Deena Hinshaw

Deena Hinshaw
Born
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
EducationAugustana University College, Camrose, Alberta
MD, MA Public Health (MPH) 2008 University of Alberta
Occupation(s)Deputy Provincial Health Officer, British Columbia
Known forCMO during COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta
Medical career
ProfessionMedical doctor
InstitutionsMinistry of Health (Alberta)
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta
Sub-specialtiesPublic health
Family medicine
Community medicine

Deena Hinshaw is a Canadian doctor who serves as a Deputy Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia and served as Chief Medical Officer of Health for the province of Alberta from January 28, 2019, to November 14, 2022, after being removed by Danielle Smith. She provided daily updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta to the public throughout most of 2020 and into 2021, though she stopped holding regular briefings in at the end of June 2021.[1] She also provided recommendations to Jason Kenney, the former Premier of Alberta and the Emergency Management Cabinet Committee.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Dr. Deena Hinshaw offers positive outlook as Alberta hits lowest active cases since August". CBC News. June 29, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus info for Albertans updated to March 17". March 17, 2020. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Alberta reports 1st presumptive case of COVID-19". CBC News. Edmonton. March 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Antoneshyn, Alex (March 9, 2020). "Alberta confirms 7 COVID-19 cases, officials planning for 'new normal' in coronavirus world". Edmonton. Archived from the original on March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Presumptive COVID-19 case reported in Alberta". Government of Alberta. March 5, 2020. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.