National Grand Rounds - June 2023

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.