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  • Contains 4 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 06/15/2023 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

    Cases coming soon!

    This month's cases will be announced soon.


    Series Moderator: Lewis Nelson, MD, FACMT, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

    About The Series: ACMT's National Case Conference (NCC) is a monthly webinar for ACMT members that features interesting cases seen by medical toxicologists nationwide. NCC is an educational endeavor and a quality improvement effort intended to improve patient care. It is not intended to define standard of care. Attempts have been made to ensure HIPAA compliance. All data and information provided in this activity is for informational purposes only. ACMT makes no representations as to accuracy, completeness, currentness, suitability, or validity of the content and will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or use.

    This webinar is for ACMT members only.

  • Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 06/14/2023 at 9:45 AM (EDT)

    June 14, 2023

    Overview

    The Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism course is a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-approved awareness-level training course addressing the medical and psychological impact of industrial chemicals used as terrorist weapons. Since 2005, ACMT has offered this course over 100 times to more than 10,000 attendees throughout the US and internationally. 

    Target Audience

    1-Day Course Designed for:

    • Pre-Hospital First Responders (EMTs and Paramedics)
    • Public Health Professionals
    • Law Enforcement 
    • Emergency Providers

    This 10-module course will utilize a symptom-based clinical approach to describe the medical impact of various chemical poisons. It will provide a framework to enhance recognition of the common health effects of apparently disparate chemical toxins, describe the risk to various healthcare workers, and introduce clinical and public health management strategies. 

    Course Objectives:

    • Understand the concept of chemical and radiological agents of opportunity (AoO) – TICs, TIMs and TRMs
    • Identify possible terrorist use of AoO
    • Discuss past mass exposure to AoO
    • Describe the major health effects of TICs, TIMs and TRMs and other important non-volatile chemical agents
    • Identify primary treatment modalities for victims
    • Appreciate the basis for increased public health preparedness for these agents
    • Understand the psychological impact of mass casualties from such exposures
    • Understand the implementation of “first receiver” OSHA guidance

    Continuing Education: Interprofessional continuing education credits are available for this course through the CDC.

    Agenda | June 14, 2023

    8:50 AM - 9:00 AM CT          Welcome & Opening Remarks
                                                    Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                                    Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology

    9:00 AM - 9:40 AM CT          Toxic Disasters: Beyond Conventional Chemical Weapons
                                                    Charles McKay, MD, FACMT
                                                    Associate Medical Director, Connecticut Poison Control Center

    9:40 AM - 10:00 AM CT        Chemical Explosions
                                                     Ziad Kazzi, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT
                                                     Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                     Vice President, American College of Medical Toxicology

    10:00 AM - 10:40 AM CT      Toxic Gases as Threats
                                                     Emily Kiernan, DO
                                                     Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
                                                     Emory University School of Medicine


    10:40 AM - 10:50 AM CT      Break


    10:50 AM - 11:30 AM CT      Why are Cyanide and Fumigants So Worrisome?
                                                     Emily Kiernan, DO
                                                     Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
                                                     Emory University School of Medicine

    11:30 AM - 12:10 PM CT      Food, Water and Medication as Vehicles for Toxic Threats
                                                     Ziad Kazzi, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT
                                                     Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                     Vice President, American College of Medical Toxicology

    12:10 PM - 1:00 PM CT        Clinical Neurotoxicology of Chemical Threats
                                                     Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                                     Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology


    1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT         Lunch


    1:30 PM - 2:10 PM CT         Delayed Toxic Syndromes
                                                   Bryan Wilson, MD
                                                   Interim Medical Director, Iowa Poison Control Center 
                                                   Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

    2:10 PM - 2:50 PM CT         The Psychological Impact of Mass Exposures
                                                    Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                                    Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology


    2:50 PM - 3:00 PM CT         Break


    3:00 PM - 3:40 PM CT         After Event Population Monitoring: Pros and Cons
                                                   Charles McKay, MD, FACMT
                                                   Associate Medical Director, Connecticut Poison Control Center

    3:40 PM - 4:40 PM CT         Scenario-Based Discussion: What is the Poison? What is the Response? Ay, There's the Rub.
                                                   Charles McKay, MD, FACMT
                                                   Associate Medical Director, Connecticut Poison Control Center

                                                   Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                                   Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology

                                                    Ziad Kazzi, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT
                                                    Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                    Vice President, American College of Medical Toxicology

                                                    Emily Kiernan, DO
                                                    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
                                                    Emory University School of Medicine

                                                    Bryan Wilson, MD
                                                    Interim Medical Director, Iowa Poison Control Center 
                                                    Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

    4:40 PM - 4:50 PM CT         Closing Remarks/Adjourn
                                                    Charles McKay, MD, FACMT                                                 
                                                    Associate Medical Director, Connecticut Poison Control Center

                                                    Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                                    Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology

    Ziad Kazzi, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT

    Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

    Emory University School of Medicine

    Born in 1975 and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, Dr. Kazzi trained in Emergency Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta (2000-03) where he served as a chief resident before completing a subspecialty fellowship in Medical Toxicology at Emory University, Georgia Poison Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. He is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology. Dr. Kazzi joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) between 2005 and 2008 where he served as a Medical Toxicologist for the Regional Poison Control Center in Birmingham and the Alabama Poison Center. Currently, he is an associate professor at the department of Emergency Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia as well as the director of the International Toxicology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Emory University (http://www.em.emory.edu/services/toxicology/international_postdoc_training.html).

    He is also the assistant medical director of the Georgia Poison Center (www.georgiapoisoncenter.org) and a medical toxicologist at the Radiation Studies Branch of the National Center for Environmental Health at the CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/) where he participates in emergency preparedness and response activities in radiation.

    As an emergency physician and toxicologist, Dr. Kazzi specializes in the recognition, triage, and management of poisonings and holds a deep interest in the areas of Radiation and International Toxicology. Over the past decade, he developed strong ties to India in the areas of medical toxicology, mass gathering medical preparedness, radiation emergency medicine, blast injuries and hazmat. Through his collaboration with the CDC, AIIMS, and PGIMER Chandigarh, he has delivered and co-directed the first Advanced Hazmat Life Support trainings in Ahmedabad and Delhi. He organized a number of training conferences in Nashik, Pune, Ujjain and Delhi and has been an invited speaker at the annual INDUS EM world congress. He is an active and founding board member of the Middle East North Africa Toxicology Association (www.menatox.org) and currently serves as its President. He is also a board member and chairs the International Committee of the American College of Medical Toxicology (www.acmt.net).

    Emily Kiernan, DO

    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology

    Emory University School of Medicine

    Dr. Kiernan is an Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine. She is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician who recently completed a medical toxicology fellowship at Emory University/CDC. She has served as the fellow co-chair for the AACT Radiation Special Interest Section group as well as a chair in the ACMT Fellow-in-training association.

    Charles McKay, MD, FACMT

    Associate Medical Director

    CT Poison Control Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

    Dr. McKay was trained in Anatomic and Surgical Pathology, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology and was a Medical Director of Occupational Health and Medical Review Officer for a hospital system during more than 30 years of clinical practice, during which he provided toxicology consultation at 3 hospitals, directed a medical toxicology fellowship training program, and provided medical oversight of a regional poison control center. He provides medical legal consultation across the country on toxicology-related issues, and has testified in nearly 100 cases, many related to questions of alcohol- and -drug-induced impairment.

    Paul M. Wax, MD, FACMT

    Executive Director

    American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT)

    Dr. Wax is the Executive Director of the American College of Medical Toxicology. He received his B.A from Dartmouth College, his M.D. from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, his Emergency Medicine training at the UCLA Hospitals, and his Medical Toxicology training at Bellevue Medicine Center / New York University. He is Board-certified in both Medical Toxicology and Emergency Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Toxicology.

    Registration Rates


         ACMT Member
     
        Free

         Non-member

        Free


    Registration will include: 

    • Access to the live event
    • Access to the on-demand recording for 1-year
    • Continuing Education (provided at no cost through CDC via TCEO)
    • Downloadable Attendance Certificate

    Please note that for proprietary reasons, PDFs of the presentation slides will not be available for download. You will have access to an on-demand recording of the course for one year from the event date.

