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Join us in Chicago for ACMT’s 'Total Tox Course' for emergency providers on September 5— September 7. Register by July 25 to get the early-bird discount! 

July 18, 2018 — ACMT's new Total Tox Course is a comprehensive review of the scope of emergency toxicology and will include cutting-edge interventions and management options for poisoned patients. Prominent experts in medical toxicology and emergency medicine will lead the course. 

The 3-day course will focus on medical toxicology topics of interest to emergency providers,  including toxicological issues of current clinical and public health importance. Attendees will be presented with state-of-the-art updates on the evaluation and initial management of poisoning and exposure to medications, drugs of abuse, chemical terrorism, and environmental toxins.  

Featured presentations: 

• From Toxidromes to Activated Charcoal: A Rational Approach For Managing the Poisoned Patient, Dr. Timothy B. Erickson, Chief of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency  Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital 
• Chasing the Dragon: The New Dangers of Opioid Abuse, Dr. Lewis Nelson, Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School 
• Chemical Suicide & Mitochondrial Asphyxiants, Dr. Paul Wax, University of Texas,  Southwestern School of Medicine; ACMT Executive Director 
• I Can't Breathe! Pulmonary Irritants & Simple Asphyxiants, Dr. Charles McKay, University of  Connecticut School of Medicine; ACMT President 
• Disaster Preparedness: CBRNE Events, Dr. Joseph Maddry, San Antonio Military Medical  Center & Dr. Christina Hantsch, Director, Division of Toxicology, Loyola University Chicago  Stritch School of Medicine 
• The Hot Patient: NMS, SS, Malignant Hyperthermia, Dr. Katherine Katzung, Vice Chair, Emergency Department, Abbott Northwestern Hospital 
• And more!

Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists,  Operational/Tactical Specialized Practice Medics, Residents and Students 

Illinois Department of Public Health site code approved for 21 hours of continuing education.  Continuing Medical Education credits also available. 

Full agenda, faculty bios and registration: https://www.acmt.net/TotalTox_Overview.html

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The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) is a professional, nonprofit association  of physicians with recognized expertise and board certification in medical toxicology. Our  members specialize in the prevention, evaluation, treatment, and monitoring of injury and illness  from exposures to drugs and chemicals, as well as biological and radiological agents. ACMT  members work in clinical, academic, governmental, and public health settings, and provide  poison control center leadership.