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ACMT CONNECTION E-News: JANUARY 2019
2019 ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting: Early-Bird Discount EXTENDED to March 1!
Our 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting will feature prominent experts speaking on current practices in medical toxicology. Network with colleagues and learn from the cutting-edge research of your peers!
Make your hotel reservation today! Rooms are filling fast—get the conference discount.
TWO Satellite Sessions on Thursday, April 11 at the Westin St. Francis
2019 Ellenhorn Award
Congratulations to 2019 Ellenhorn Award recipient Paul Wax, MD, FACMT. Dr. Wax will present the 2019 Ellenhorn Address at ASM on April 13.
News at JMT
- The January 2019 issue of JMT was published online on Jan. 2. Login to ACMT and check it out!
- A JMT article is among the top 10 downloaded articles in from all SpringerNature journals: ‘Microplastics and Human Health: Our Great Future to Think About Now’ by Amy V. Kontrick, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine.
- A new JMT Podcast is live! Listen to hosts Jeff Lapoint and Greg Lasala discuss recent journal articles.
MTF Receives Grant for Opioid Treatment Presentations in Philadelphia
Learn more about about the education grant and read the recent USA Today article about PI Jeanmarie Perrone, MD, FACMT, and UPenn ED opening new paths for opioid overdose survivors.
Study Using ToxIC Data Shows Poisonings with Malicious Intent are Higher in Infants Than Other Age Groups
Researchers from Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC), published a study on poisoning with malicious or criminal intent with data collected from ToxIC’s case registry. ACMT members Jeffrey Brent, MD, PhD, FACMT, and Yaron Finkelstein, MD, FACMT, are among the lead authors.
2019 MTF Awards and Grants
Innovative Research and Teaching Award: Request grant dollars from $5,000—$20,000! Stream the recent submission planning webinar for tips on how to write a successful research grant application. Applications due Feb. 15, 2019.
MTF/EMF Research Grant: Request a $10,000 grant! Applications due Feb 28, 2019
Critical Care Case Panel at ASM
Submit an Abstract for a case of a critically ill patient for presentation at the Critical Care Case Panel at ASM. A great opportunity for fellows and junior faculty to gain experience speaking at a national conference!
Toxic Brief Issue 2
'Novel Synthetic Opioids Cases Reported to the ToxIC Registry, August–October 2018'
Learn more about this collaboration with NDEWS and read the new brief here.
ACMT Media Mention
Board Member Michelle Ruha, MD, FACMT, spoke to Daily Beast reporters about toxicology hair testing for an article Experts: 'Dark Hunter' Series Author Sherrilyn Kenyon's Poisoning Is Suspicious.
