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A Period Seroprevalence (Sars-Cov-2) Survey In Mhccn Cancer Healthcare Workers (Hcws) Providing Patient Care During The Height Of The Outbreak: A Registry Study (Initial Progress), Jill Prescott, Caroline Knight, Erin Hobart, Jamie Saunders, Kimberly Caron, Sandra Neptune, Patty Brown, Lisa Lemire, Anne Breggia, Susan L. Guierin-Staples, Lee Lucas, Paul Han, Rachit Kumar, Robert Carlson, Scot Remick

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021

Introduction: There is little information on the basic epidemiologic and serologic profile(s) of the novel SARSCoV- 2 coronavirus especially in HCWs employed in rural settings. We embarked on a period seroprevalence study in the MaineHealth Cancer Network (MHCCN) to document Covid-19 exposure in our rural cancer care workforce. Our fundamental hypothesis is that despite implementing procedures to safeguard patients and the use of appropriate PPE in the care of known source patients/PUIs in both the inpatient and outpatient cancer care settings a small, but not insignificant number of cancer care providers (hereafter referred to as cancer HCWs) will have evidence …

Facilitators And Barriers To Accessing Harm Reduction Services In A Rural State, Kinna Thakarar, Michael Kohut, Deb Burris, Hannah Loeb, Rebecca Hutchinson, Kathleen Fairfield

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021

INTRODUCTION

• The impact of social distancing policies during the COVID-19 pandemic on people who inject drugs (PWID) is not known.

• We aimed to describe the impact of the pandemic on PWID access to harm reduction services in Maine

Did Racial Representation Change At Our Outpatient Sports Medicine Clinic During The Covid-19 Pandemic?, William Douglas, William Dexter, Amy Haskins, Christina Holt

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021

Introduction/Objective

• COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)

• Increased infection, hospitalization, and death rates1,2

• Black Americans unequal access to outpatient care vs. White Americans 3

• Inequity worsened during the COVID-19 Pandemic 4

• Maine population: 94.25% “White;” 1.42% “Black” 5

• July 2020 COVID cases: 66.8% “White;” 22% “Black” 6

• Did this disparity reflect in in our sports medicine clinic?