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Shana Ooms
Executive Director of Primary Care Strategy, Policy and Quality — BC Ministry of Health
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Where those of us in the room may have debated policy or wording, patient voices made sure patients were top of mind. And as a result, significant improvements were made to simplify something that was otherwise complex. Patient voices at the table bring us back to reality in terms of what we are trying to achieve.