HOUSTON – (Oct. 5, 2009)
– Texas Children's Hospital infectious disease specialist, Dr.Gordon
Schutze, and emergency medicine physician, Dr. Paul Sirbaugh, will
participate in a live, moderated
web chat to provide the latest
information on H1N1 (swine) and seasonal flu.
- How can families
best prevent the spread of flu?
- What to do if your
child develops flu symptoms?
- What are the facts
about flu vaccines?
This is an opportunity
for parents and caregivers to ask questions and get information
about H1N1 and seasonal flu from pediatric experts.
Featured
Speakers:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 -
12 P.M. (NOON)
Live web chat is accessible through the Houston Chronicle
website at: www.chron.com.
About Texas Children's Hospital
Texas Children's Hospital is committed to a community of healthy
children by providing the finest pediatric patient care, education
and research. Renowned worldwide for its expertise and breakthrough
developments in clinical care and research, Texas Children’s is
ranked in the top ten best children’s hospitals by U.S. News and
World Report. Texas Children’s also operates the nation’s largest
primary pediatric care network, with over 40 offices throughout the
greater Houston community. Texas Children’s has embarked on a $1.5
Billion expansion, Vision 2010, which includes a Neurological
Research Institute, a comprehensive obstetrics facility focusing on
high risk births, and a community hospital in suburban West Houston.
For more information, visit www.texaschildrens.org.
