Join me tomorrow evening, Tuesday, February 1 at 7pm for a Community Conversation about COVID. Columbia Association and the Howard County Health Department are once again teaming up to host another conversation on this topic. This will be an opportunity to hear from local panelists, including myself and Howard County Health Officer, Dr. Maura Rossman. Additionally, CA's Director of Community Programs and Services, Dan Burns, will make some brief comments about the importance of maintaining your physical and mental health as we continue to fight this virus.

To register for the event, click here.

Alternatively, it will also be live streamed on CA's Facebook page.

If you'd like to pre-submit a question for this event, please email them to Communications @ColumbiaAssociation.org.

I hope you'll consider registering and attending this informative event.

As a reminder, I'm no longer sending out daily updates and instead, I'm updating you periodically. I continue to enjoy writing these updates. Initially, these were only sent to my patients, however, I've been humbled to learn that, through social media, these writings have been forwarded and re-forwarded to many. This has brought me great joy to know that this simple act of sharing facts, thoughts, opinions, and hopes have touched you in some way. Hopefully I've been able to reassure you, maybe make you smile and laugh, soothe your worries, and comfort you. And maybe, just maybe, I've helped you to be in the moment!

Reach out. Stay connected. Stay home. Save lives. The power of one. Be well.

Feel free to forward this on: spread the word, not the virus.

HAO

24/7

Harry Oken, M.D.

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

University of Maryland, School of Medicine

Office 410-910-7500

Fax   410-910-2310 

Cell   443-324-0823