With the early onset of flu season coinciding with the start of school this year, concern about the flu, and in particular the H1N1 strain of the flu, is growing among parents. Experts from The Children’s Hospital in Denver, Colo., can offer a pediatric perspective on all types of flu, including H1N1, also known as swine flu. These experts offer practical advice on how parents can help protect their families from the flu, as well as what to do should their children get sick.
The Children’s Hospital’s flu experts include:
Ann-Christine Nyquist, M.D.: The Children’s Hospital’s medical director of infection control. She is an expert in immunizations, antimicrobial utilization and resistance and hospital epidemiology/infection control.
Roberta Smith, R.N., M.S.P.H.: An infection control nurse in The Children’s Hospital’s department of epidemiology.
James K. Todd, M.D.: The director of epidemiology for The Children's Hospital. Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatrics and infectious diseases, he has served on numerous committees of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Dr. Todd is also a champion of immunizations for children and has worked to alleviate the public’s fears around them.
Mary (Mimi) P. Glodé, M.D.: The section head of infectious diseases for the Department of Pediatrics at The Children’s Hospital. Dr. Glodé has participated in numerous national advisory committees for the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. One of her major areas of scientific interest includes the development of new pediatric vaccines.
Each one of these experts can speak to all aspects of this year’s flu season, including the following H1N1-related topics: