AACT Section Webinar: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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Location:
Virtual

Cost:
AACT Members – Complimentary
Non-members – $20

Title:
Keeping Up With the Novichoks: Newer Chemical WMD Threats and the Status of Field Planning and Response

Description:
This webinar will review Chemical WMD agents, historical events, and specifically the 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation nerve agents, highlighting advances of 4th generation agents and the associated threats. Event planning and response updates including Primary Response Incident Scene Management (PRISM) and other new decontamination strategies will be presented as well as detection device capabilities. In addition, interagency coordination will be discussed. The session will inform toxicologists of current community in-field planning and response, and better prepare them for subsequent hospital-based care of chemical WMD and other hazmat casualties.

Presenters:
Mark Zilch, FF, EMT-B, Hazmat Technician
Commander of Homeland Security, Chicago Fire Department 

Moderator:
Christina Hantsch, MD, FACEP, FAACT, DFACMT
Medical Director, UPMC Health Plan 

American Academy of Clinical Toxicology
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
August 4, 2026
Online

Acknowledgement of Financial Commercial Support
No financial commercial support was received for this educational activity.

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. Partial credit of individual sessions 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.

Joint Accreditation Statement
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.
Amedco Joint Accreditation Provider Number: 4008163
Professions in scope for this activity are listed below.

Physicians
Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacists & Pharmacy Technicians
Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 knowledge-based CPE contact hours.

UAN JA4008163-9999-26-190-L99-P | UAN JA4008163-9999-26-190-L99-T

NOTE to Pharmacists:
The only official Statement of Credit is the one you pull from CPE Monitor. You must request your certificate within 45 days of your participation in the activity to meet the deadline for submission to CPE Monitor. Credits are generally reported during the first week of each month for those who claimed during the month prior.