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By Cassie Williams Jones and Shira Pollard

With the current national epidemic of enterovirus in children and the onset of cold and flu season upon us, experts at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University (CHoR) are available to speak with the media about a variety of topics related to asthma management, viruses such as enterovirus D68 and influenza, and critical care of children with upper respiratory infections.

The following experts can be seen discussing the topics below, and are available for interviews:

Michael S. Schechter, M.D., chief of pulmonary medicine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYzsxUjkKos&feature=youtu.be

·  What is asthma?
·  Why is asthma management important?
·  How are asthmatics affected by enterovirus D68?
·  Richmond: our nation's asthma capital

Jose L. Muñoz, M.D., chair of VCU Medical Center Infection Control Committee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEJYxnVYLUw&feature=youtu.be

·  What is a virus?
·  Why and when do we test for viruses?
·  How do we prevent the spread of viruses in the hospital?

Douglas Willson, M.D., chief of critical care medicine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzk8t7RcuOg&feature=youtu.be

·  What services are provided in a pediatric intensive care unit?
·  How is the PICU prepared for events such as the recent influx of respiratory illnesses?