COVID-19 Clinical Research Coordination Initiative Newsletter – February Update

The Interdisciplinary COVID-19 Clinical network (ICCN) Now Open to British Columbians

We are pleased to announce that three post-COVID recovery clinics have been launched to provide specialized care and follow-up for people suffering from long-term health effects while in recovery from the virus. These Post-COVID-19 Recovery Clinics provide access to care, services and education for people who have contracted COVID-19. The team provides care through a mix of on-site and telehealth-enabled clinics that allow for multidisciplinary engagement with patients, their family doctors, the nursing team, and a network of subspecialists. Patients will also be provided with opportunities to participate in research studies. This integration of research with clinical care will help build the knowledge needed to advance evidence-based healthcare that impacts not only COVID-19, but also the long-term effects of this pandemic. The network aspect of the clinics will allow them to learn from each other while developing knowledge and best practices to understand patients’ journeys in more detail, and provide an expert level of care. It is a first network of its kind in Canada, rooted in patient-centred care and innovation.
Clinic Webpages:
St. Paul’s Hospital: (link)
Vancouver General Hospital: (link)
Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgical Centre in Surrey: (link)

Public Health Forum Call for COVID-19 Submissions

The upcoming Public Health Forum is an opportunity to share your symposia submissions, posters, and oral abstracts during this key knowledge exchange event for public health and allied health professionals, researchers, policy-makers, academics, students and trainees who are committed to contributing their research, best practices, and policies to control the spread of COVID-19. Topics of interest include data collection and race-based data collection, impact on health inequities, public health communications, impact on public health workforce, and any topic directly related to the public health response to COVID-19. The call for submissions closes on 16 February 2021.
Date: 21-22 April 2021, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM PST
Event Webpage: (link) 

COVID-19 Impacts: Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health

The ongoing pandemic has impacted children, youth, and families in distinct ways. This online accredited educational session will allow you to join other physicians and health care providers, while highly experienced physicians will answer your COVID-19 questions and share their experiences and best practices in managing the pandemic’s impact on families with children.
Date: 3 February 2021, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PST
Course Webpage: (link)

COVID-19 Update: Everything You Need to Know About Vaccines

Many of us have unanswered questions about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in BC. Highly experienced public health experts will answer your vaccine questions during this online accredited educational session, enabling participants to describe the types and effectiveness of vaccines that will be available for use, consider the predicted impact of vaccination on managing the COVID-19 pandemic, apply strategies to deal with vaccine hesitancy, and answer questions about the vaccine supply and rollout in BC. We encourage you to send your questions in early.
Date: 10 February 2021, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PST
Course Webpage: (link)

Social Media Movement to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation

#ScienceUpFirst is a movement developed by a team of independent scientists, health care providers and science communicators to stop the spread of misinformation around COVID-19 on social media. This initiative emerged from conversations between Senator Stan Kutcher and Professor Timothy Caulfield, who reached out to their networks and assembled a growing team of experts in different fields. You can help by following @ScienceUpFirst on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and sharing their expert-vetted posts with your friends and followers. You can also join the conversation by sharing science using #ScienceUpFirst.
Register as a contributor: (link)

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