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Member Connection Newsletter | October 2025
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) awarded a $400,000 cooperative agreement to ACMT
ACMT is excited to report that The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) awarded $400,000 cooperative agreement to ACMT as part of their "Comparison of Illicit Drugs in the Drug Supply with those in Biological Specimens from Emergency Departments” program. It is one year funding.
Thank you Rachel Culbreth, PhD, our ToxIC Research Director who wrote the grant, as well as all of the support from our staff, ToxIC sites, and partners!
ACMT Position Statement: ACMT Supports the Safe Use of Acetaminophen in Pregnancy
ACMT affirms the safety of acetaminophen in pregnancy and calls for an evidence-based approach to the search for causes and treatment of autism.
Multiple studies have investigated the association between acetaminophen and autism but have failed to find a causal effect.
Now Accepting Abstracts for #ACMT2026
Submission Deadline: November 15
The ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting is our signature annual event. We invite you to join us in beautiful historic downtown Boston at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza for five days of dynamic programming, fascinating research, and entertaining activities.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your research and inspire the medical toxicology community! The ACMT Research Committee welcomes all types of original research of interest to medical toxicologists and their patients.
ACMT Psychedelics Seminar
October 10 & 17 | 10 am - 5 pm ET
Join us this October for our new 2025 ACMT Psychedelics Seminar! This exciting 2-day virtual seminar explores the evolving science, clinical applications, and complex realities of psychedelics. The course will provide a comprehensive foundation in the pharmacology, toxicology, and therapeutic uses of psychedelics, while critically examining their place in today’s healthcare landscape.
Member News
ACMT's 2026 Career Achievement Award
Congratulations to Charles A. McKay Jr., MD, FACMT
Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
With decades of dedication as a clinician, educator, and leader in the field, Dr. McKay has advanced both patient care and medical toxicology as a whole.
The ACMT Career Achievement Award honors an ACMT member who has made extraordinary contributions to the field of medical toxicology. This award will be presented to Dr. McKay at ACMT's Annual Scientific Meeting, which will take place on March 20-22, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Watson on his Tufts CTSI K12 Translational Science Career Development Award!
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Watson for being awarded a Tufts CTSI K12 Translational Science Career Development Award! This prestigious award supports early-stage investigators in advancing innovative translational research.
His project will focus on understanding post-discharge emergency care for uncomplicated alcohol withdrawal, including the use of transdermal alcohol sensors to support patient care.
Congratulations to Dr. Goldfine for her NIDA K23!
A big congratulations to Dr. Charlotte Goldfine (ANTIDOTE Institute Cohort 5) on receiving a prestigious K23 award from NIDA!
Her project will test an innovative digital pill system paired with CBT-based support to improve adherence to acamprosate, the leading medication for alcohol use disorder in individuals with alcohol-associated liver disease. This groundbreaking work has the potential to transform treatment outcomes for high-risk populations and set the stage for scalable digital health interventions across other pressing conditions.
Congratulations to Dr. Peter Chai for his NIH/NIDA R34!
Congratulations to Dr. Peter Chai (ANTIDOTE Institute co-chair) on his NIH R34 grant for Harmonized Healing: Personalized Music Interventions to Address Chronic Pain in People Living with HIV.
This project will pilot a personalized, app-based music program to improve pain and mood, building on preliminary evidence that music can reduce distress. The grant will support feasibility testing and protocol development to prepare for a larger clinical trial.
Congratulations to Dr. Jacob Lebin on his Recent Publications!
We’re proud to recognize Dr. Jacob Lebin (ANTIDOTE Institute Cohort 4) for publishing two manuscripts from his project work. His research explores treatment approaches for alcohol withdrawal and prescribing practices for alcohol use disorder in the emergency department:
Comparative Dose Response of Diazepam, Lorazepam, and Phenobarbital for Alcohol Withdrawal in the Emergency Department — Annals of Pharmacotherapy | READ HERE
Predictors of Naltrexone Prescribing for Alcohol Use Disorder from the Emergency Department — Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research | READ HERE
If you would like your research or publications to be featured in our monthly newsletter, please reach out to communications@acmt.net!
It was great to see you at NACCT 2025!
ACMT’s ToxIC team traveled to the Windy City—Chicago, IL—for the 2025 North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT) Annual Meeting.
ToxIC was excited to showcase its latest work, presenting 12 scientific posters featuring new findings from the Real-world Examination of Naloxone for Drug Overdose Reversal (RENDOR) Study, the Core Registry, and the North American Snakebite Registry (NASBR).
Education & Events
National Case Conference Webinar
Thursday, October 16 | 1-2 pm ET
ACMT's National Case Conference (NCC) is a monthly webinar for ACMT members that features interesting cases seen by medical toxicologists nationwide. This interactive webinar provides a dynamic platform for learning, collaboration, and sharing insights on case management and emerging clinical challenges in the field.
Med Tox in Industry Webinar:
"One Health: People, Animals and the Environment, Indivisible"
Thursday, October 23 | 2 - 3 pm ET
In partnership with Bayer as part of the Medical Toxicology in Industry Rotation Program, we are pleased to feature Dr. Sandra James-Yi presenting "One Health: People, Animals and the Environment, Indivisible." This session will explore the critical role veterinarians play in safeguarding public health and food safety through veterinary toxicology, emphasizing the identification and impact of toxicants that threaten animals, humans, and the environment. Registration is open to all.
ToxIC Research Seminar:
Design, Analyze, Discover: A Deep Dive into the Core Registry – Part II
Thursday, October 30 | 1 pm ET (New Time!)
ToxIC’s Dr. Rachel Culbreth and Dr. Alyssa Falise will lead this session, which builds on Part I of the series, exploring additional data analysis techniques relevant to the ToxIC Core Registry. Participants will learn practical approaches using SPSS, along with best practices for data analysis and interpretation.
Missed Part I? Don’t worry—the ToxIC Research Seminar Series is available on-demand! Click the button to learn more about developing a research question and conducting data analyses with the Core Registry.
ON-DEMAND
Recording: 2023 Seminar in Forensic Toxicology
Expanding Worlds of Cannabinoids & Polydrug Exposures
Last Chance for Continuing Education Credits
Featuring 21 expert-led lectures from the 2023 live seminar, this on-demand program covers cannabis and alternative cannabinoid impairment, medical-legal death investigations, and polydrug exposures including fentanyl, xylazine, and benzodiazepines.
Don’t miss your final opportunity to register for this on-demand webinar presented by ACMT and the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE). Registration closes October 16, 2025, and you’ll have 90 days to complete the self-paced course and claim up to 12.0 CME credits. Registration includes access to all recordings and speaker slides, giving you the flexibility to learn at your own pace. Elevate your professional growth in forensic toxicology today!
Opportunities & Deadlines
Med Tox Job Listings
If you are interested in posting to this board, please fill out the post request form.
Questions? Contact us at info@acmt.net
Assistant Professor Term Emergency Medicine, Toxicology – University of Louisville School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Toxicology, Emergency Medicine – McGovern Medical School
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine – Washington University in St. Louis
Medical Toxicologist / Emergency Medicine Physician – Prisma Health
Medical Toxicologist / Emergency Medicine Physician – Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health
Residents and Students: Apply for Travel Awards to Attend #ACMT2026
Application Deadline: Monday, October 13
