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It is with great sadness that the American College of Medical Toxicology shares news of the passing of Charles (Chuck) Becker, MD, FACMT on Wednesday, August 17th , at the age of 82.

Excerpted from the ACMT Code of Ethics For Medical Toxicologists approved July 2015.

It is with great sadness that the American College of Medical Toxicology shares news of the passing of Steven Seifert, MD, FACMT on Wednesday, May 18th.

There was a large presence of American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) members presenting at the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Annual Conference, which was held in Hollywood, Florida from March 31-April 3rd, 2022. 

Important study findings recently published in the Journal of Medical Toxicology (JMT) dovetail with the new change in the Data 2000 (“X”) Waiver process for prescribing buprenorphine. Findings demonstrate that a brief education session led clinicians to an increase in the recognition of opioid withdrawal and initiation of buprenorphine treatment for patients in the emergency department.

There was a large presence of American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) members presenting at the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Annual Conference, which was held in Hollywood, Florida from March 31-April 3rd, 2022. 

ACMT’s SAMHSA grant provides education to emergency medicine residents and medical toxicology fellows on Substance Use Disorder (SUD).

This one-day symposium draws on the expertise of professionals from multiple medical and social science fields to address drug/medication-related issues and psychosocial issues faced by pregnant women who have substance use disorders. This event, which will take place on Thursday, March 10, kicks off 4 days of programming as part of the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting. 

ACMT is excited to introduce the new officers for ACMT’s Fellows in Training Association!

The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) will be held virtually from Friday, March 11 through Sunday, March 13th. This event will be preceded by ACMT’s 1-Day Virtual Symposium “Drug Science Meets Social Science: Substance Use, Pregnancy, and Baby” on Thursday, March 10.