Dr. Raphael Landovitz, UCLA Infectious Disease Clinician, will be providing a COVID-19 and Omicron variant update. 

We are also excited to share we will be adding a new face to this medical town hall! Dr. Vinita Dubey will be joining us! She works as an Associate Medical Officer of Health for Toronto Public Health specializing in Vaccine Preventable Diseases. She also works as an emergency medicine physician outside the GTA. Dr. Dubey holds an Adjunct Professor appointment with the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health. 

Dr. Kaye Wagner, COCA-I President and a Pediatric Oncologist with Sanford Health will moderate this discussion. We encourage each member Camp to invite their medical team/staff to join in this discussion and get your questions ready for Dr. Landovitz and Dr. Dubey as we understand the latest variant information.

This is the second of three Town Halls we will host in our efforts to help prepare COCA Camps to return to in person programs.

The information provided will be valuable to Camp Directors and Medical Personnel. Learn about effective COVID-19 health policies from Medical Directors at three different COCA Camps. Topics include vaccination, key factors in determining to offer in-person camp, testing, medical staffing, and supplies.

Speakers:

• Mark Atlas, Sunrise Association, Multiple Locations
• Susie Burke, Camp One Step, Chicago, Illinois
• Corrine Hoeppner, Camp Goodtimes, Seattle, Washington

Please click the link below to register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkceqprjguGdcPrXfc0Oaw_wFQFXV6fKtQ 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

(This session will be recorded and provided afterwards to each who registers).

Questions to consider:

• What factors do you consider when making the decision to hold camp this summer?
• Will you require vaccinations for staff? Campers? Will boosters be required?
• Will your camps test this year, and if so, how often and what type of test?
• Have you considered changing the population you serve (i.e. only programs for children off therapy)
• Do you believe camps will face challenges recruiting medical staff for in-person programs?
• What additional medical supplies will your camp need to reopen?

This Medical Town Hall is appropriate for any COCA-I members looking to understand more about what happens when a child with cancer tests positive for COVID-19.

We are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Julie Wolfson, Associate Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Wolfson is a member of the team responsible for the Pediatric Oncology COVID-19 Case (POCC) Report. The aim of the POCC Report is to "describe and disseminate, in real-time, the evolving clinical course of children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with cancer and infected with SARS-CoV-2 and/or have received a COVID-19 vaccine via two national database registries so that we can better help clinicians take care of these patients during an evolving pandemic." Click here to access the latest POCC Report.

Dr. Wolfson will share the results of the POCC Report so that our entire membership, from Medical Personnel to Camp Directors, can better understand COVID-19 outcomes for children with cancer.

Please register in advance for this meeting by clicking on the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrc-CvrDkrGtRNRCdf-ndxxbVH6Hj2goFr

A recording of this session will be made available after the event.

This is the second presentation of our three-part Medical Town Hall series featuring Dr. Raphael Landovitz and Dr. Vinita Dubey.

Dr. Raphael Landovitz, UCLA Infectious Disease Clinician and Dr. Vinita Dubey, Associate Medical Officer of Health for Toronto Public Health return to provide us with a COVID-19 update. 

Dr. Kaye Wagner, COCA-I President and a Pediatric Oncologist with Sanford Health will moderate this discussion. We encourage each member Camp to invite their medical team/staff to join in this discussion. Get your questions ready for Dr. Landovitz and Dr. Dubey as we aim to understand the latest variant and vaccine information.

Please register in advance for this meeting by clicking on the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAoduuopzIiGNSi9ZDshCL0O37flBRcdSEk

 A recording of this session will be made available after the event.

Invite your entire medical team! All COCA members are invited to join and hear what medical protocols other member camps will be using. This session is an open forum in which medical personnel can meet and discuss policies for the 2022 camping season. This session will be completely participant-driven and discussion-based.

Topics to consider:

• Vaccination requirements for campers and staff
• Health Center protocols
• Population served (will you host children on active treatment?)
• Supplies needed and where to find them
• Recruiting volunteer medical staff

Please register in advance for this meeting by clicking the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwscO6orz8vGNZf86uuuJOQVzuKTBc3YmCv

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

A recording of this session will be made available after the event.

This Medical Town Hall is appropriate for any COCA members looking to understand more about the mental, emotional, and social health (MESH) of children with cancer.

We are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Karen Long-Traynor! Dr. Long-Traynor is a clinical psychologist at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey where she leads an interdisciplinary psychosocial team. This team is focused on delivering direct psychosocial care to children/adolescents with cancer or a blood disorder as well as their families. Dr. Long-Traynor is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Dr. Long-Traynor will discuss MESH factors of children with cancer, the impact of the pandemic, and the type of support camps can offer. Click here to read an article featuring Dr. Long-Traynor about the emotional health of children with cancer and psychological support for parents of a child with cancer. 

Please register in advance for this meeting by clicking on the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtd-Chqz8iHtbot_HseBKUSg70mHQkCYbg

A recording of this session will be made available after the event.

This is the third and final installment of our three-part Medical Town Hall series featuring Dr. Raphael Landovitz.

Dr. Raphael Landovitz, UCLA Infectious Disease Clinician returns to provide us with a COVID-19 update. 

Dr. Kaye Wagner, COCA-I President and a Pediatric Oncologist with Sanford Health will moderate this discussion. We encourage each member Camp to invite their medical team/staff to join in this discussion. Get your questions ready for Dr. Landovitz as we aim to understand the latest variant and vaccine information.

Please register in advance for this meeting by clicking on the link below

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcOCqqDgvE9AiL2DGNpLCSut8ZB__SJZW 

A recording of this session will be made available after the event.

RESOURCES

Dr. Raphy's Slides