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ACMT CONNECTION E-News: MARCH 2019
2019 ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting
ASM is just one week away! We are looking forward to hosting our 16th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be packed with groundbreaking research, exciting presentations and opportunities to advance the field of medical toxicology.
Below are a few agenda highlights to look forward to:
Thursday 8:00 am: Pharmacogenomics into Clinical Care—Teri Manolio, MD, PhD, Director, Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute
Thursday 1:45 pm: Cannabinoids and the Adolescent Brain—Susan Tapert, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA
Saturday 9:00 am: The Pleasures and Pains of Opium: Clinical, Ethical, and Policy Dimensions of the Opioid Epidemic—Keith Humphreys, PhD, Esther Ting Memorial Professor, Mental Health Policy, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
Have you perused the Abstracts that will be presented at ASM?
Interested in cutting-edge work on the opioid epidemic? Don't miss these two excellent representative studies:
- Fentanyl Analog Exposures Among Living Patients in a Large Urban Healthcare System (Platform, Day 1)
- Naloxone in the Era of Illicit Fentanyl: What Is the Dose? (Moderated poster, Day 2)
View 2019 ASM Abstract Compendiums published in the Journal of Medical Toxicology.
New Position Statement
The ACMT Positions and Guidelines Committee released ‘Addressing Pediatric Cannabis Exposure’ on April 1. The position includes recommendations in cannabis packaging and labeling, cannabis in the home, and surveillance. Link to statement.
The April 2019 issue of JMT is out now!
Highlights in the new issue of JMT (Volume 15, Issue 2) include all abstracts to be presented at ASM in San Francisco, an original study on naloxone deserts that was first presented at 2018 ASM, and a comprehensive review on ingested cyanide. Link to login.
President's Perspective
Charles McKay writes his final article as president of ACMT, in which he offers a unique perspective of the often under appreciated role of the medical toxicologist. Link to article.
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: Don’t Go Breaking My Heart—Check out our new Visual Pearl on drugs of abuse in an ultrasound video.
Member News
- ACMT member Andrew Monte, MD, of Denver, CO, is quoted extensively in NY Times article Marijuana Edibles May Pose Special Risks
- Dr. Ziad Kazzi, Board Member of ACMT and MTF, was elected to the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
- New FACMT inductees will be recognized at the ASM Business Meeting next Friday in San Francisco. Login in to the ACMT Member Center to view the 2019 list
PEHSU Program Grand Rounds Webinar
Public Health Response to Wildfire Smoke—Wednesday, April 17 at 1:00pm EDT. Learn more and register.
New Board Interns to serve from April 2019-June 2020
Charlotte Goldfine, MD
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA
Michael Hayoun, MD
UC Davis Health
Sacramento, CA
ACMT Forum
Are you taking advantage of this valuable member resource? The ACMT Forum is an active discussion board to all topics Med Tox! Login to our Member Center and check it out!
About ACMT
Do colleagues ever ask you about ACMT? Or what medical toxicologists do? ACMT has a handy PDF that explains who we are and what you do! View and share.