    Interested in becoming an ACMT Member? Contact our Membership Manager, Jenn Dorsey, at membership@acmt.net. Learn more at: www.acmt.net/membership

    Continuing Education


    Available CE Categories

    CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 7.75 nursing contact hours.

    CPE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated this knowledge-based event for pharmacists to receive 0.7 CEUs in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is pending and will be provided closer to the event date. Once credit is claimed, an unofficial statement of credit is immediately available on TCEOnline. Official credit will be uploaded within 60 days on the NABP/CPE Monitor.

    IACET CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.9 CEU's for this program.

    CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designed for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 5.5 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 5.5. Continuing Competency credits available are 0. CDC provider number 98614.

    AAVSB/RACE: This program was reviewed and approved by AAVSB RACE program for 6.0 hours of continuing education. Participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Please contact the AAVSB RACE program if you have any comments/concerns regarding this program’s validity or relevancy to the veterinary profession.


    Instructions for Obtaining CE

    There are no fees for receiving Continuing Education for this course. In order to receive continuing education (CE), please visit TCEO (https://tceols.cdc.gov/) and follow the 9 Simple Steps (https://tceols.cdc.gov/Home/Steps) using the below information:

    Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism
    WC4383-061423
    Live Webcast
    Complete the Evaluation at: www.cdc.gov/GetCE
    Pass the posttest at: 70%
    Available: 6/14/23 - 7/14/23


    Hardware/Software Requirements

    Computer or Other Internet-Enabled Device; Internet Connection; Browser or Zoom Application. 


    Materials

    None. 


    Prerequisites

    None. 


    Format

    This activity is Web-based/Web on Demand.


    Fees

    No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.


    Accreditation Statement

    In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT), and Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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  • Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 06/13/2023 at 9:45 AM (EDT)

    June 13, 2023

    Overview

    The Radiological Emergency Medical Management course is an awareness-level training course addressing the medical and psychological impact of radiation.

    Target Audience

    1-Day Course is Designed for:

    • Pre-Hospital First Responders (EMTs and Paramedics)
    • Public Health Professionals
    • Law Enforcement 
    • Emergency Providers

    Course Objectives:

    • Describe the types of radiation and radiation scenarios
    • Discuss Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS)
    • Describe the emergency care of patients contaminated with radioactive material
    • Describe cutaneous radiation syndrome assessment and care
    • List resources available to address radiation accidents
    • Discuss the roles and responsibilities of emergency physicians and nurses and prehospital personnel during a radiation accident affecting a large population

    Continuing Education: Interprofessional continuing education credits are available for this course through the CDC.

    Agenda | June 13, 2023

    8:50 AM - 9:00 AM CT         Welcome and Opening Remarks
                                                    Carol Iddins, MD
                                                    Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT       Practical Radiation Physics and Radiation Protection
                                                    Joshua Hayes, PhD NRRPT
                                                    Associate Manager of Health Physics, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT     Acute Radiation Syndrome
                                                    Carol Iddins, MD
                                                    Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)


    11:00 AM - 11:10 AM CT     Break


    11:10 AM - 12:00 PM CT     Radiation Protection, Contamination Control, and Instrumentation
                                                    Joshua Hayes, PhD NRRPT
                                                    Associate Manager of Health Physics, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT       Cutaneous Radiation Injuries
                                                    Mark Ervin, MD
                                                    Associate Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)


    1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT         Lunch


    1:30 PM - 2:20 PM CT          Preparedness and Response to Radiological Incidents
                                                    Kristy Diffenderfer, MSN, BSB, RN, CEN
                                                    Registered Nurse, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    2:20 PM - 3:10 PM CT          Common Radiation Sources
                                                    Joshua Hayes, PhD NRRPT
                                                    Associate Manager of Health Physics, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)


    3:10 PM - 3:20 PM CT         Break


    3:20 PM - 4:10 PM CT           Management of Internal Contamination
                                                     Mark Ervin, MD
                                                     Associate Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    4:10 PM - 5:00 PM CT           Donning/Doffing and Decontamination
                                                     Kristy Diffenderfer, MSN, BSB, RN, CEN
                                                     Registered Nurse, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    5:00 PM - 5:10 PM CT           Closing Remarks/Adjourn
                                                     Carol Iddins, MD
                                                     Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    Kristy Diffenderfer MSN, BSB, RN, CEN

    Registered Nurse

    Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    Ms. Kristy Diffenderfer brings over 25 years of varied nursing and critical care experience; developing critical thinking and analysis skills from a wide background of exposure and experience. Her nursing career began in the State of New York in 1997 as a surgical Registered Nurse (RN) providing operating room support in a multitude of roles. Kristy then transferred her skills to the Emergency Department as a staff RN; providing both direct patient care as well as providing interim management coverage for the ICU and the ED during COVID.

    In parallel with her nursing, Kristy also pursued her Emergency Medical Technician certification; ultimately obtaining her Paramedic certification and working with an advanced life support ambulance providing emergency care to the community for 27 years. These positions eventually lead to a career as the Supervisor Critical Care Educator for the Emergency and Intensive Care Departments for several years, while continuing to provide patient care on the ground ambulance. In addition to her critical care ground efforts and in-hospital work, Kristy also spent a number of years working for Air Methods Inc. as a flight RN/paramedic. 

    A relocation to Tennessee brought Kristy to Oak Ridge where she began a position on the Open Heart Team in the operating department at Methodist Medical Center. Subsequently, Ms. Diffenderfer is now providing growth and support with REAC/TS as a nurse delivering education and information to those entities and individuals seeking information or assistance with radiological inquiries and emergencies.

    Mark Ervin, MD

    Associate Director

    Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    Joshua M. Hayes PhD, NRRPT

    Associate Manager of Health Physics

    Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site

    Joshua is a Health Physicist at the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) since January of 2021.  He holds a PhD in radiological health sciences from Colorado State University (CSU) and specialized in both health physics and radiation biology.   Joshua joined REAC/TS from the International Atomic Energy Agency where he was a radiobiologist and biodosimetrist, and prior to that worked in Fukushima, Japan conducting radiobiological and radioecological research.

    Carol Iddins, MD

    Director

    Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    Carol Iddins, M.D., serves as director of the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS). As director, she ensures support to multiple governmental and nongovernmental national readiness agencies, as well as oversees the REAC/TS mission to provide advice to other health care professionals regarding the medical management of ionizing radiation-induced injuries and illnesses. Iddins leads REAC/TS as the United States’ only Collaborating Center for Radiation Emergency Management for the World Health Organization (WHO) and coordinates international response through the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Radiation Assistance Network (RANET) and WHO’s Radiation Emergency Medical Preparedness and Assistance Network (REMPAN).

    Iddins has consulted on patients with radiation-related injuries/illnesses and has deployed internationally for RANET to provide subject matter medical expertise. Iddins routinely consults on calls regarding potential and actual radiation exposures, evaluates and participates in radiological/nuclear exercises, and shares her specialized knowledge worldwide at courses and professional meetings. She is a member of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements PAC 3 Nuclear and Radiological Security and Safety Committee.

    Iddins earned a doctor of medicine degree at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Tennessee. She has practiced obstetrics and gynecology and aerospace/occupational medicine in civilian and military environments.

    Iddins is a Diplomate of the American Board of Disaster Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Disaster Medicine, and currently the vice president of the American Academy of Disaster Medicine. Iddins is a decorated U.S. Air Force veteran of Operations Allied Force, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

    Registration Rates


         ACMT Member
     
         Free

         Non-member

         Free


    Registration will include: 

    • Access to the live event
    • Access to the on-demand recording for 1-year
    • Continuing Education (provided at no cost through CDC via TCEO)
    • Downloadable Attendance Certificate

    Please note that for proprietary reasons, PDFs of the presentation slides will not be available for download. You will have access to an on-demand recording of the course for one year from the event date.

