CPEN is sensitive to the educational needs of its members as we all contend with altered work environments and procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. This page is dedicated to listing resources that may be helpful as you work under these conditions; more resources will be listed as they become available.
This is an interactive webinar session to open a conversation around work that is being done in organizations around the country to create inclusive and equitable patient education programs and resources. We hope to come together and learn ways to best create programming and content that is representative of all patients and families.
The format will be open discussion led by members of the CPEN Professional Development Committee:
Maritza Nassif, M.Ed, Program Manager, Patient and Family Programs Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Tori Baggio, Program Coordinator, Patient and Family Resources and Programs Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Using an open discussion format, we will explore the challenges we have faced over the past 10 months, discuss ways our work has changed and find the silver linings that have come out of the pandemic. This discussion will be led by members of the CPEN Professional Development Committee:
Recorded Engagement Lounge
COVID-19 & Reopening Your Resource Center 28 May 2020
Open discussion led by the Co-Chairs of the CPEN Learning Resource Centers Special Interest Group: Megan Battaglia, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Niki Vossberg, Huntsman Cancer Institute
Lounge Chat Transcript (PDF)
23 April 2020
Clare Sullivan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Panelists: Faith Addiss, Roswell Park Cancer Institute Sarah Christensen, MD Anderson Cancer Center Janet Papadakos, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Tina Papadakos, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Renee Siegel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Lounge Chat Transcript (PDF)
CDC: How to Protect Yourself & Others
CFAC: Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: COVID-19 Facts and Resources
George Washington University: Cancer Survivors and COVID-19
Huntsman Cancer Institute: COVID-19 and Cancer Patients (English and Spanish)
MD Anderson Cancer Center: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Cancer Recommended Resources
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information at UHN
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center: Virtual Visits Seattle Cancer Care Alliance: Sample Information Request Form
WHO: Novel Coronavirus 2019