May is Asthma Awareness Month and to bring awareness to this medical condition, Medical City Dallas Hospital is hosting a free asthma event open to the public. Plus, dinner will be served!
When: Thursday, May 21
Time: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Where: Medical City Children’s Hospital Atrium, First Floor
7777 Forest Ln. Dallas, TX 75230
Parking: Free valet parking will provided in front of Medical City Children’s Hospital.
RSVP: medicalcityasthma.eventbrite.com
During the event, medical professionals will:
~Demonstrate how to properly use inhalers
~Explain and answer questions about the correct way to use asthma medications
~Provide information about acute versus severe asthma, and how to treat both
Speakers during the event:
~A Pulmonologist discussing Bronchial Thermoplasty, a new, long-term, severe asthma treatment approved by the FDA. This is a non-drug outpatient procedure performed during three sessions.
~A physician discussing children with asthma, when they should week treatment
~A Respiratory Therapist sharing facts about asthma
~A patient story
*There will be opportunities during the event to ask our medical professionals questions.