    Interested in becoming an ACMT Member? Contact our Membership Manager, Jenn Dorsey, at membership@acmt.net. Learn more at: www.acmt.net/membership

    Continuing Education


    Available CE Categories

    CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 7.0 nursing contact hours.

    CPE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated this knowledge-based event for pharmacists to receive 0.7 CEUs in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is pending and will be provided closer to the event date. Once credit is claimed, an unofficial statement of credit is immediately available on TCEOnline. Official credit will be uploaded within 60 days on the NABP/CPE Monitor.

    IACET CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.8 CEU's for this program.

    CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designed for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 8 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 8. Continuing Competency credits available are 0. CDC provider number 98614.

    AAVSB/RACE: This program was reviewed and approved by AAVSB RACE program for 9.0 hours of continuing education. Participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Please contact the AAVSB RACE program if you have any comments/concerns regarding this program’s validity or relevancy to the veterinary profession.

    CPH: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 3.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.


    Instructions for Obtaining CE

    There are no fees for receiving Continuing Education for this course. In order to receive continuing education (CE), please visit TCEO (https://tceols.cdc.gov/) and follow the 9 Simple Steps (https://tceols.cdc.gov/Home/Steps) using the below information:

    Radiological Emergency Medical Management
    WC4382-061323
    Live Webcast
    Complete the Evaluation at: www.cdc.gov/GetCE
    Pass the posttest at: 70%
    Available: 6/13/23 - 7/13/23


    Hardware/Software Requirements

    Computer or Other Internet-Enabled Device; Internet Connection; Browser or Zoom Application. 


    Materials

    None. 


    Prerequisites

    None. 


    Format

    This activity is Web-based/Web on Demand.


    Fees

    No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.


    Accreditation Statement

    In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT), and Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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    June 13-14, 2023

    Course Overview

    In recent years, there has been growing concern that many of the most likely terrorist threats will involve “agents of opportunity” or materials that are readily available in most communities around the country.

    The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) and the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) in partnership with the Region 7 Regional Disaster Health Response Ecosystem (RDHRE) and in collaboration with the Region 4 Southern Regional Disaster Response System (SRDRS) are pleased to offer this course on emergency medical response to exposures from radioactive materials and toxic chemicals. The Office of Emergency Management, within the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), supported the delivery of this unique course to familiarize health care providers and responders with toxic exposures. The course will review the medical and psychological consequences of exposures to a variety of chemical and radiological materials. It will include practical information regarding scene safety for such agents as high potency fentanyl analogs, inhaled irritants, and proper decontamination of a victim contaminated with radiological material.

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    Agenda | June 13, 2023

    8:50 AM - 9:00 AM CT         Welcome and Opening Remarks
                                                    Carol Iddins, MD
                                                    Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT       Practical Radiation Physics and Radiation Protection
                                                    Joshua Hayes, PhD NRRPT
                                                    Associate Manager of Health Physics, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT     Acute Radiation Syndrome
                                                    Carol Iddins, MD
                                                    Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)


    11:00 AM - 11:10 AM CT       Break


    11:10 AM - 12:00 PM CT     Radiation Protection, Contamination Control, and Instrumentation
                                                    Joshua Hayes, PhD NRRPT
                                                    Associate Manager of Health Physics, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT       Cutaneous Radiation Injuries
                                                    Mark Ervin, MD
                                                    Associate Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)


    1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT           Lunch


    1:30 PM - 2:20 PM CT          Preparedness and Response to Radiological Incidents
                                                    Kristy Diffenderfer, MSN, BSB, RN, CEN
                                                    Registered Nurse, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    2:20 PM - 3:10 PM CT          Common Radiation Sources
                                                    Joshua Hayes, PhD NRRPT
                                                    Associate Manager of Health Physics, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)


    3:10 PM - 3:20 PM CT           Break


    3:20 PM - 4:10 PM CT           Management of Internal Contamination
                                                     Mark Ervin, MD
                                                     Associate Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    4:10 PM - 5:00 PM CT           Donning/Doffing and Decontamination
                                                     Kristy Diffenderfer, MSN, BSB, RN, CEN
                                                     Registered Nurse, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    5:00 PM - 5:10 PM CT           Closing Remarks/Adjourn
                                                     Carol Iddins, MD
                                                     Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

    Agenda | June 14, 2023

    8:50 AM - 9:00 AM CT          Welcome & Opening Remarks
                                                    Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                                    Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology

    9:00 AM - 9:40 AM CT          Toxic Disasters: Beyond Conventional Chemical Weapons
                                                    Charles McKay, MD, FACMT
                                                    Associate Medical Director, Connecticut Poison Control Center

    9:40 AM - 10:00 AM CT        Chemical Explosions
                                                     Ziad Kazzi, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT
                                                     Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                     Vice President, American College of Medical Toxicology

    10:00 AM - 10:40 AM CT      Toxic Gases as Threats
                                                     Emily Kiernan, DO
                                                     Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
                                                     Emory University School of Medicine


    10:40 AM - 10:50 AM CT      Break


    10:50 AM - 11:30 AM CT      Why are Cyanide and Fumigants So Worrisome?
                                                     Emily Kiernan, DO
                                                     Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
                                                     Emory University School of Medicine

    11:30 AM - 12:10 PM CT      Food, Water and Medication as Vehicles for Toxic Threats
                                                     Ziad Kazzi, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT
                                                     Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                     Vice President, American College of Medical Toxicology

    12:10 PM - 1:00 PM CT        Clinical Neurotoxicology of Chemical Threats
                                                     Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                                     Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology


    1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT         Lunch


    1:30 PM - 2:10 PM CT         Delayed Toxic Syndromes
                                                   Bryan Wilson, MD
                                                   Interim Medical Director, Iowa Poison Control Center 
                                                   Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

    2:10 PM - 2:50 PM CT         The Psychological Impact of Mass Exposures
                                                    Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                                    Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology


    2:50 PM - 3:00 PM CT         Break


    3:00 PM - 3:40 PM CT         After Event Population Monitoring: Pros and Cons
                                                   Charles McKay, MD, FACMT
                                                   Associate Medical Director, Connecticut Poison Control Center

    3:40 PM - 4:40 PM CT         Scenario-Based Discussion: What is the Poison? What is the Response? Ay, There's the Rub.
                                                   Charles McKay, MD, FACMT
                                                   Associate Medical Director, Connecticut Poison Control Center

                                                   Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                                   Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology

                                                    Ziad Kazzi, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT
                                                    Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                    Vice President, American College of Medical Toxicology

                                                    Emily Kiernan, DO
                                                    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
                                                    Emory University School of Medicine

                                                    Bryan Wilson, MD
                                                    Interim Medical Director, Iowa Poison Control Center 
                                                    Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

    4:40 PM - 4:50 PM CT         Closing Remarks/Adjourn
                                                    Charles McKay, MD, FACMT                                                 
                                                    Associate Medical Director, Connecticut Poison Control Center

                                                    Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                                    Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology

    Registration Rates


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    Registration will include: 

    • Access to both live events (Radiological Emergency Medical Management & Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism)
    • Access to the on-demand recordings for 1-year
    • Continuing Education for each day of the course (provided at no cost through CDC via TCEO)
    • Downloadable Attendance Certificate for each day of the course

    Please note that for proprietary reasons, PDFs of the presentation slides will not be available for download. You will have access to an on-demand recording of the course for one year from the event date.

    Interested in becoming an ACMT Member? Contact our Membership Manager, Jenn Dorsey, at membership@acmt.net. Learn more at: www.acmt.net/membership

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  • Contains 4 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 06/06/2023 at 12:00 PM (EDT)

    Sporadic ALS: Search for Environmental Etiology

    Sporadic ALS: Search for Environmental Etiology

    Presenter: Peter Spencer, PhD, FANA, FRCPath, Professor, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, OHSU; Tenured Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine, OHSU, Portland, OR

    Learning Objectives

    • The value of disease hotspots and community involvement in the search for etiology;
    • The importance of recognizing the long latency between exposure and clinical onset;
    • Research on the lifetime exposome is needed for sporadic neurodegenerative diseases.

