SARS outbreak in 2003, the H1N1 pandemic in 2009 and Canada’s response to the Ebola epidemic in 2014.But in the COVID-19 pandemic, while fighting to save lives, Gardam nearly lost his own.“There’s been a lot of attention paid to the plight of the health-care worker.
And, as a health-care worker, that is a very real thing,” he said.For many Canadians, Dr. Gardam is a household name. He’s held a number of senior leadership roles at Canadian health networks and universities, penned more than 100 scientific publications and given countless media interviews, consistently providing calm and measured public health advice in moments of extreme stress.“There is so much fear.