Get your ED ready for influenza season
Flu season is right around the corner. Are you prepared?
The annual impact of influenza on the United States is staggering: 10% to 20% of the population will get the flu. Some 36,000 people will die, and 114,000 will be hospitalized.
Thomson American Health Consultants is offering an audio conference with the information necessary to help you diagnose and treat patients with flu symptoms and, as important, prepare for an influenza pandemic. Get Ready For Influenza Season: What You Need to Know About the Threat, Diagnosis, and Treatment will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004, from 2:30-3:30 p.m., Eastern time. It will be presented by Benjamin Schwartz, MD, and Frederick Hayden, MD. Schwartz, who is with the National Vaccine Program Office and is spearheading the development of the National Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan, will discuss the potential impact of an influenza pandemic. Hayden, a professor of internal medicine and pathology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, will discuss current methods of diagnosis and the latest information on treatment with antivirals.
Your fee of $249 includes presentation materials, additional reading, and free continuing education. Visit us at www.ahcpub.com, or contact customer service at (800) 688-2421 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Please reference code T04118-61332.
The annual impact of influenza on the United States is staggering: 10% to 20% of the population will get the flu. Some 36,000 people will die, and 114,000 will be hospitalized.You have reached your article limit for the month. Subscribe now to access this article plus other member-only content.
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