    Series Moderator: Nicholas E. Nacca, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

    About The Series: ACMT's Grand Rounds offer an in-depth and interactive platform for learning and discussion about issues that impact the research and practice of medical toxicology. Experts from within and outside medical toxicology will share their knowledge and experience and highlight areas for collaboration and mutual understanding.

    This webinar is for ACMT members only.

  • Contains 23 Component(s)

    On-Demand Course

    Overview

    Pathways to Building and Sustaining a Medical Toxicology Practice is an 8-hour virtual workshop on the variety of pathways available for establishing and maintaining a satisfying career in the field of medical toxicology. This on-demand material consists of recordings from the live virtual event that was held on was held on May 4, 2023.

    Led by experienced active medical toxicologists from a variety of practice settings, this on-demand workshop features panel discussions comparing the most common hospital-based, non-hospital-based, and non-clinical practice models, plus presentations on additional topics of interest, including adding addiction medicine services to a medical toxicology practice, hints and tips for contract negotiation, the basics of medical billing and coding, and the need for additional research on medical toxicology practice.

    Target Audience: Medical toxicologists, including fellows, recent graduates, and others with an interest in expanding their medical toxicology practice.

    Learning Objectives

    • Outline opportunities for a lifelong career practicing medical toxicology
    • Identify revenue streams for working as a medical toxicologist
    • Understand how to get out of the emergency department and earn a living as a medical toxicology subspecialist
    • Describe additional pathways to expand current medical toxicology practice
    • Identify new and emerging roles for medical toxicologists in the field of addiction medicine, telehealth, government/public health, and industry
    • Illustrate techniques for negotiating your time (FTE) with your Chair and Administrators
    • Describe how to incorporate forensic consulting into your medical toxicology practice

    Please note that Continuing Education credits are not available for this content.

    Registration Rates

    Live-Event Attendees: access to this on-demand course was included in the original registration fee for the live virtual event. If you attended the live event on May 4, 2023 you should automatically have been given access. If you have not received this automatic access, please write to us at: events@acmt.net.


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         $200


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         $250


    Registration includes: 

    • 90-day access to the on-demand course from date of purchase
    • Access to PDFs of all available lecture slides
    • Downloadable Certificate of Completion

    Registration does not include continuing education credits. There is no CE available for participation in this enduring activity.

    Interested in becoming an ACMT Member? Contact our Membership Manager, Jenn Dorsey, at membership@acmt.net. Learn more at: www.acmt.net/membership


    Refunds and Cancellations

    For questions regarding our refund and cancellation policy, please email us at events@acmt.net.

    Instructions

    Once you have completed your registration:

    1. Click on the Contents tab. This is where you will be able to see all lectures recordings.

    2. Watch all lectures and panels. 

    3. Access the slides in the Slides tab. You will be able to download and review all the speaker slides.

    4. Download Certificate of Completion. This certificate is not a record for Continuing Education, this is a record of your completion only. You will be able to download the certificate until your course registration expires.

    Hardware/Software Requirements

    Computer or Other Internet-Enabled Device; Internet Connection; Browser. 

    Materials

    None. 

    Prerequisites

    None. 

    Format

    This activity is Web-based/Web on Demand.


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    Syllabus                                  


    Module 1: Hospital-Based Medical Toxicology Practice | 90 minutes

    Co-Moderators: Christina Hantsch, MD, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT and Timothy Wiegand, MD, FACMT, FAACT, DFASAM

    "Phoenix Model" Admitting Service | 18 minutes
    Anne-Michelle Ruha, MD, FACMT, Chair, Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ  

    "Pittsburgh Model" Admitting Service | 15 minutes
    Anthony Pizon, MD, FACMT, Chief of Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

    Consult Service in an Academic Setting | 15 minutes
    Joshua Radke, MD, Medical Toxicologist, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA

    Consult Service in the Community Setting | 20 minutes
    Michelle Hieger, DO, Emergency Physician, Medical Toxicologist, Addiction Medicine Physician, WellSpan Health, York, PA
    Bryan Judge, MD, FAAEM, FACMT, Emergency Physician, Medical Toxicologist, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI

    Discussion / Q&A (All Speakers) | 22 minutes


    Module 2: Medical Toxicology Practice in Other Clinical Settings | 96 minutes

    Co-Moderators: Jerrold Leikin, MD, FACP, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT, FACOEM, FASAM and Anthony Pizon, MD, FACMT

    Virtual Consultation Service | 14 minutes
    Steven Offerman, MD, FACMT, FACEP, Medical Director, KPNC Regional Toxicology Consultation Service, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Sacramento, CA

    "Money Talks for Med Tox" Outpatient Services | 18 minutes
    Jerrold Leikin, MD, FACP, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT, FACOEM, FASAM, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Illinois - Chicago, Chicago, IL; Professor of Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, IL

    Telehealth Experience in Medical Toxicology | 25 minutes
    Timothy Wiegand, MD, FACMT, FAACT, DFASAM, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine; Director of Toxicology and Toxicology/Addiction Consult Service, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

    Interprofessional Consults | 15 minutes
    Kristine Nanagas, MD, FACMT, Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine; Chief, Medical Toxicology Division, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

    Discussion / Q&A (All Speakers) | 24 minutes


    Module 3: Addiction Medicine Clinical and Academic Practice | 48 minutes

    Moderator: Joshua Radke, MD

    Lecture | 44 minutes
    Ashley Haynes
    , MD, FACEP, Ascension Via Christi Hospitals, Wichita, KS
    Leslie Dye, MD, FACMT, FASAM, FAACT, Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine; Assistant Medical Director, Wright State University/Boonshoft School of Medicine; OneFifteen, Dayton, OH

    Discussion / Q&A | 4 Minutes                   


    Module 4: Non-Clinical Practice Models | 63 minutes

    Moderator: Ashley Haynes, MD, FACEP

    Government Careers for Medical Toxicologists | 15 minutes
    Stephanie Weiss, MD, PhD, Staff Clinician, Translational Addiction Medicine Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse

    Pathways to Industry | 13 minutes
    Sarah Eliza Dunn (Halcomb), MD, FACMT, Medical Affairs Lead, Senior Science Fellow, Bayer U.S. Crop Science

    How to Set up a Forensic Toxicology Practice | 19 minutes
    Jerrold Leikin, MD, FACP, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT, FACOEM, FASAM, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Illinois - Chicago, Chicago, IL; Professor of Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, IL

    Discussion / Q&A (All Speakers) | 16 minutes


    Module 5: Negotiating 101 | 56 minutes

    Lecture | 48 minutes
    Azeem Ahmed
    , MD, MBA, Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine; Executive Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA; Adjunct Clinical Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

    Discussion / Q&A | 8 minutes


    Module 6: Understanding Medical Insurers and Medical Billing & Coding 101 | 37 minutes

    Lecture | 31 minutes
    Tracey Loveland
    , CMBS, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

    Discussion / Q&A | 6 minutes


    Module 7: Practice Based Research: Can We Overcome the Challenges? | 39 minutes

    Lecture | 24 minutes
    Shooshan Danagoulian
    , PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Wayne State University

    Discussion / Q&A | 15 minutes

    Azeemuddin Ahmed, MD, MBA

    Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine; Executive Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine

    University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

    Azeemuddin Ahmed, MD, MBA is a Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa. He practices and teaches Emergency Medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Serving as Executive Vice Chair, he works closely with the department chair in all aspects of departmental administration with added focus on faculty recruitment, faculty development, faculty practice plan, faculty compensation, clinical innovation as well as strategic planning. Dr. Ahmed is board certified in Emergency Medicine and sub-specialty board certified in Emergency Medical Services by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

    His area of clinical expertise is pre-hospital care, and Dr. Ahmed serves as the Division and Fellowship Program Director for Emergency Medical Services in the Department of Emergency Medicine. In the realm of medical direction, he is Medical Director of Kinnick Stadium and Carver Hawkeye Arena as well as the Medical Director for the Bureau of Emergency Medical and Trauma Services, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Ahmed is an active researcher with projects involving health services, pre-hospital care, and continues to publish case reports, book chapters, research abstracts and manuscripts in a variety of academic media. He presents didactic lectures both locally and nationally and is a member of several professional organizations devoted to the advancement of Emergency Medicine care, education and research. He has received numerous teaching awards from his trainees in recognition of his education efforts.

