Expiration Date: 12/17/2025
Learner Notification
*Please note that you must complete the Post Webinar Evaluation (link below) to receive CE credit.
Speakers
Abigail Kerns
Assistant Professor
University of Virginia Dept of Emergency Medicine and Division of Toxicology
Simon Ostrowski
Medical Toxicology Fellow, Emergency Medicine Attending
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Joseph Clemons
Associate Medical Director | Nebraska Poison Center, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine | UNMC
Nebraska Poison Center, University of Nebraska
Moderator:
Adam Blumenberg, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Columbia University Medical Center
Organizer
David Vearrier, MD, MPH
Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Description
Toxicology history is fun, fascinating, and educational. Numerous experiences, poisonings, and catastrophes have occurred throughout history that teach us valuable lessons. Today’s webinar will cover three major topics in the history of toxicology.
Acknowledgement of In-Kind Commercial Support
No in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.
Satisfactory Completion
Learners must complete an evaluation form to receive a certificate of completion. You must participate in the entire webinar as partial credit is not available. If you are seeking continuing education credit for a specialty not listed below, it is your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification board to determine course eligibility for your licensing/certification requirement.
Physicians and Pharmacists
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and American Academy of Clinical Toxicology. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statement – Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM for physicians and 1 knowledge-based contact hours for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NOTE to Pharmacists: The only official Statement of Credit is the one you pull from CPE Monitor. You must request
your certificate within 30 days of your participation in the activity to meet the deadline for submission to CPE
Monitor. Credits are generally reported during the first week of each month for those who claimed during the month prior.
Objectives - After attending this program you should be able to:
- Review history of Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster.
- Understand the historical events related to the December 2, 1943 bombing of Bari, Italy and the subsequent medical
care and related investigation. - Understand the role of psychoactive and deliriant plants in historical witchcraft and lycanthropy confessions.
Disclosure of Conflict of Interest
The following table of disclosure information is provided to learners and contains the relevant financial relationships that each individual in a position to control the content disclosed to Amedco.