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Access the Digital Archive
of the Audio Conference and Slide Presentation


CME Available!

Live Event was Held:
Wednesday, May 12, 2004

 FEATURED SPEAKER:


Biography
 

Ruth A. Etzel, MD, PhD, FACPM

Founding Editor, American Academy of Pediatrics’

Pediatric Environmental Health

Disclosure: Dr. Etzel has disclosed that she does not have any significant financial or other relationship with the manufacturer of any commercial product or device that she will discuss during her presentation.  


MODERATOR:
 


Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD, FACPM

Professor of Public Health and Chair
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Drexel University School of Public Health


DIGITAL ARCHIVE:

Access the audio conference and view the slide presentation that complements it. The slide presentation is provided as supplemental information and addresses more information than is covered during the audio conference.

CLICK HERE to access the slides and digital archive of the PEH audio conference.

At  the "Already have an Xdrive?" prompt enter the following information, then click "Login":

E-mail address: PEH@acpm.org
Password: health

Once logged in, you may "Right Click > Save" the slideshow presentation or the .pdf version of handouts.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand why the unique physiology and behavior of infants, children, and adolescents render them susceptible to environmental hazards
  2. Know the potential routes of exposure to environmental hazards (ingestion, absorption, and inhalation)
  3. Understand why variations in susceptibility occur with different developmental stages
  4. Know how to take a pediatric environmental exposure history

Description:

The American College of Preventive Medicine invites you to access the archive of the audio conference with one of the nation’s leading pediatric environmental health experts.  You can obtain continuing medical education (CME) credit for accessing the archived audio conference.

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Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit:

The American College of Preventive Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ACPM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

CME Request Form (.pdf)

Please contact us if you have questions:

American College of Preventive Medicine
1307 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-466-2044 ext. 107
Fax: 202-466-2662
Email: jkb@acpm.org

Sponsor:

ACPM developed the “Pediatric Environmental Health” teleconference with support from the National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, a CDC consolidated agency.