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Annotation:This one-hour, 21-minute webinar, part of the COVID-19 webinar series, features speakers from the front lines who discuss personal protective equipment in addiction treatment settings; toxicological exposure data, trends, and public health response of poison centers with COVID-19 hotlines; and updates from the front lines in Newark, New Jersey, and London....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This one-hour, 18-minute webinar, part of the Medical and Public Health Considerations of COVID-19 series, discusses regulations, guidance, and hazard assessment of different kinds of personal protective equipment (PPE); and reports from the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tehran, Iran, and New Orleans, Louisiana....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This one-hour, 22-minute webinar, part of the Medical and Public Health Considerations of COVID-19 webinar series, was presented for participants to understand role of ACE2 (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2) and ARBs (angiotensin-receptor blockers) in SARS-CoV2 (nCoV19) viral entry, understand the impact of NSAIDS (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) on ACE, and discuss the roles NSAIDS may play in COVID19 severity. Speakers also discuss Remdesivir's pertinence to COVID-19, and updates from the pandemic's front lines....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This 54-minute webinar, part of the Medical and Public Health Considerations of COVID-19 webinar series, explores ways in which medical toxicologists who have a bedside service may be able to start to utilize conventional and non-conventional ways of providing medical toxicology consultations through telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This one-hour, three-minute webinar, part of the Medical and Public Health Considerations of COVID-19 webinar series, features leading medical toxicologists and experts in the care of poisoned patients who discuss the use of, and potential adverse effects with, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as physicians consider these therapies to treat patients with COVID-19; the current use of these drugs for COVID-19 in France; and the potential adverse effects when used for therapeutic purposes, in excessive doses, and in overdose....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American College of Medical Toxicology is collaborating with national and international partner societies, as well as members of the Global Clinical Toxicology Community, to offer periodic web-based presentations, panel discussions, and briefings. The goal of these web-based communications is to provide timely, critical, and science-practice-based information to those who are part of the global response to this pandemic and caring for COVID-19 patients....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This awareness-level training course, presented in 12 webinars, addresses the medical and psychological impact of industrial chemicals used as terrorist weapons. Webinars started in May 2015 and will continue through April 2016. Module topics are Making Sense of Toxicology; Why Toxic Industrial Chemicals?; Inhalation of Toxic Industrial Gases; Agricultural Chemicals of Concern; Cyanide and Fumigants; Psychological Consequences of Mass Exposure/Risk Communication; Neurotoxins; Water, Food, and Medications as Vectors; Delayed-Onset Toxins; Post-Event Medical Monitoring; and Tabletop Exercise....[See more] [See less]