CHEST 2005 Press Release
***MEDIA ADVISORY***OCTOBER 30, 2005*** MEDIA ADVISORY****
Respiratory Experts to Discuss Avian Influenza at
International Medical Meeting in Montréal
WHAT:
Journalists are invited to attend a special late-breaking medical education session on pandemic influenza, held during CHEST 2005, the 71st annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians, October 29 through November 3, in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
A respiratory expert from Canada will discuss:
- Biology of the virus and previous pandemics
- Potential for the H5N1 virus to mutate to a pandemic strain
- Public health and treatment options involving the worst-case scenario
WHO:
Ronald F. Grossman, MD, FCCP
Chief of Medicine, Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, ON, Canada
WHEN :
Pandemic Influenza: Should We Be Worried?
Monday, October 31
9:00-9:50 AM
WHERE:
Palais des congrès de Montréal, Room 517A
Montréal, Québec, Canada
*Pandemic flu experts available on-site at the Palais de Congrès from October 30 through November 3 and via phone after November 4.
Editor Note: Media wishing to attend the late-breaking session or interview experts should contact Jennifer Stawarz at (847) 498-8306 (ACCP) or (514) 871-5840 (CHEST 2005 Press Room).
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