Influenza and respiratory physicians

Symposium
Chairs: Gernot G.U. Rohde (Maastricht, Netherlands), Susanne Herold (Giessen, Germany)
Aims: The aims of this session are to describe the epidemiology of influenza infection; examine the factors that increase the risk of influenza infection; and discuss new and potential future therapies.

Epidemiology of flu in the last decade: trends and fears Albert Osterhaus (Hannover, Germany)
Protecting high-risk individuals against flu Janet McElhaney (Farmington, United States of America)
Management of the critically-ill influenza patient Marcos I. Restrepo (San Antonio, United States of America)