Global Educational Toxicology Uniting Project (GETUP)

With >500 participants in over 50 countries, GETUP is a project aimed at connecting countries with established clinical toxicology services and countries without clinical toxicologists around the globe. The international boundaries to medical education are becoming less marked as new technologies such as multiuser videoconferencing are developed and become more accessible to help bridge the gaps. Benefits of videoconferencing allow real-time interaction without the need to be in one location. In 2013, the Austin Hospital Toxicology Service in Victoria, Australia; Fresno Toxicology Service in California, USA and Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva, Fiji became the pilot sites for a multinational education project. The aim was to share different views on toxicological problems, teach EM residents and also offer education to countries without a toxicology service. In the first year, 30 different centers in 19 different countries have either trialled or responded positively to invitations to participate in the project.

Project Goals:

  • Establish a global network of centres passionate about education and connect people of different backgrounds and experiences.
  • Connect countries with toxicology services and those without through videoconference. 
  • Educate and share experience of patients with toxicology based problems.
  • Establish long term connections between health services around the world and improve toxicology education.

Intro Toxicology Course

The GETUP Intro Toxicology Course comprises several weekly online modules designed to teach basic concepts in clinical toxicology and poisonings and is aimed at emergency doctors and other health professionals treating poisoned patients. Content has been designed by US and Australian Toxicologists with Emergency and Clinical Pharmacology backgrounds. The course was originally designed for the John Hopkins hospital PEAC program to teach emergency residents and has been in use in multiple US hospitals and trialled in Fiji. Additional modules on agrochemicals have been added from Wikitox (Creative Commons). The first course associated with GETUP successfully enrolled over 200 participants in 30 countries.

It is divided into pre-module multiple choice questions, a case based scenario and post-module multiple choice questions. No pre-reading is required. It is designed to evaluate knowledge prior to participating in the module compared to post module. It is generally expected each module will take up to 1 hour to complete. It must be clear that this an introductory course and does not qualify one to practice as a clinical toxicologist. There is no cost to enroll or participate in the course. Requirements: computer and internet access. If interested, fill out the form below.

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GETUP International Case Conference

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    GETUP International Case Conference is aimed at increasing toxicology education between centers with and without medical toxicology services through videoconferencing.

    GETUP is a project aimed at connecting countries with established clinical toxicology services and countries without clinical toxicologists around the globe. The international boundaries to medical education are becoming less marked as new technologies such as multiuser videoconferencing are developed and become more accessible to help bridge the gaps. Benefits of videoconferencing allow real-time interaction without the need to be in one location. In 2013, the Austin Hospital Toxicology Service in Victoria, Australia; Fresno Toxicology Service in California, USA and Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva, Fiji became the pilot sites for a multinational education project. The aim was to share different views on toxicological problems, teach EM residents and also offer education to countries without a toxicology service. In the first year, 30 different centers in 19 different countries have either trialled or responded positively to invitations to participate in the project.

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Publications & Awards

Peer-reviewed Original Research and Associated Articles

Wong A, Vohra R, Dawson AH, Stolbach A. Impact of online toxicology training for health professionals: The Global Educational Toxicology Uniting Project. Clin Tox 2017 55(9):981-985.

Wong A, Vohra R, Creaton A, Koutsogiannis Z, Greene SL. Youtube is a feasible tool to disseminate educational toxicology conferences: The Global Educational Toxicology Uniting Project (GETUP). J Contemp Med Education 2017.  5(2): 34-38.


Wong A, Stolbach A, Dawson AH, Vohra R. The impact of online toxicology training on Fijian emergency doctors knowledge: The Global Educational Toxicology Uniting Project (GETUP). Clin Tox 2017: 55(2);161-162.

Thapa, A. Is GETUP helpful and relevant in a resource poor setting like Nepal? J Med Tox. First online 19 Nov 2015 

Wong A, Vohra R, Koutsogiannis Z, Ruha AM, Dargan PI, Wood DM, Graeme K, Greene SL. The Global Educational Toxicology Uniting Project (GETUP): The First Year of a Novel educational toxicology project. J Med Tox 2015. 11(3):295-300.

Thompson TM. Medical Toxicology Education in a World of Limited Resources. J Med Toxicol 2015. 11(3):281-2.

Kopec K, Vohra R, Santos C, Kazzi Ziad, Wong A. The Global Educational Toxicology toolKIT (GETKIT): A One Day Course for Teaching Poisoning Essentials in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC): Course Development and Pilot Data Analysis. Journal Med Tox 2020.

Published Peer-reviewed Abstracts and Related

Wong A, Vohra R, Creaton A, Koutsogiannis Z, Greene SL. Youtube is a feasible tool to disseminate educational toxicology conferences: The Global Educational Toxicology Uniting Project (GETUP). Abstracts from EAPCCT conference-Basel, Switzerland. Clin Tox 2017; 55(5):371-544 

Wong A, Stolbach A, Dawson AH, Vohra R. The impact of online toxicology training on health professionals knowledge: The Global Educational Toxicology Uniting Project (GETUP). Abstracts from EAPCCT conference 2017, Basel, Switzerland. Clin Tox 2017; 55(5):371-544 

Vohra R, Kazzi Z, Kopec K, Wong A. The Global Educational Toxicology toolKIT (GETKIT). Proceedings of Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology Conference Singapore November 2016.
 
Santos C, Wong A, Vohra R, Kopec K, Kazzi Z. The Global Educational Toxicology toolKIT (GETKIT): A One Day Course for Teaching Poisoning Essentials in Developing Countries. J Med Tox 2017 (ACMT AGM abstracts).
Vohra R, Gosselin S, Kopec K, Gunja N, Wong A . ACMT international committee survey 2013, ACMT AGM 2014, Phoenix, AZ, USA. J Med Tox. Feb 2014.

Wong A, Vohra R, Koutsogiannis Z, Graeme K, Ruha M, Wood DM, Dargan PI, Greene SL. The Global Educational Toxicology Uniting Project – Pilot Study. Clin Toxicology 2014 52: 295-443(number 120). 

Wong A, Vohra R, Koutsogiannis Z, Ruha AM, Dargan PI, Wood DM, Graeme K, Greene SL. The Global Educational Toxicology Uniting Project (GETUP). Clin Tox May 2015. 53(4): 233-403. EAPCCT abstracts

Awards

ACMT MTF Innovative Research and Teaching Award 2017. GETKIT Investigators: Kathy Kopec, Cynthia Santos, Ziad Kazzi, Anselm Wong, Rais Vohra.

International Development Award 2017. Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. PI: Anselm Wong

Anselm Wong. Outstanding contribution to Medical Toxicology Education Award 2022, American College of Medical Toxicology.