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Learning Objectives
1. Define poison and poisoning, and explain why it is a public health concern in the U.S.
2. Describe the functions of a Poison Control Center.
3. Describe the top five substances most frequently involved in poisonings.
4. Differentiate between household substances expected to cause minimal toxicity in an unintentional exposure, and household substances capable of causing major toxicity in an unintentional exposure.
5. Identify tips for poison prevention and safety.
Meet the author
Carol DesLauriers, Pharm.D., DABAT is a pharmacist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Applied Toxicology.
She serves as the Operations Director of the Illinois Poison Center and is responsible for the day to day operations and for the achievement of its mission of public education, professional education, public health integration, surveillance and research. Dr. DesLauriers serves as a preceptor in Poison Information for several colleges of pharmacy. She serves on various committees such as the Illinois Attorney General Safe Home Coalition, the American Association of Poison Control Centers Accreditation Committee, and the Chicago Department of Public Health Pharmacy Committee.
This module will provide 2.5 contact hours of patient safety continuing pharmacy education credit for pharmacy technicians.
ACPE UAN 0121-0000-15-001-H05-T | Activity Type: Knowledge-based
Release date: January 1, 2015 | Expiration date: January 31, 2017 |