
Under the spotlight: understanding the role of the Chief Medical Officer in a pandemic
J Epidemiol Community Health 2022;76:100-104.

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  • Received March 13, 2021
  • Accepted July 15, 2021
  • First published August 18, 2021.
Online issue publication 
January 16, 2022

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