• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  In 2018, U.S. poison control centers responded to more than 2 million calls about human poisonings. Of those, 24% were called in by health care facilities and health care providers. Many providers have little education and knowledge about toxicology and poisonings. As they may be the first to receive questions about poisonings, it's important for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and nurses to be familiar with which drugs have the potential to cause serious toxicity, under what circumstances, and what the response should be. 
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   20138H04_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   20138H04_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Identify first aid recommendations for ingestions, ocular and dermal exposures

  List medications that can cause severe toxicity when 1 or 2 are ingested by children

  List medications that can produce severe toxicity when double doses are taken

  Recognize what health care providers can do to prevent overdoses from occurring

  Pharmacy Technician

  List medications that can cause severe toxicity when 1 or 2 are ingested by children

  Recognize what health care providers can do to prevent overdoses from occurring

  List medications that can produce severe toxicity when double doses are taken

  Identify first aid recommendations for ingestions, ocular and dermal exposures

  Nurse

  List medications that can produce severe toxicity when double doses are taken

  Identify first aid recommendations for ingestions, ocular and dermal exposures

  List medications that can cause severe toxicity when 1 or 2 are ingested by children

  Recognize what health care providers can do to prevent overdoses from occurring

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-800518

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-20-138-H04-P
  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-20-138-H04-T
  Nurse 0798-0000-20-138-H04-N
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Lisa  Booze, PharmD, CSPI Retired Poison Information Specialist, Maryland Poison Center

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