Release Date: 09/20/2022
Expiration Date: 09/20/2023
Learner Notification
*Please note that you must complete the Post Webinar Evaluation (link below) to receive CE credit.
Speakers
Sing-Yi Feng, MD
Associate Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships
Alex Harding, MD
Director of Medical Toxicology, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships
Moderator
Adam Blumenberg, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at CUMC
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships
Organizer
Shawn M. Varney, MD, FAACT, FACEP, FACMT
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, South Texas Poison Center
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships
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 two topics, 1. Toxicology in the History of Music and 2. The history of Gloria Ramirez medical care. The speakers will discuss how recreational drugs and overdoses have influenced the history of music, and how vague symptoms potentially for a poisonous source may be diagnosed or misdiagnosed, and their consequences.
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. 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 the activity to meet the deadline for submission to CPE Monitor.
Objectives – After attending this program you should be able to:
- Identify various means of intoxication throughout the history of music.
- Understand the controversies surrounding deaths of famous musicians and composers.
- Understand the mechanisms of demise of various famous musicians and composers.
- Understand the motivation behind naturopathic therapy from a patient perspective.
- Describe the thought process in understanding the etiology of a poisoning event when the toxin is initially unknown.
- Draw parallels between true poisoning events and potential mass hysterias as it pertains to fentanyl exposures in the news.
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.
Enduring UAN: JA4008163-9999-22-041-H04-P