The Flu Virus and its Impact on Asthma
Influenza (“the flu”) is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses effecting the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. The virus can spread easily between people when they cough or sneeze. Receiving the flu vaccine is the best way to prevent infection and limit its complications. Young children, older adults, pregnant women, and those with chronic disease or weak immune systems are at high risk. One such chronic disease is asthma. The flu can impact your lungs when you have asthma, leading to swelling and narrowing of your airways and can trigger an asthma attack. Join us to learn more about the flu, and it's impact on asthma and other respiratory conditions.
Presenters: Dr. Perdita Permaul, MD and Dr. Kalliope Tsirilakis, MD from New-York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine
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Dr. Perdita Permaul is a clinical investigator, pediatric allergist and immunologist and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania, her medical degree at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and completed her pediatric residency at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She then continued her training at Boston Children’s Hospital, where she completed a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology. Upon completing fellowship, Dr. Permaul continued on as a pediatric allergist and immunologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School until her return to Weill Cornell Medicine.
Dr. Kalliope Tsirilakis is an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Clinical Director of the Pediatric Asthma Programs at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Queens. She is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric pulmonology. She is a graduate of the Weill-Cornell Quality Improvement Academy and the Weill-Cornell Healthcare Leadership Fellowship Program. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Tsirilakis is the Director of Pediatric Ambulatory Quality and Patient Safety at both Weill-Cornell and NYP Queens, leading multiple local, regional and national quality improvement initiatives on asthma education, chronic disease home management, community and interdisciplinary collaborations, clinical pathway development, and health care disparities.
This project is funded by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Cooperative Agreement Number U24LM014070 with the University of Iowa, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, and the University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library System.
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