    Dr. Ahmed brings his education, enthusiasm, and real-world experience in conducting negotiations to the Dynamics of Negotiations class at the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business. He has proficiency in negotiating in a variety of situations within the health care system, between organizational units, human resources and business development. He provides seminars on negotiation strategies and tactics to a variety of business and health care organizations regionally and nationally. He was recognized by the Tippie Executive MBA – Iowa City Classes of 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020 as a GREAT Instructor of the Year. In 2017, Dr. Ahmed was selected by the Tippie Executive MBA – Des Moines cohort as a GREAT Instructor of the Year and they also nominated him for the President and Provost Teaching Award.

    In his free time, Dr. Ahmed is an endurance athlete having completed 21 half marathons and 5 marathons (including the New York City Marathon).

    Shooshan Danagoulian, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Economics

    Wayne State University

    Dr. Shooshan Danagoulian is an associate professor of economics at Wayne State University. As a health economist, Dr. Danagoulian’s research focuses on health insurance utilization and delivery of care, emergency department care and environmental health outcomes.

    Sarah Eliza Dunn (Halcomb), MD, FACMT

    Medical Affairs Lead, Senior Science Fellow

    Bayer U.S. Crop Science

    Dr. S. Eliza Dunn (Halcomb) is an emergency medicine physician and medical toxicologist with a long-standing interest in global health.

    After completing her toxicology fellowship at NYU in 2006, Dr. Dunn returned to Washington University in St. Louis and started an ACGME accredited fellowship in Medical Toxicology.
    Over the following ten years, Dr. Dunn became increasingly involved with global health and humanitarian relief projects. She organized a relief mission to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, started the scholar track in Global Health for the Washington University Division of Emergency Medicine, and is one of the Global Health Scholars for the Department of Internal Medicine.

    Over the years, Dr. Dunn began to realize that in order to have a sustainable impact in global health, there needed to be an effort to focus on creative ways of addressing malnutrition and insect-borne illness, two of the most commonly encountered public health problems in developing countries. With that in mind, Dr. Dunn started working as the Medical Affairs Lead for Bayer, a global seed and chemical company with innovative technology that has great potential to remediate malnutrition.

    Dr. Dunn has lectured nationally and internationally on a diverse range of topics in medical toxicology and global health.

    Leslie R. Dye, MD, FACMT, FASAM, FACCT

    Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine, Assistant Medical Director

    Wright State University/Boonshoft School of Medicine, OneFifteen

    Leslie R. Dye, MD is triple board certified in emergency medicine, medical toxicology, and addiction medicine. She has worked in the fields of medical toxicology and addiction medicine for 30 years. In addition to her clinical expertise, she has academic and business content expertise from experiences as an editor-in-chief (EIC) of a peer-reviewed medical journal (Journal of Medical Toxicology) and EIC of physician and pharmacist content production for a leading international medical digital content provider. Her deep subject matter expertise is demonstrated in her role as senior editor of the textbook, Case Studies in Medical Toxicology, author of 18 peer reviewed publications and 16 textbook chapters, 66 national and 11 international presentations, 10 various commentaries, interviews, and podcasts. Her leadership skills have been proven in both corporate and academic environments, as professor at a medical school, long-term board member and past president of the American College of Medical Toxicology, Chair of the Addiction Medicine Committee, former co-chair, and co-moderator of the AACT Acute and Intensive Care Symposium, and as the manager of as many as 30 team members at an international corporation. She received a funded grant that enabled her to start the first poison control center in mainland China and trained 6 Chinese physicians in the field of medical toxicology over 3 years in the US. Dr. Dye is experienced in and continues to provide medical care in remote polar regions with no access to advanced medical facilities.

    Ashley Haynes, MD, FACEP

    Medical Toxicologist, Addiction Medicine Specialist

    Ascension Via Christi Hospitals

    Dr. Ashley Haynes completed her medical training at the University of Kansas, followed by a combined emergency-internal medicine training program at East Carolina University. She completed a toxicology fellowship at University of Texas Southwestern in 2016, remaining as faculty for a few years after while engaging in a faculty development project in addiction medicine. She moved to Kansas in 2019 and now provides bedside toxicology and addiction medicine consultations at Ascension Via Christi hospitals in Wichita and periodically provides on-call support for the Kansas Poison Control Center. Additionally, she is a program physician for an outpatient addiction treatment center, and provides medication assisted therapy services to an inpatient residential treatment facility.

    Michelle Hieger, DO

    Emergency Physician, Medical Toxicologist, and Addiction Medicine Physician

    Wellspan Health, York, PA

    I am a board-certified Medical Toxicologist, Addictionologist, and Emergency Medicine physician. I completed my residency at Memorial Hospital in York, PA. My fellowship was completed at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. I currently work at WellSpan York Hospital in York, PA, as an Emergency Physician, Medical Toxicologist, and working with in-patients starting treatment for addiction. I initiated the toxicology service at York Hospital and now I am the Medical Director for Medical Toxicology. I am interested in treating the poisoned patients at bedside, and especially interested in the antidotal therapy with physostigmine (if it returns) and flumazenil. I enjoy professional engagement with ACMT.

    Bryan S. Judge, MD, FACMT

    Professor of Emergency Medicine; Medical Toxicologist

    Michigan State University College of Medicine; Spectrum Health - Grand Rapids

    Jerrold Blair Leikin, MD, FACP, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT, FACOEM, FASAM

    Adjunct Clinical Professor Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences & Professor of Medicine

    University of Illinois Chicago and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

    I am a currently Adjunct Clinical Professor on the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Service of UI Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Professor of Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science in North Chicago, Ill.

    In 1980, I received my medical degree from the Chicago Medical School.  I then completed a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine at Northwestern University (1984) followed by a three-year preceptorship/fellowship training in Medical Toxicology at Cook County Hospital and University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. I am Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine. 

    I served as the Associate Director of the Emergency Department at Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago from 1998-2001.  During this time, I was also the Medical Director of the Rush Poison Control Center and served as Medical Director of the United States Drug Testing Laboratory (from 1991 -1996).  I was also the Medical Director of PROSAR (located in St. Paul, MN); a national call center devoted to industrial exposures and product safety issues, up until December 2013.

    I have presented over 200 research abstracts at national meetings (primarily to the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology) and have published over 200 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals.  I am the co-editor of the Poisoning and Toxicology Handbook (now in its fourth edition), published by CRC Press, and the American Medical Association Handbook of First Aid and Emergency Care, and published by Random House (New York).  I am also the co-editor with Dr. Robin McFee for the Toxico-terrorism book (McGraw Hill) and the Handbook of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Agent Exposure (CRC Press) both published in 2007.  I was also the co-editor of the American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia, published by Random House in 2003.  I am presently the Editor-in-Chief of the primary care journal, Disease-a-Month, published by Elsevier.  I was on the Illinois State Board of Health from 2016 – 2019.

    Kristine Nanagas, MD

    Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine; Chief, Medical Toxicology Division

    Indiana University School of Medicine

    Dr. Nanagas graduated from The Ohio State University School of Medicine and Public Health in 1999 before completing her Emergency Medicine residency at Methodist/Indiana University in 2002. She was inspired to do the Medical Toxicology fellowship (also at IU) after her resident rotation on the toxicology service. After negotiating cat visitation rights in exchange for cooperation with medical therapy from a particularly difficult patient and learning a whole new vocabulary of swear words from her colorful patients that month, she knew this was the specialty for her. She completed her Medical Toxicology fellowship in 2004 and has been a member of the IUSOM faculty since then. In addition to working in the IUH Methodist Emergency Department, she is the Division Chief for Medical Toxicology.  The Medical Toxicology consult service performs inpatient consults at the IUH Academic Health Center, the Riley Hospital for Children, and Eskenazi Health, in addition to providing medical backup for the Indiana Poison Center.  Her interests include clinical operations, deprescribing, and mentoring.  Her scholarly work focuses on the care of poisoned patients. Kris dearly loves her husband and three children- who all relish living near Eagle Creek Park and enjoying the outdoors there. She shares her home with numerous animals- some of whom are invited and some are merely invading and hard to eradicate.

    Steven R. Offerman, MD, FACMT, FACEP

    Medical Director, KPNC Regional Toxicology Consultation Service

    Kaiser Permanente Northern California

    Anthony Pizon, MD, FACMT

    Chief of Medical Toxicology Division, Professor of Emergency Medicine

    University of Pittsburgh

    Dr. Anthony (Tony) Pizon received his medical degree from the University of Toledo School of Medicine in 2001.  He then completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2004 and his Medical Toxicology Fellowship at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona in 2006. Dr. Pizon is currently a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. He serves as Chief of the Division of Medical Toxicology and Director of the Medical Toxicology Fellowship at UPMC. He is also Assistant Medical Director of both the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Poison Centers. Yet, most importantly, he is blessed with amazing wife, Caryn, and four wonderful children (Benjamin, Elizabeth, Gabriela, and Seraphina).

    Joshua Radke, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

    University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

    Michelle Ruha, MD, FACMT

    Professor of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine; Chair, Department of Medical Toxicology; Chief, Section of Addiction Medicine (Department of Medical Toxicology)

    Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix

    Stephanie Weiss, MD, PhD

    Staff Clinician, Translational Addiction Medicine Branch

    National Institute on Drug Abuse

    Dr. Stephanie Weiss is the Staff Research Physician serving the Translational Addiction Medicine Branch of the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Intramural Research Program. After earning a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical chemistry, Dr. Weiss received her medical degree in 2011.  She is board certified in emergency medicine, addiction medicine, and medical toxicology and was selected to participate in the Boston University Research in Addiction Medicine Scholars Program prior to joining NIDA.  Dr. Weiss is responsible for providing optimal, safe, and ethical care to study participants and clinical support toward the TAMB mission conducting inpatient and outpatient proof-of-concept human laboratory studies. Her research interests include novel psychoactive substances, medication misuse, and improving interpretation of urine drug testing.

    Timothy Wiegand, MD, DFASAM, FACMT, FAACT

    Director of Addiction Medicine and Addiction Medicine Consults

    University of Rochester Medical Center

    Timothy J. Wiegand, MD, FACMT, FAACT, DFASAM is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester New York.  He is Board Certified in Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine and practices in Addiction Toxicology with a mix of clinical,  research, teaching, and other professional work.  Dr. Wiegand has served two terms on the Board of Directors for the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) and he is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) completing a term on the Executive Counsel as Vice President of ASAM.  He begins a two-year term as Treasurer of ASAM in April 2023.  Dr. Wiegand founded and led the Toxicology service at URMC until 2022 when he became Director of Addiction Medicine and Director of Addiction Medicine Consults also at URMC in the Department of Emergency Medicine.  Dr. Wiegand has served as Fellowship Director for the URMC Combined Addiction Medicine Fellowship and he is the Fellowship Director for the URMC Medical Toxicology fellowship expecting to formally begin once accredited, in July of 2023.

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  • Contains 4 Product(s)

    4 separate activities which satisfy the eight-hour education requirement issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to meet the conditions of the MATE Act.

    Overview

    The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT), in joint providership with AKH Inc (Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare), is pleased to offer a new opportunity to help healthcare practitioners seeking to comply with the DEA's new accredited CE requirements to fulfill the MATE Act.

    This course consists of 4 separate activities which satisfy the new, eight-hour education requirement issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to meet the conditions of the MATE Act for all registered practitioners on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. 


    Package vs. Individual Activities

    Attendees can register for each activity separately as meets their needs or interest, or sign up for the 4-activity package (a $40 savings!). Each activity is accredited and has its own Continuing Education certificate. When packaged together, the 4 activities award 8.50 credits, more than the requirement needed to maintain DEA licensure.

    The education does not have to occur in one session–it can be cumulative across multiple sessions. CE activities listed on this page can be taken in any combination to fulfill the eight-hour requirement.


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    Continuing Education

    Continuing Education credit for each activity of this program is provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare. Click here for more info.

    Total CE: 8.50
    Length of Course: ~ 9.5 hours


    Target Audience

    All Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners who treat patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and dentists.This requirement applies to new or renewing DEA registrants.


    Commercial Support

    There is no commercial support for this activity.

    Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product

    This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

    Disclaimer

    This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participant's misunderstanding of the content.


    AKH Partnership

    ACMT is partnering with AKH, a trusted source for accredited CE, to offer you two options to satisfy your MATE Act requirement. Choose the format you prefer - on-demand webinars from ACMT or text-based monographs from AKH - and select the hours you need. For details, visit AKH at: www.akhcme.com/mate-act

    Registration Rates


         ACMT Member 


         Free

         Non-member


         $100


    Registration includes: 

    • 90-day access to the course from date of purchase

    • Continuing Education Credits for: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants or Dentists. Click on the "Continuing Education" tab of each activity for details. 

    The accreditation of this activity is valid until June 1, 2024.


    Membership Discount

    Interested in becoming an ACMT Member? Contact our Membership Manager at membership@acmt.net

    Learn more at: www.acmt.net/membership


    Refunds and Cancellations

    For questions regarding our refund and cancellation policy, please email us at events@acmt.net.


    Package Options - Discounted Rates!

    Purchase all 4 ACMT DEA MATE Act Education activities at the same time -- a $40 savings! When packaged together, the 4 activities award 8.50 credits, more than the requirement needed to maintain DEA licensure.

    Purchase 4-Activity Package

    Instructions

    Once you have completed your registration:

    1. Click the View Button on the activity you want to view.

    2. Click on the Contents tab of the activity you want to watch. This is where you will be able to see all lectures and required content for the activity.

    3. Watch all recordings. Learners will not be able to fast forward or increase the video speed. Learners will be required to watch at least 3/4 of the video before it will be marked as complete and you can move on to the next. 

    4. Complete the Post-Test for each activity. Learners will have unlimited attempts and the test requires 70% to pass. 

    5. Complete the Survey for each activity. This survey is required by our CE provider and must be completed in full.

    6. Download the Continuing Education Certificate for each activity. Select which certificate to download. Your options are: Physician, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, or Dental. There will be a total of 4 CE certificates to download -- one for each of the 4 activities.

    Hardware/Software Requirements

    Computer or Other Internet-Enabled Device; Internet Connection; Browser. 

    Materials

    None. 

    Prerequisites

    None. 

    Format

    This activity is Web-based/Web on Demand.


    Need Assistance or Have Questions?

    For assistance logging in, accessing content, purchasing or completing Continuing Education credits, or for other questions, please contact us at events@acmt.net or visit our FAQ page.

    If you have questions regarding the CE of this activity, please contact AKH Inc. at JGoldman@akhcme.com.

    Continuing Education

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    Continuing Education credit for this activity is provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare. 


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    In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT). AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 8.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.



    Physicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


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    Physician Assistants
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 8.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until June 1, 2024. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.


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    Nurse Practitioners
    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT).  AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 8.50 contact hour(s) (which includes 7.0 hour(s) of pharmacology).


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    Dentists
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this activity for 8.50 continuing education credits.


    Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider, or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

    FAQs

    Who needs to meet this training requirement?

    All Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners who treat patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and dentists. This requirement applies to new or renewing DEA registrants with some exclusions.


    When should the requirement be met?

    The deadline for satisfying this new training requirement is the date of a practitioner’s next scheduled DEA registration submission (either initial registration or a renewal registration) on or after June 27, 2023.

    Practitioners will need to check a box on their online DEA registration form attesting that they have completed eight hours of training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.


    How do I complete the requirement?

    Learners must listen to each self-directed audio recording while following along with the visual slides and complete an evaluation form to receive a certificate of completion. Your chosen sessions must be viewed in their entirety. Partial credit of individual sessions is not available for each activity.


    I don't like watching webinars. Are there other learning formats available?

    Yes! Our partner, AKH, offers accredited text-based activities on the MATE Act. Click here for more info.

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  • Contains 9 Component(s), Includes Credits

    Highlights from the ACMT SAHMSA curriculum focused on Opioids

    Overview

    Activity 2 of the ACMT DEA MATE Act Substance Use Disorder Educational package consists of 20-minute or less modules that were originally created for a SAMHSA-funded project called "Frontline: Training Emergency Medicine Residents and Medical Toxicology Fellows to Effectively Screen, Assess, and Treat Patients with Substance Use Disorder." The goal of this project was to provide the same level of training that a Medical Toxicologist might receive on how to provide consultation on SUD patients in the ED to a multidisciplinary emergency department team and staff. The idea being that expanded competency in the ED would result in more cohesive team treatment and better patient outcomes. This activity features highlights from the ACMT SAMHSA curriculum that have a specific focus on opioids. Check the course syllabus for more info.

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    Continuing Education credit for this activity is provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare. For more info, click here.

    CE: 1.50
    Length of Activity: ~ 2 hours


    Target Audience

    All Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners who treat patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and dentists.This requirement applies to new or renewing DEA registrants.


    Learner Objectives
    1. Contrast aspects of addiction and physical dependence.
    2. Identify the best screening and assessment protocol that can be integrated into existing workflows of a busy Emergency Department. 
    3. Identify the principles of motivational interviewing. 
    4. Describe the pharmacology of Methadone and Naltrexone. 
    5. Identify strategies used to beat a urine drug screen and how they can be detected.

    Commercial Support

    There is no commercial support for this activity.

    Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product

    This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

    Disclaimer

    This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participant's misunderstanding of the content.


    ACMT DEA MATE Act SUD Education

    This course consists of 4 separate activities which satisfy the new, eight-hour education requirement issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to meet the conditions of the MATE Act for all registered practitioners on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. 

    Attendees can register for each activity separately as meets their needs or interest, or sign up for the 4-activity package (a $40 savings!). When taken together, the 4 activities add up to meet the full 8 credits required to maintain DEA licensure.

    Syllabus

    Total Activity Length: around 2 hours (110 minutes)


    SAMHSA Module: Substance Use Disorder 101: Understanding the Difference Between Addiction and Physical Dependence | 17 min

    Kurt Kleinschmidt, MD, FACMT, FASAM, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Medical Director, Perinatal Intervention Program, Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, TX

    In this module, the speaker contrasts aspects of addiction and physical dependence, defines addiction, and determines the disease treated by detoxification.


    SAMHSA Module: Screening for and Assessment of Substance Use Disorders in the ED | 19 min

    Alaina R. Steck, MD, FACMT, FASAM, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

    In this module, the speaker identifies the best screening and assessment protocol that can be integrated into existing workflows of a busy Emergency Department as well as discusses how to implement universal screening for SUD in Emergency Department patients.


    SAMHSA Module: Motivational Interviewing in the ED | 16 min

    Henry D. Swoboda, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine & Psychiatry, Rush University, Chicago, IL

    This module focuses on motivational interviewing, defining its principles and goals.


    SAMHSA Module: Methadone | 20 min

    Timothy Wiegand, MD, FACMT, FAACT, DFASAM, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Director of Toxicology and the Toxicology/Addiction Consult Service, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

    In this module, the speaker describes important elements related to the history of methadone use for the treatment of opioid use disorder and chronic pain in the United States. He describes the pharmacology of methadone, identifies methadone PEARLS for the Emergency Department, and discusses common medico-legal issues with methadone.


    SAMHSA Module: Extended Release Intramuscular Naltrexone in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment | 21 min

    Henry D. Swoboda, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Rush University, Chicago, IL

    The speaker in this module focuses on the patient who is a likely candidate for medicated assisted abstinence. He contrasts the risks and benefits of naltrexone compared to other medications and goes through the indications for naltrexone. Lastly, he identifies the common side effects of naltrexone that all healthcare providers should be aware of.


    SAMHSA Module: Urine Drug Testing: Interpretation Basics and Pitfalls | 17 min

    Rachel S. Wightman, MD, Director of Medical Toxicology Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI

    In this module, the speaker review the advantages and disadvantages of urine screening. She identifies at least two reasons for conducting a urine screen and discusses when a confirmatory test should be conducted. Lastly, she identifies various strategies used to beat a drug screen and how they can be detected.


    Disclosures

    None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

    AKH Reviewers and Planners

    Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, VP, Healthcare Continuing Education and Operations
    Bernadette Makar, MSN, APRN-BC, NP-C

    Disclosures

    It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

    Registration Rates


         ACMT Member 


         Free

         Non-member


         $35


    Registration includes: 

    • 90-day access to the course from date of purchase

    • Continuing Education Credits for: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants or Dentists. Click on the "Continuing Education" tab for details. 

    The accreditation of this activity is valid until June 1, 2024.


    Membership Discount

    Interested in becoming an ACMT Member? Contact our Membership Manager at membership@acmt.net

    Learn more at: www.acmt.net/membership


    Refunds and Cancellations

    For questions regarding our refund and cancellation policy, please email us at events@acmt.net.


    Package Options - Discounted Rates!

    Purchase all 4 ACMT DEA MATE Act Education activities at the same time -- a $40 savings! When packaged together, the 4 activities award 8.50 credits, more than the requirement needed to maintain DEA licensure.

    Purchase 4-Activity Package

    Instructions

    Once you have completed your registration:

    1. Click on the Contents tab. This is where you will be able to see all lectures and required content for this course.

    2. Watch all recordings. Learners will not be able to fast forward or increase the video speed. Learners will be required to watch at least 3/4 of the video before it will be marked as complete and you can move on to the next. 

    3. Complete Post-Test. Learners will have unlimited attempts and the test requires 70% to pass. 

    4. Complete Survey. This survey is required by our CE provider and must be completed in full.

    5. Download Continuing Education Certificate. Select which certificate to download. Your options are: Physician, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, or Dentist.

    Hardware/Software Requirements

    Computer or Other Internet-Enabled Device; Internet Connection; Browser. 

    Materials

    None. 

    Prerequisites

    None. 

    Format

    This activity is Web-based/Web on Demand.


    Need Assistance or Have Questions?

    For assistance logging in, accessing content, purchasing or completing Continuing Education credits, or for other questions, please contact us at events@acmt.net or visit our FAQ page.

    If you have questions regarding the CE of this activity, please contact AKH Inc. at JGoldman@akhcme.com.

    If you are in need of accessible learning accommodations, please contact events@acmt.net for additional assistance.

    Continuing Education

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    Continuing Education credit for this activity is provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare. 


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    In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT). AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.



    Physicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


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    Physician Assistants
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until June 1, 2024. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.


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    Nurse Practitioners
    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT).  AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 1.5 contact hour(s) (which includes 1.0 hour(s) of pharmacology).


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    Dentists
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this activity for 1.5 continuing education credits.


    Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider, or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

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  • Contains 8 Component(s), Includes Credits

    Highlights from the ACMT SAHMSA curriculum focused on Non-Opioids

    Overview

    Activity 3 of the ACMT DEA MATE Act Substance Use Disorder Educational package consists of 5 20-minute or less modules that were originally created for a SAMHSA-funded project called "Frontline: Training Emergency Medicine Residents and Medical Toxicology Fellows to Effectively Screen, Assess, and Treat Patients with Substance Use Disorder." The goal of this project was to provide the same level of training that a Medical Toxicologist might receive on how to provide consultation on SUD patients in the ED to a multidisciplinary emergency department team and staff. The idea being that expanded competency in the ED would result in more cohesive team treatment and better patient outcomes. This activity features highlights from the ACMT SAMHSA curriculum that have a specific focus on non-opioids, for example: stimulants, benzodiazepines, cannabis, and ethanol. Check out the course syllabus for more info.

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    Continuing Education credit for this activity is provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare. For more info, click here.

    CE: 1.25
    Length of Activity: ~ 1.5 hours


    Target Audience

    All Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners who treat patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and dentists.This requirement applies to new or renewing DEA registrants.


    Learner Objectives
    1. Select potential treatments for stimulant use disorder and the basis for use.
    2. Describe the pharmacology of Benzodiazepines and select appropriate management options for Benzodiazepine overdose and withdrawal.
    3. Review adverse health events associated with cannabis use and their treatments.
    4. Describe characteristics of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome, determine the initial treatment strategy to address alcohol withdrawal, and identify the progression of treatment for resistant alcohol withdrawal treatment.
    5. List the available pharmacotherapies of alcohol use disorder.

    Commercial Support

    There is no commercial support for this activity.

    Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product

    This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

    Disclaimer

    This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participant's misunderstanding of the content.


    ACMT DEA MATE Act SUD Education

    This course consists of 4 separate activities which satisfy the new, eight-hour education requirement issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to meet the conditions of the MATE Act for all registered practitioners on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. 

    Attendees can register for each activity separately as meets their needs or interest, or sign up for the 4-activity package (a $40 savings!). When taken together, the 4 activities add up to meet the full 8 credits required to maintain DEA licensure.

    The training does not have to occur in one session–it can be cumulative across multiple sessions. CE activities listed on this page can be taken in any combination to fulfill the eight-hour requirement.


    AKH Partnership

    ACMT is partnering with AKH, a trusted source for accredited CE, to offer you two options to satisfy your MATE Act requirement. Choose the format you prefer - on-demand webinars from ACMT or text-based monographs from AKH - and select the hours you need. 

    For details, visit AKH at: www.akhcme.com/mate-act

    Syllabus

    Total Activity Length: around 1.5 hours (95 minutes)


    SAMHSA Module: Stimulants | 20 min

    Timothy J. Wiegand, MD, FACMT, DFASAM, Director of Toxicology and of the Toxicology Consult Service, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

    In this module, the speaker identifies types of stimulants used recreationally, and describes the epidemiology and prevalence of stimulant use disorder. He also discusses the stimulant-related symptoms a patient may present with at the emergency department and matches  potential treatments and basis for use.


    SAMHSA Module: Benzodiazepines | 23 min

    Rachel Haroz, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, NJ

    In this module, the speaker describes the pharmacology of Benzodiazepines, and identifies the signs of Benzodiazepine overdose and withdrawal. She review appropriate management options for Benzodiazepine overdose and withdrawal and identifies tapering options. She also discusses the limitations of diagnostic urine testing.


    SAMHSA Module: Cannabis (THC) | 18 min

    Evan Schwarz, MD, FACMT, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

    This module reviews adolescent attitudes regarding use of cannabis before and after changes in legal status. The speaker discusses the impact of the changing legal status of cannabis on pediatric exposures and reviews adverse health events associated with cannabis use and their treatments.


    SAMHSA Module: Ethanol Withdrawal | 17 min

    Lewis Nelson, MD, FACMT, Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

    The speaker in this module describes characteristics of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome, identifying related causes of death. He describe initial treatment strategies to address alcohol withdrawal, and goes through the progression of treatment for resistant alcohol withdrawal treatment. Lastly, he explains the role of adjunctive medications in alcohol withdrawal syndrome.


    SAMHSA Module: Therapies to Maintain Sobriety from Alcohol | 17 min

    JoAn Laes, MD, FACMT, FASAM, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN

    In this module, the speaker lists the available pharmacotherapies of alcohol use disorder, and identifies the proper dose for at least one of the AUD pharmacotherapies. She reviews the six dimensions of ASAM levels of care and covers how to select referral options for treatment of patients with alcohol use disorder.


    Disclosures

    None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

    AKH Reviewers and Planners

    Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, VP, Healthcare Continuing Education and Operations
    Bernadette Makar, MSN, APRN-BC, NP-C

    Disclosures

    It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.


    Registration Rates


         ACMT Member 


         Free

         Non-member


         $35


    Registration includes: 

    • 90-day access to the course from date of purchase

    • Continuing Education Credits for: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants or Dentists. Click on the "Continuing Education" tab for details. 

    The accreditation of this activity is valid until June 1, 2024.


    Membership Discount

    Interested in becoming an ACMT Member? Contact our Membership Manager at membership@acmt.net

    Learn more at: www.acmt.net/membership


    Refunds and Cancellations

    For questions regarding our refund and cancellation policy, please email us at events@acmt.net.


    Package Options - Discounted Rates!

    Purchase all 4 ACMT DEA MATE Act Education activities at the same time -- a $40 savings! When packaged together, the 4 activities award 8.50 credits, more than the requirement needed to maintain DEA licensure.

    Purchase 4-Activity Package

    Instructions

    Once you have completed your registration:

    1. Click on the Contents tab. This is where you will be able to see all lectures and required content for this course.

    2. Watch all recordings. Learners will not be able to fast forward or increase the video speed. Learners will be required to watch at least 3/4 of the video before it will be marked as complete and you can move on to the next. 

    3. Complete Post-Test. Learners will have unlimited attempts and the test requires 70% to pass. 

    4. Complete Survey. This survey is required by our CE provider and must be completed in full.

    5. Download Continuing Education Certificate. Select which certificate to download. Your options are: Physician, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, or Dentist.

    Hardware/Software Requirements

    Computer or Other Internet-Enabled Device; Internet Connection; Browser. 

    Materials

    None. 

    Prerequisites

    None. 

    Format

    This activity is Web-based/Web on Demand.


    Need Assistance or Have Questions?

    For assistance logging in, accessing content, purchasing or completing Continuing Education credits, or for other questions, please contact us at events@acmt.net or visit our FAQ page.

    If you have questions regarding the CE of this activity, please contact AKH Inc. at JGoldman@akhcme.com.

    If you are in need of accessible learning accommodations, please contact events@acmt.net for additional assistance.

    Continuing Education

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    Continuing Education credit for this activity is provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare. 


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    In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT). AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.



    Physicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


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    Physician Assistants
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until June 1, 2024. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.


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    Nurse Practitioners
    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT).  AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hour(s) (which includes 1.0 hour(s) of pharmacology).


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    Dentists
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this activity for 1.25 continuing education credits.


    Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider, or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

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    1. A 22-year-old man with a history of ADHD and mood disorder has a seizure at home after taking extra quantities of his antidepressant with the intent to get high. An ECG on ED arrival reveals the following: HR, 150 bpm; QRS, 105 ms; QT, 290 ms; QTc, 375 ms. 2. A 30-year old-man is "found down" with a suspected opioid overdose. A fentanyl screen in the ED is positive and a finger stick glucose reads ‘low.’ 3. ​A 77-year-old man drinks an unknown liquid from a sports drink bottle found in his garage and shortly thereafter experiences intractable vomiting. A point of care test done in the ED reveals the likely diagnosis.

    This month's National Case Conference will be moderated by Joshua D. King, MD, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

    1. A 22-year-old man with a history of ADHD and mood disorder has a seizure at home after taking extra quantities of his antidepressant with the intent to get high. An ECG on ED arrival reveals the following: HR, 150 bpm; QRS, 105 ms; QT, 290 ms; QTc, 375 ms.
    2. A 30-year old-man is "found down" with a suspected opioid overdose. A fentanyl screen in the ED is positive and a finger stick glucose reads ‘low.’
    3. A 77-year-old man drinks an unknown liquid from a sports drink bottle found in his garage and shortly thereafter experiences intractable vomiting. A point of care test done in the ED reveals the likely diagnosis.

    Series Moderator: Lewis Nelson, MD, FACMT, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

    About The Series: ACMT's National Case Conference (NCC) is a monthly webinar for ACMT members that features interesting cases seen by medical toxicologists nationwide. NCC is an educational endeavor and a quality improvement effort intended to improve patient care. It is not intended to define standard of care. Attempts have been made to ensure HIPAA compliance. All data and information provided in this activity is for informational purposes only. ACMT makes no representations as to accuracy, completeness, currentness, suitability, or validity of the content and will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or use.

    This webinar is for ACMT members only.