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Earn
continuing medical education (CME) credit
while learning about environmental health
topics. This page includes slide
presentations, case studies, and modules
that have been configured for Internet
delivery. Please see below for a complete
list of offerings from ACPM and others.
Slide
Presentations, Case Studies and Modules
Asthma (2
modules)
Benzene
Toxicity
Exposure
History
Lead Toxicity
Pediatric Environmental Health (2)
Pediatric
Toxicology
Radiation
Exposure (2 modules)
Radon Toxicity
Waterborne Disease
CME
Directories
TrainingFinder.org
Case Studies in Environmental Medicine
Professional Learning Center
Slide
Presentations, Case Studies and Modules
Recognizing
Waterborne Disease and the Health Effects
of Water Pollution: A Physician On-line
Reference Guide
Description:
This peer-reviewed educational resource is
designed to assist practicing physicians
in recognizing, managing, and preventing
waterborne disease and the health effects
of water pollution in their patients. It
also provides a detailed review of the
repository of terrorism preparedness
information and emergency response
resources available to practicing
physicians and local health care providers
in the event of intentional chemical or
biological contamination of water.
Features: Up to 22 AMA Category 1 CME
credits available chapter-by-chapter.
Taking
an Exposure History: Case Studies in
Environmental Medicine
Description: A case study developed
by the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry to increase the primary
care provider's knowledge of hazardous
substances in the environment and to aid
in the evaluation of potentially exposed
patients.
Features: Information on
toxicants in the home, provides a sample
exposure history form, and explains the
process and importance of taking an
exposure history.
Radiation Exposure From Iodine 131: Case
Studies in Environmental Medicine
Description: A case study developed
by the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry provides health care
professionals with information and tools
to aid in the evaluation of patients
potentially exposed to radiation from
iodine 131 (I-131).
Features: Information on major
sources of I-131 in the environment, major
routes of human exposure, important
actions to take if an environmental
release of I-131 occurs, and more.
Thyroid Disease Management and Radiation
Exposure
Description: This 2.0 hour session, sponsored by the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR), provides a
thorough review of thyroid disease and its
relationship to radiation exposure,
particularly to releases of Iodine 131
from nuclear facilities.
Features:
Experts discussing thyroid
disease—including its types, symptoms,
diagnoses, and treatments; the background,
methods, and results of the Hanford
Thyroid Disease Study; an overview of the
new ATSDR Case Study in Environmental
Medicine on Iodine 131; and questions and
answers from the audience.
Benzene
Toxicity: Case Studies in
Environmental Medicine
Description: A case study
developed by the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry to
increase the primary care provider's
knowledge of hazardous substances,
including benzene, in the environment and
to aid in the evaluation of potentially
exposed patients.
Features: Information on
benzene exposure pathways, physiologic
effects, clinical evaluation, and
treatment and management.
Lead
Toxicity: Case Studies in
Environmental Medicine
Description: A case
study developed by the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry to
increase the primary care provider's
knowledge of hazardous substances,
including lead, in the environment and to
aid in the evaluation of potentially
exposed patients.
Features: Information on exposure
pathways of lead, physiologic effects,
clinical evaluation, laboratory
evaluation, and treatment and management.
Radon
Toxicity: Case Studies in
Environmental Medicine
Description: A case study
developed by the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry to
increase the primary care provider's
knowledge of hazardous substances,
including radon, in the environment and to
aid in the evaluation of potentially
exposed patients.
Features: Information on
radon exposure pathways, physiologic
effects, clinical evaluation, and
treatment and management. Also
includes information on radon detection
and abatement.
Pediatric
Environmental Health: Case Studies in
Environmental Medicine
Description: A
case study developed by the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to
increase the knowledge of health care
providers, especially pediatricians, of
the special susceptibilities of children
to hazardous substances in the environment
and to aid in their evaluation of
potentially exposed patients.
Features: Information on how and
why children differ from adults in their
susceptibility to environmental hazards,
how to apply the knowledge of
environmental medicine in the evaluation
of well and sick children, identifying
parental occupation and hobbies as a part
of the environmental history, and
identifying additional sources of
environmental health information.
Case Studies in Environmental Medicine:
Pediatric Environmental Health;
Environmental Triggers of Asthma
Description:
A 90-minute session developed by the
American College of Preventive Medicine
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry that provides an overview
of pediatric environmental health and
environmental triggers of asthma.
Features: Presentations given
during a session at the Preventive
Medicine 2003 conference, held February
19-23, 2003 in San Diego, California.
Pediatric
Toxicology
Description: An interactive
case study that emphasizes the public
health aspects of pediatric environmental
illness. The cases are intended for
providers involved in the care of children
as well as public health practitioners and
other health care providers with an
interest in environmental health and
medicine. This case study is offered
by the School of Public Health at the
University of Illinois at Chicago, Great
Lakes Center for Children's Environmental
Health.
Features: Information
regarding the diagnosis and management of
environmental illness is presented within
the context of a clinical scenario.
Asthma Prevention in Children
Description:
This session, sponsored by the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
presents the findings of a systematic
evidence review on asthma prevention and
reviews the key elements of ACPM’s draft
asthma prevention practice guidelines for
clinicians, focusing on environmental and
other preventive measures.
Features:
The authors of the guidelines discuss
their systematic review of scientific
evidence and their practice experience
gained in a community-based project in
California. The basic elements of a
separate set of consumer guidelines that
support environmental and clinical
prevention of asthma among young children
are also discussed. Clinical and
environmental experts provide reaction and
comments to the guidelines as part of a
discussion among session attendees.
Environmental
Triggers of Asthma: Case Studies in
Environmental Medicine
Description: A
case study developed by the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to
increase the primary care provider's
knowledge of hazardous substances in the
environment, including those that trigger
asthma, and to aid in the evaluation of
potentially exposed patients.
Features: Information on various
environmental factors that trigger asthma
exacerbations, interventions available to
mitigate environmental factors in
triggering asthma, sources of information
on the impact of environmental factors on
patients with asthma, and sources of
information on asthma management.
CME
Directories
TrainingFinder.org
is an online distance learning
clearinghouse where public health
professionals of all disciplines can
search the comprehensive database of
distance learning opportunities. TrainingFinder.org
is a free service provided by the Public
Health Foundation.
Example: EnviroRisk
is a case based, problem solving program
in environmental risk assessment and risk
communication.
Case
Studies in Environmental Medicine
is a series of self-instructional
publications designed to increase the
primary care provider's knowledge of
hazardous substances in the environment
and to aid in the evaluation of
potentially exposed patients.
Continuing medical education credit units
are offered by the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry in support
of this series free of charge.
Professional
Learning Center is a resource for
CME courses. Search a comprehensive
database of CME offerings, conduct
full-text searches of a multitude of
content resources, and earn CME credit by
reading selected articles from journals.
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