Sharlene Rutherford, President and CEO of the Alberta Women’s Health Foundation went on CTV News Calgary to discuss the Women’s Health Collective Canada. She overviews the knowledge gap surrounding women’s health due to years of exclusion from medical trials, and how we can narrow this gap through accelerating research into women’s health through the WHCC, ensuring better representation and more accuracy for women in the medical field. Take a look at the clip below to learn more about the work underway by the WHCC.
All Articles · August 26, 2021
CTV Calgary x WHCC: Women’s Health Care
Sharlene Rutherford, President and CEO of the Alberta Women’s Health Foundation went on CTV News Calgary to discuss the Women’s Health Collective Canada. She overviews the knowledge gap surrounding…
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