Newswise — WHO: David J. Prezant, MD, FCCP, New York, NYChair, ACCP Disaster Response NetWork; Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Fire Department of New York; Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Pulmonary Division, Montefiore Medical Center; Expertise in blackout medicine, disaster response, and health effects of World Trade Center disaster.
Lawrence C. Mohr, Jr., MD, FCCP, Charleston, SCFormer Chair of the ACCP Disaster Response NetWork; Retired Army Colonel; Professor of Medicine and Director of Environmental Biosciences at the Medical University of South Carolina; Expertise in health effects of hazardous environmental exposures and biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons.
WHAT: Experts can comment on the following issues,* General health effects of hurricane aftermath * Longterm health effects of hurricane, ie. asthma related to mold growth* Illnesses related to contaminated drinking water* Blackout medicine (running a hospital, ICU, medical equipment during a blackout)* Disaster response and preparedness
WHY: The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) is an international medical society with a membership of over 16,500, including the leading clinical lung cancer researchers in the world. The ACCP's mission is to promote the prevention and treatment of diseases of the chest through leadership, education, research, and communication.
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