NUMC’S MARIANNE FRIERI, MD, PHD, FACAAI, FAAAAI, GUEST SPEAKER AT WOODHULL MEDICAL CENTER’S ASTHMA DAY
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May 15, 2012
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NUMC’S MARIANNE FRIERI, MD, PHD, FACAAI, FAAAAI, GUEST SPEAKER AT WOODHULL MEDICAL CENTER’S ASTHMA DAY
East Meadow, NY………Marianne Frieri, MD, PhD, FACAAI, FAAAAI, chief of allergy and immunology within the department of medicine at the Nassau University Medical Center, is a guest speaker at the World Asthma Day and Expo, scheduled at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, on May 17, 2012. She will be delivering a lecture for fifty health care attending physician providers and around thirty pediatric and internal medicine residents on the topic of “Asthma Diagnosis, Addressing Respiratory Symptoms and Treatment”. During her lecture, Dr. Frieri will discuss the benefits of treating allergic rhinitis, other asthma co-morbidities, quality of life, and NAEPP guidelines. She will also have the opportunity to discuss asthma and asthma medications that help patients better manage their chronic disease.
“Each year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) declares May to be “National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.” It’s a peak season for asthma and allergy sufferers, and a perfect time to educate your patients, family, friends, co-workers and others about these diseases,” stated Marianne Frieri, MD, PhD. “Each May, thousands of organizations across the U.S. join together for Asthma Awareness Month (AAM) in an effort to increase public awareness about the nation’s asthma epidemic and to take action to get asthma under control in communities nationwide. Asthma affects almost 25 million people of all ages and races in the U.S.; however, public awareness of common asthma triggers and effective asthma management strategies remains limited.”
ABOUT WOODHULL
Woodhull Medical Center is the public hospital of choice for residents of North Brooklyn, including Bushwick, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bedford Stuyvesant, and Fort Greene providing primary, specialty, and acute care services with an emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion. As a member of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, the hospital treats all patients regardless of their ability to pay.
ABOUT NUHEALTH
NuHealth is a Long Island health care organization delivering essential medical care and disease and lifestyle management to everyone at every stage of life. Also known as Nassau Health Care Corporation, NuHealth is a public benefit corporation managing the operations of Nassau Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care and a network of Family Health Centers that bring primary and specialty care out into the community. By emphasizing wellness, cultural sensitivity and collaborative efforts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, NuHealth is working to make good care more affordable and easier to access.
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