Germs and the Impact on the Health of
People with CF
Watch the 3-part Web cast
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
8 p.m. Eastern Time
(7 p.m. Central, 6 p.m. Mountain, 5 p.m. Pacific)
| What: |
Join us for the summer Virtual CF Education Day Web cast to learn about germs that
affect people with CF and how to avoid them. The discussion will include the basic principles
of infection control and information about b. cepacia, pseudomonas, MRSA, and
influenza. It is important to know and use the basic principles of infection control and
prevent the spread of germs in the lives of people with CF.
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| When: |
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
8 p.m. Eastern Time
(7 p.m. Central, 6 p.m. Mountain, 5 p.m. Pacific) |
| Who: |
Leading experts in infectious diseases and CF, John LiPuma, MD, Professor of Pediatric
Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology at the University of Michigan, and
Lisa Saiman, MD, MPH, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Columbia University and
NY Presbyterian Hospital, will take an in-depth look at these topics and
answer questions from the CF community.
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Questions can be submitted during registration and the live broadcast. The broadcast
will then be archived in three segments on the CF Foundation’s Web site!
Pre‐registration begins July 6th on the CF Foundation’s Web site, www.cff.org or www.cfWebcast.org. Please use codeGC809 when you pre‐register. You may submit questions at the time of registration. Questions also may be submitted during the live broadcast. To view this Web cast, your computer must have Microsoft Media Player, version 9.0 or higher. For free Microsoft Media Player go to: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp. Log in about 10 minutes before the presentation (check your time zone!) by going to the CF Foundation Web site (www.cff.org) or www.cfWebcast.org, and click on the “Virtual CF Education Days” icon.
* The screen will remain blank until the program begins. Participation will be limited to the first 1,000 people online.
*It is recommended that you verify the ability to view the Web cast by watching an archived Virtual CF Education Day Web cast. You can find these archived Web casts on the CF Foundation’s Web site, www.cff.org or www.cfWeb cast.org.If you can’t join the live Web cast, the program will be archived on the CF Foundation’s Web site (www.cff.org).
This Virtual CF Education Day Live Web cast is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Genentech, Inc. |
