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ACMT CONNECTION eNews: August 2019

 
 

Join the ACMT Mentorship Program

We are pleased to announce that ACMT has relaunched the Medical Toxicology Mentorship Program. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to become a mentor or mentee! The mentor sign-up period is open until Sep. 15, 2019. Full Article

 
 

ASAM Endorses ACMT Position Statement

The American Society of Addiction Medicine officially endorsed the ACMT Position Statement that supports the administration of buprenorphine in the ED as a bridge to long-term addiction treatment. See Statement

 
 

ACMT Participates in Workshop in India

Several ACMT members traveled to India in August to present two Chemical Emergency Workshops funded by the US State Department and supported by CRDF-Global. Read More

 

Submit an Abstract and/or Apply for Activities at 2020 ASM!

  • Now Accepting Abstracts: All types of original research of interest to medical toxicologists and their patients. Guidelines and submission details.
  • Accepting Applications: 2020 ASM Open Mic Competition
  • Accepting Applications: 2020 MedTox Shark Tank 
 
 

Vaping and Acute Lung Injury

There has been a flurry of member discussion on the ACMT Forum this month regarding vaping and acute lung injury in several states. Read posts and comment in the ACMT Member Center.

 

New Visual Pearl: Mushroom Mania

Which neurotransmitter systems are affected by the toxins contained in this mushroom? See the answer!

 

Member News

Dr. Arkady Rasin was quoted in an article ‘Synthetic Pot’ Laced With Rat Poison Lands People in the ER

 

Job Posting

Position Available: Emergency Medicine-Medical Toxicology Faculty Opening Assistant or Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Science System (UI Health) See full posting.

 

Upcoming Online Learning

Sep. 19: National Case Conference

Sep. 20: 3rd Friday Addiction/Toxicology Case Conference

Oct. 1: Fireside Tox Tweetchat featuring Dr. Jon Cole and his work on his work on adverse events related to push dose pressors. Learn More.

 

Upcoming Conferences: Click image for details

Register for ACMT Pre-Meeting Symposium: Music City Mixology: The High Notes and Low Notes of Booze and Drugs

Join us at NACCT on Monday, Sep. 23, as we get to know some new friends-vaping, marijuana and nicotine, adverse effects of addiction treatments-and catch up with some older acquaintances-absinthe, cinchonism, methamphetamine, and toxic alcohols. View Agenda 

Registation Open: 2019 ACMT Total Tox Course 

Registation Open: 2019 ACMT Seminar in Forensic Tox - Criminal Poisoning & Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault: Forensic, Legal, and Medical Aspects

Hotel and Registration Info Available: American-Israeli Conference

Save the Date: 2020 ACMT  Symposium - Opioid Epidemic: Controversies and Creative Solutions

Save the Date & Submit an Abstract: 2020 ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting

Save the Date: 2020 ACMT Board Review Course 

 
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