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ACMT CONNECTION E-News: September 2017
You Can Still Register for NACCT!
ACMT has exciting activities planned at the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT) in Vancouver, October 11-15.
'Up for Debate: Addressing Controversies in Poisoning' will feature leading toxicologists in lively discussions of controversies below.
- Adverse Effects in Lipid Emulsion: The Good, The Bad and The Greasy
- Controversial Tox Issues in Renal Replacement Therapy
- Topical Tox: Lead in Drinking Water
- Rapid Fire Controversies: Antidotes or Antidon'ts. A discussion of Naloxone, Flumazenil, and Physostigmine.
ACMT Conference Announcements
Great News! Early-Bird registration for the '2017 Seminar in Forensic Toxicology: Opioids, Toxicology, and the Law,' has been extended to Nov. 7!
Featured presentations to include:
- The Opioid Impaired Driver: Barry Logan, PhD, NMS Labs, Willow Grove, PA
- Opioids in the Workplace & Post-Accident Testing: Michael Holland, MD, FACMT, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
- Fentanyl Analogues, Dart Guns & Incapacitating Agents: Robert Middleberg, PhD, NMS Labs, Willow Grove, PA
December 11—12, 2017 at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia
Join ACMT for our 15th Annual Scientific Meeting April 6-8, 2018 in Washington DC.
Register today and book your hotel room!
Share your cutting-edge research with peers by submitting an abstract by Nov. 15. 'Read more' to learn about new opportunities for Fellows-in-Training.
#ACMT2018
Arrive early in Washington, DC for the Satellite Session 'Toxic Threats, Chemical Security and Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals' on Thursday, April 5, 2018.
The full-day agenda includes an expert group of researchers, disaster response personnel, and educators who will provide insight into chemical terrorism, HazMat response, and government approaches to the international problem of counterfeit pharmaceuticals.
Apply for a Valuable MTF Research Grant
The Board of Directors of the Medical Toxicology Foundation recently approved the 2018 grant budget to provide ACMT members the following award opportunities:
- 2018 EMF-MTF Toxicology Research Award
- 2018 MTF Innovative Research and Teaching Award
- 2018 MTF Medical Toxicology Practice Award
In Effect Now: Medical Toxicology Specialty Code
As of Oct. 1, Medical Toxicology is appropriately recognized as a unique medical specialty by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS).
ACMT Liaison Program with EMRA to Produce Toxicology Guidebook for Residents and Students
Visit ACMT at Upcoming Exhibit Booths!
ACMT will exhibit at the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT) in Vancouver on Oct.13–15. Stop by Booth #4!
ACMT will exhibit at The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Scientific Assembly-Washington, DC on Oct. 29–31. Stop by Booth #515!
ACMT Webinars
The Addiction Medicine Committee is hosting a web mini-series to help prepare medical toxicologists for the American Board of Preventive Medicine addiction medicine board exam. Link to first three webinars.
Save the Date: PEHSU Grand Rounds: Oct. 18 at 1pm EST with Jennifer A. Lowry, MD. ‘Victims of Environmental Justice: Issues that threaten the children living in poverty where they live, learn, and play.’
Save the Date: ACMT National Case Conference: Oct. 19 at 1pm EST
Our thoughts are with ACMT friends in Puerto Rico in the hurricane aftermath. ASM 2017 was held in San Juan and many local speakers and experts presented and attended. Photo: ACMT boardwalk reception.
Member in the News
View an article by Leslie R. Dye, MD, FACMT, discussing the front lines of battling the opioid epidemic in Ohio and provides her perspective on the national Drug Addiction Commission's interim report.
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