Curious Clinicians - Wherefore Iodine?
Podcast
0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ ...Faculty
OVERVIEW
Curious Clinicians - Wherefore Iodine? is organized by VCU Health Continuing Education.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 11:00 AM - Thursday, December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM
Description:
Chernobyl. Even those who don’t actually know where it is or what happened there use the word as a metaphor for catastrophe and irrevocable destruction. At 1:23 in the morning on April 26, 1986, in the northern Ukranian city of Pripyat, a nuclear power plant called Chernobyl exploded and sent an enormous radioactive plume into the atmosphere, spreading radiation for hundreds of miles. You may be wondering why we’re discussing a famous disaster on a medical podcast. As the radiation spread, one of the first public health actions taken was to distribute iodine tablets and solutions to people in its path. Why did they do this?
Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
- Recognize that radioactive iodine-131 was one of the isotopes released from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986.
- Recognize that one of the first public health responses involved mass distribution of iodine pills.
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
Credits:
Accreditation:
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Curious Clinicians and VCU Health Continuing Education. VCU Health Continuing Education 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.
VCU Health Continuing Education designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
TARGET AUDIENCE
PhysicianPhysician AssistantSPECIALITIES
Medical Education
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