Objectives:

 Discuss the covid vaccination in the pediatric and vulnerable populations

–          Discuss the guidance and impact of immunocompromised/co-morbid conditions on COVID-19 outcomes 

–          Address common patient questions & practical strategies to protecting patients from COVID-19

Speakers: Dr Steven Moss & Michael Boivin

Michael Boivin is a clinical pharmacist consultant, continuing education developer and president of CommPharm Consulting Inc.  In 2009, he left full-time pharmacy practice to pursue a career in continuing education and consulting.  He has developed in excess of 500 accredited continuing education activities for pharmacists, family physicians, specialists and allied healthcare professionals.

Dr. Steven Moss has served as the past Chair of Education of the Child Health Network, and Education Director for North York General Hospital (NYGH). He has been actively working (first full-time, now part-time) in the Hospital for Sick Children Emergency Department since 1992. He was a hospitalist at NYGH with HSC trainees, earning many teaching awards, and now is a community consultant paediatrician. He has lectured for the UofT Medical School and has given many national plenaries to paediatricians. Dr. Moss lectures on health providers’ attitudes and vaccination recommendations. He was an active participant in the Provincial Infectious Disease Advisory Committee and has several published papers. He has created a system of sustainable vision screening in underserved communities in Africa.