
UVA Med Tox
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From the Division of Medical Toxicology and Fellowship at the University of Virginia. Tweets are not medical advice.
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https://med.virginia.edu/toxicology/ 14-05-2015 19:51:10
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Great morning presentation to the UVA EM Residency residents and faculty by our 2nd year fellow Jenny Ross!




Tox on the day! 7 November 1867. Birth of Marie Curie. Trailblazer, genius! 1st woman to win The Nobel Prize; twice; in Physics & Chemistry! Discovered 2 elements, polonium & radium, both extremely toxic! #toxontheday iconbooks.com/ib-title/half-… @lucyjanesantos_ Women In Toxicology



Busy week for our fellows! A hike with plant and mushroom identification and wilderness survival skills and advanced hazmat life support provider and instructor courses with Advanced Hazmat Life Support !


The fellows and rotators have enjoyed the past two days at the Chemical and Radiological Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism course! Thanks, American College of Medical Toxicology , Ziad Kazzi, MD, FACMT, FAACT, FAAEM, FACEP , Paul Wax, MD , and others!


Great presentation about radiation emergencies given to the UVA EM Residency residents and faculty by one of our first year fellows @AFrey1776!



Another great lecture to the UVA EM Residency residents and faculty by one of our first year fellows @AveryMichienzi! She discussed several common overdoses encountered in the ED!


Great lecture by our Blue Ridge Poison Ct education coordinator Kristin Wenger about The Poisoning Prevention Packaging Act and child resistant drug packaging! Thank you, Kristin!



Yesterday the UVA Division of Medical Toxicology had the pleasure of welcoming Mr. Tom Neer, the retired agent of the FBI who investigated the poisonings by Dr. Michael Swango, subject of the book #BlindEye! #MedTox #Toxicology David Schaffer


U.S. poison centers are increasingly managing complex cases. An analysis of 15-years of data from the National Poison Data System showed worsening severity of outcomes in adult and pediatric cases. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Clinical Toxicology America's Poison Centers UVA Health Ritajfarah