TOX: Toxicology Conference by CAEP (Sep, 2018)

TOX: Toxicology Conference is organized by Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) / Association Canadienne des medecins durgence (ACMU) and will be held on Sep 21, 2018 at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 14 credits.

Toxicology Credit information:
• CFPC (with pre/post activity) - MAINPRO+: Up to 14 credits
• RCPSC - Section 1: Up to 7 hours

Conference Description :
Overdoses and poisonings are sometimes familiar and sometimes frightening and are a small but important part of the practice of emergency medicine. Toxicology will focus on the interesting world of poisons, their nature, effects, and antidotes.

Conference Objectives are :
By the end of this program, the learner will be able to:
• For apparently benign intoxications, not underestimate or miss the serious cases; and, not over treat the truly benign cases
• Use a systematic approach to a patient presenting with coma of unknown cause
• Look for physical signs that define and identify the toxidrome
• Use a systematic approach to treat an agitated/delirious patient to identify those with a toxic etiology
• Enhance elimination of toxins using appropriate methods
• Decontaminate the patient appropriately
• For a patient presenting with metabolic acidosis, come up with differential diagnosis and investigate to make a definite diagnosis
• Use antidotes appropriately
• Deal with the patient who refuses treatment while respecting their rights
• Use laboratory and other tests efficiently
• Look for and recognize difficult/serious intoxications that commonly kill, and manage them aggressively
• Modify your approach to pediatric intoxications by taking into account specific pediatric issues

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.