[Viva] Fwd: PLWH and COVID-19

[Kath Webster]

Hi Anne,
Good to hear that you’re getting good support from Oak Tree!  Just want to add that I met the new psychiatrist, Erin and was really impressed with her. She’s an excellent listener and very kind and knowledgeable ...
Kath 
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> On Mar 26, 2020, at 7:02 PM, anne bonner <thewoodbuffalo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks Margarite! I have been reaching out to Oak Tree for mental health support and they have been amazing and so helpful. If you are a patient there, please access those resources! They have a counsellor, psychiatrist, and the other day I called because I was freaking out and wanted Ativan or valium or whatever, and the social worker called me back and talked me down. Pretty great bunch there. They are saving my butt right now. 
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> Anne
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>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 6:41 PM Flower Power <fpower738 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Shelly for the info!I among the island!I am safe! Thanks
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>>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 4:55 PM shelly tognazzini, <shetognazzini at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Thanks for posting this Margarite!🤗
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>>>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 11:51 AM Margarite Sanchez <margaritesanchez at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>> These are strange times we're living in. I wish an invisible safety bubble around you and your loved ones.
>>>>  Thanks to all of you who are sending out all the good reputable information about Corona virus ...  and for all the love and support for each other ...  I can feel it through the computer screen :)) 
>>>> I decided to go to my favourite source - the Oak Tree Clinic. 
>>>> Here is the response from Dr. Neora Pick:
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>>> From: Pick, Neora [CWBC] <NPick at cw.bc.ca>
>>>> Date: Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 5:26 PM
>>>> Subject: PLWH and COVID-19
>>>> To: Margarite Sanchez <margaritesanchez at gmail.com>
>>>> Cc: Kestler, Mary [CWBC] <Mary.Kestler at cw.bc.ca>
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>>>> HI Margarite,
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you for your email about Covid19 and PLWH. Mary is busy with Covid and St Paul’s ID,  so we agreed that I will answer your questions.
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>>>> At this time, there really is no data about PLWH doing worse (or better) than others.
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>>>> However, there are a few resources and things one can do to stay as healthy as possible:
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>>>> A)     Take their cART- and ensure they have 3 months supply for the time being. Having a robust immune system and undetectable VL is helpful.
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>>>> B)      As the BCCDC website for the public states, the frequent hand washing, and the social distancing is a must at this time for all.
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>>>> Relevant resources:
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>>>> 1.       If people are worried about symptoms and testing, the BCCDC has a good self-assessment tool:
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>>>>           https://covid19.thrive.health/   that they can take.
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>>>> 2.       Catie has a good resource:    https://www.catie.ca/en/news/catie-update-covid-19?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=socmed&utm_campaign=031620&utm_content=en
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>>>>           This link answers the questions on Covid and HIV.
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>>>> 3.       Also see the attached a document from California, which is pretty good I think. Feel free to share it.
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>>>> 4.       I know the BCCFE is also working on a statement on Covid19 and HIV, but it’s not out yet.
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>>>> Things are moving very fast. If we come across any new relevant info related to covid and HIV, we will try to keep you posted.
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>>>> Thank you, and Take care!  
>>>> 
>>>> Neora
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>>>> Neora Pick, MD, FRCPC
>>>> Medical Director, Oak Tree Clinic
>>>> Clinical Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases,
>>>> Department of Medicine, UBC
>>>> Tel:   604-875-2274 | Fax: 604-875-3063
>>>> Email: npick at cw.bc.ca
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>>>> I acknowledge that I work and live on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territories of the Coast Salish People, specifically the the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm(Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlí̓lwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-waututh) Nations
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