Date: Monday, August 24, 2020
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time
The American Lung Association (ALA) is hosting a webcast on Lung Health and COVID-19: Updates with CDC. The webcast will feature speakers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the ALA. The expert panel will provide an update on what is currently known about the linkages between COVID-19, smoking and several lung diseases, including asthma and COPD. Speakers will also provide information on educational and cessation resources on COVID-19 that can benefit partners. If you are unable to join live, a recording of the webcast will be available approximately one day after the webcast at the link used to access the live event.
Speakers:
- Deborah Brown, MS, CHES, Chief Mission Officer, American Lung Association
- Joy Hsu, MD, MS, FAAAAI, Medical Officer, Asthma and Community Health Branch, Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Brian King, PhD, MPH, Deputy Director for Research Translation, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention