Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Consumer Products: Identification and Health Effects

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The goal of this course is to enhance the knowledge of physicians and other healthcare providers about the health impacts of endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) exposure. By enhancing their knowledge, physicians and other healthcare providers can better identify consumer products that have been found to contain EDCs and describe the health effects of EDCs commonly found in consumer products.

Learning Objectives

When you complete this course you will be able to:

  • Identify consumer products that have been found to contain EDCs
  • Describe the health effects of EDCs commonly found in consumer products
Presented By

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Timur Durrani, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Health Services, Lawrence National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units, Region 9

Dr. Durrani an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco, where he holds appointments in the Department of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Durrani earned his Medical Degree from the University of Arizona, where he also earned his Master of Public Health. He holds quadruple board certifications in Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Occupational Medicine and Medical Toxicology. His academic responsibilities include teaching medical and pharmacy students, as well as graduate medical trainees including Emergency Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine residents, and Medical Toxicology Fellows. As a consultant for the Medical Toxicology Service, he provides clinical care for acutely poisoned patients at the San Francisco General Hospital, as well as outpatient Medical Toxicology consultations through the UCSF Occupational and Environmental Medicine Faculty Practice. He serves as Medical Toxicology consultant for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Region 9, and the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9. Dr. Durrani has publications in basic science and public health disciplines, and has presented abstracts in neurotoxicology.

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Katelyn Wong
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, Region 9

Katelyn is currently a third-year medical student with prior experience with literature review and research previously in undergraduate studies and medical school.

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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Consumer Products: Identification and Health Effects
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