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American College of Medical Toxicology Newsletter
Finally Here: CMS Announces a Unique Specialty Code for Medical Toxicology
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has established a unique specialty code for Medical Toxicology (C8-PHY) effective October 1, 2017. Existing enrolled toxicologists who want to update their specialty must submit a change of information application to their Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs).
ACMT Seminar in Forensic Toxicology
ACMT and The Fredric Rieders Family Foundation present the 2017 'Seminar in Forensic Toxicology: Opioids, Toxicology, and the Law: Medical-Legal Aspects of the Opioid Epidemic.' Headlining the conference are renowned toxicologists Barry Logan, PhD, and Robert Middleberg, PhD, both from NMS Labs.
ACMT Quality Measure Taskforce Update
An ACMT task force has been working to produce toxicology-specific and CMS-recognized Quality Measures. ACMT will email membership for comments regarding these measures.
ASM 2017 Research Highlights from
120 abstracts were presented at ASM and are available in the March issue of JMT. Read more about platform topics and MTF funding by clicking below.
ASM 2017 Awards and Grants
Brittany Chapman, MD, won Best Platform Presentation Award and the ACMT Medical Toxicology Foundation awarded Dalia Alwasiyah, MD; David Jang, MD, MSc; and Kathy Kopec, DO, with research and teaching grants.
ACMT Member Jennifer Lowry Meets with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
Jennifer Lowry, MD, FACMT, (left) met with Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the EPA, and others to discuss environmental health of children.
ACMT Industry Section
ACMT is seeking committee members who are currently involved in industry to help rebuild this section. The section will actively engage with ACMT and other academic institutions to promote the work of faculty and fellows.
ACMT Interns 2017-18
Welcome ACMT Board Interns Hannah Malashock, MD, and Sarah Shafer, MD, and Journal of Medical Toxicology Leslie R. Dye FIT Editorial Board Intern Jaiva Larsen, MD.
What's New at Journal of Medical Toxicology
Read about editorial changes and how to submit your ASM 2017 work for publication.
Stream Recent ACMT Webinars
National Journal Club, hosted by Children's Hospital of Michigan Regional Poison Control Center discussed Hydrogen Sulfide
Thomas Martin, MD, FACMT presented a Case Conference Phosphine Reminds Us That Children are Not Little Adults
- National Case Conference discussed a variety of interesting toxicology cases
Upcoming Webinars
- June 13: ACMT Grand Rounds Series
- June 15: ACMT National Case Conference
- July 19: Medical Toxicology Life-Long Learning and Self-Assessment
Upcoming Conferences
Abstracts for ASM 2018 will be accepted Sep.1-Nov. 15, 2017.
Register now for the ACMT 'Seminar in Forensic Toxicology: Opioids, Toxicology, and the Law' December 11-12, 2017 in Philadelphia.
ACMT Member News
Steve Offerman, MD, FACMT, was awarded the Sidney R. Garfield Exceptional Contribution Award by The Permanente Medical Group.
Josef Thundiyil, MD, MPH, FACMT, was appointed as Residency Director of Orlando Health’s Emergency Medicine Residency Program.
ACMT Staff Weddings
Congratulations to ACMT Program Manager Dana Turner and PEHSU Program Coordinator Lizzy Nguyen, who were both married in April.
In Memoriam
ACMT has learned of the passing of two members in 2016; Eric Comstock, MD, and Thomas Bruff, MD.
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