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ACMT CONNECTION E-News: MARCH 2018
The 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting is this week!
In addition to four days of incredible presentations, we have other exciting plans including:
- Experience the 2018 ASM Stimulus Lab 'Don't Touch, Taste, or Smell!’ a sensory educational experience roughly based on the original Medical Toxicology board exam "Smells Room."
- The President's Reception will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of ACMT and 2018 FACMT inductees.
- 'Toxicology for Medical Students and Residents' offers an inside look at the specialty of Medical Toxicology from leading experts.
The 2018 Satellite Session 'Toxic Threats, Chemical Security and Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals' will precede ASM on Thursday, April 5, at the same venue.
The day will kick off with a fascinating discussion of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and the scope of this international problem featuring Brian Donnelly PhD, RPh, Director of the Americas Region, Global Security, Pfizer.
During the Chemical Security portion, an expert group of researchers, disaster response personnel, and educators will provide insight into chemical terrorism and HazMat response.
March issue of JMT includes all 174 abstracts to be presented at the 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting
- Other highlights: A comprehensive review article and expert editorial on oximes
- Preliminary research on using midazolam for hydrogen sulfide poisoning
- New data on carbon monoxide poisoning
ACMT Collaborates with MENATOX
ACMT members collaborated with MENATOX (Middle East and North Africa Clinical Toxicology Association) at the 7th Annual MENATOX Conference in March in Muscat, Oman. ACMT contributed several plenary and educational sessions and delivered the Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism course.
Fact or Fiction: Officer Overdoses on Dermal Fentanyl Exposure
ACMT member Theresa Kim, MD, offers an overview on the media attention this topic received and ACMT's Position Statement.
Recordings of the 2017 Seminar in Forensic Toxicology are now available for purchase! Register and watch over 20 presentations on the forensic and medical-legal aspects of opioid use, abuse, prescribing, and addiction, by leading experts in medicine, law, and science.
'I loved the diversity of presentations and that the seminar covered the wide range of professions that are impacted by this topic.'
'This was one of the best seminars I've attended in 30 years.'
Honorable Mention
ACMT received an Honorable Mention in ALiEM Clinical Posts in 2017 for an ACMT Visual Pearl on Exotic Viper Envenomation. Congratulation to Bryan Judge, MD, FACMT, for this submission.
Tune in for our Next Tweetchat on Snakebites
Join ACMT on Twitter at #firesidetox on Tues. April 24 at 3:00pm EST for a discussion on the ToxIC North American Snakebite Registry. View event
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