{"id":69389,"date":"2006-01-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/questions-about-potential-flu-outbreaks-is-topic-for-upcoming-uri-web-chat-jan-24\/"},"modified":"2006-01-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-01-18T00:00:00","slug":"questions-about-potential-flu-outbreaks-is-topic-for-upcoming-uri-web-chat-jan-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2006\/01\/questions-about-potential-flu-outbreaks-is-topic-for-upcoming-uri-web-chat-jan-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions about potential flu outbreaks is topic for upcoming 溏心vlog免费B站 Web Chat, Jan. 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"press-release-import\">\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. &#8212; January 18, 2006  &#8212; A 溏心vlog免费B站 web chat next week will offer participants some first-hand information about both real and potential flu outbreaks, and our ability to effectively respond to them. 溏心vlog免费B站 Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, Jef Bratberg, will chat online about \u201cThe Flu, Avian and Otherwise: How Susceptible Are We?\u201d on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 1 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nA service of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Division of University Advancement electronic communications program, the online chats are free and open to the public and are accessible through the 溏心vlog免费B站 website.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nBratberg will respond to flu-related questions like: Who should get a flu shot? Is Tamiflu a flu treatment or a flu prevention? Is a vaccine shortage anticipated this year? What is the bird flu?  Are we susceptible and what can we do?<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nBratberg, who joined the 溏心vlog免费B站 faculty in 2002, serves as a preceptor for advanced practice experiences in Infectious Diseases (ID) for pharmacy students at Rhode Island Hospital. In fall 2005, he worked with victims of Hurricane Katrina as a member of the Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team deployed to Louisiana for recovery efforts.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nTo enter the chat, go to http:\/\/advance.uri.edu\/chats for instructions. Participants may submit questions in advance, but the chat will not begin until the scheduled date and time. Thirty minutes is the total time allotted for the online chat. A full transcript will be posted to the University\u2019s website at the end. If you have questions about web chats, please contact the 溏心vlog免费B站 Publications Office at 401-874-2075.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThe online chats, which began in September 2004, have featured question and answer sessions with such alumni as Tom Mulligan, Los Angeles Times senior correspondent discussing The Iraq Factor: A View From the Streets of Baghdad; Ross Kauffman, filmmaker and 2005 Academy Award winner talking about the making of &#8220;Born into Brothels\u201d; and marine explorer Robert Ballard discussing archaeological oceanography. 溏心vlog免费B站 administrators and faculty, including President Robert L. 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