Posts for Category: ACMT News
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The American College of Medical Toxicology Strongly Recommends Removing Waiver for Prescribing Buprenorphine
The American College of Medical Toxicology recently published a Position Statement that strongly recommends removing the waiver (‘X-waiver’) requirement for prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD). ACMT’s position has been endorsed by the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, and the American College of Emergency Physicians. -
Leading Medical Toxicologists Awarded for Research and Service at the American College of Medical Toxicology 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting
The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) recently concluded its 16th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco (April 11-14), where 162 research abstracts and more than 25 expert lectures on human poisoning were presented to an international group of more than 300 attendees from various medical specialties. Several ACMT members also received awards for research and service to ACMT and the field of Medical Toxicology.  -
Leading Medical Toxicology Researchers Present Insight in to the Opioid Epidemic at the American College of Medical Toxicology Annual Scientific Meeting
The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) just concluded its 16th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco (April 11-14), where 162 research abstracts and more than 25 expert lectures on human poisoning were presented to an international group of more than 300 attendees from various medical specialties.  -
Microplastics Editorial in the Journal of Medical Toxicology Among Top 10 Downloaded Articles of 2018
“Microplastics and Human Health: Our Great Future to Think About Now" by Amy V. Kontrick, MD, published in the Journal of Medical Toxicology (April 2018), is among the top 10 downloaded articles in 2018 from all Springer Nature journals in the Pharmacology & Toxicology category. -
Medical Toxicology Study Shows Poisonings with Malicious Intent are Higher in Infants Than Other Age Groups
Researchers from the American College of Medical Toxicology’s (ACMT’s) Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC), publish a study on poisoning with malicious or criminal intent with data collected from ToxIC’s case registry. -
American College of Medical Toxicology to Host Symposium on Legal Cannabis in San Francisco in April 2019
Registration is open for ACMT’s ‘Legal Cannabis: Medical, Toxicological and Public Health Implications,’ a full day symposium on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, CA.  -
American College of Medical Toxicology to Host Symposium on Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine in San Francisco in April 2019
Registration is open for ACMT’s ‘New Frontiers in Medical Toxicology: Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine,’ a full day symposium on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, CA. -
American College of Medical Toxicology Presents a 2-Day Seminar ‘Opioids, Toxicology, and the Law’
Join the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) at the 2018 Seminar in Forensic Toxicology 'Opioids, Toxicology, and the Law: Medical-Legal Aspects of the Opioid Epidemic' on Thursday, December 13, and Friday, December 14, 2018, in Dallas, TX. -
American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) Collaborates on Fentanyl: The Real Deal, a Training Video for First Responders
A new video offers precautions and key messages for first responders who may come in contact with Fentanyl. -
The American College of Medical Toxicology Offers New ‘Total Tox Course’ for Emergency Providers
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!