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Important Meeting THIS Thursday: The Vaping Vice - What to Tell Your Patients

University of Delaware STAR Campus
540 South College Avenue
Newark, DE 19713

Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 6:00pm ET - 9:00pm ET
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540 South College Avenue, Newark, DE 19713

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Topic

Federal health officials have issued warnings about patient deaths resulting from vaping and more than 500 people in the US have been hospitalized related to vaping. What do we tell patients, friends and family who say vaping is better than traditional cigarettes?

Speaker(s)

Dr. Albert A. Rizzo, MD, FACP, FACCP


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Meet Our Guest Speaker:

Dr. Albert A. Rizzo, MD, FACP, FACCP is Chief of Christiana Care's Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Section.  Dr. Rizzo been with Christina Care for over 24 years and his work has included developing guidelines for treating and discharging patients with lung-related illnesses such as asthma, pneumonia, emphysema and bronchitis. In addition, he is on the Lung Cancer Health Improvement Team and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

Dr. Rizzo practices with Pulmonary Associates, which has offices near Christiana Hospital and in Wilmington. He is board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease and critical-care medicine and sleep-medicine disorders. He is a fellow in the American College of Physicians (FACP) and the American College of Chest Physicians (FACCP).

His experience in academia dates to 1992. He currently serves as a clinical professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College. He is also medical director and on the Medical Advisory Board for the School of Respiratory Care at Delaware Technical & Community College.

Dr. Rizzo is an active researcher and lecturer. He has served as principal investigator for numerous drug studies related to treating respiratory illnesses. His lectures have covered topics ranging from the diagnosis and treatment of lung-related illnesses to the effects of sleep disorders on heart health.

His special interests include asthma management, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary rehabilitation, and obstructive sleep apnea and programs to encourage patients to follow their treatment regimen.

Dr. Rizzo is deeply involved in the American Lung Association. He has been on the local organization's board of directors since 1987 and has served as chairman of that board on two occasions. He has been active at a national level for the association and is currently the speaker of the American Lung Association Nationwide Assembly. The national organization has recognized him four times with honors that included the John Janvier Black, M.D., Award for Community Service and the Volunteer Excellence Award in Program Innovation.

Dr. Rizzo's other professional and community activities include serving as chairman of the Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, which creates a preferred drug list for Delaware's Medicaid program. He was appointed to the position by the secretary for Delaware Health and Social Services. He is also on the state Drug Utilization Review Board.

We are honored Dr. Rizzo has agreed to speak to members of the Delaware Coalition of Nurse Practitioners about this important topic.