1 hr 17 min

50 Years of Poison!...and a Toxicology Spy Tale with Dr. Jon Cole and Samantha Lee, PharmD Ridgeview Podcast: CME Series

    • Medicine

In this podcast, Dr. Jon Cole - an emergency medicine physician with Hennepin Healthcare and medical director with Minnesota Poison Control Center and Samantha Lee, PharmD - managing director with Minnesota Poison Control Center discuss the poison control system - past and present; along with a disscusion around toxicology - the big, the bad, and the ugly.
Enjoy the podcast.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this podcast, participants should be able to:
Describe the purpose of the Minnesota Poison Control Center, and how it works. Name the most common call types coming into MN Poison Control Center. Summarize the management of toxicological exposures for APAP, bupropion and calcium channel blockers. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation criteria, standards and policies of the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA). Ridgeview is accredited by the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 
CME credit is only offered to Ridgeview Providers & Allied Health staff for this podcast activity. After listening to the podcast, complete and submit the online evaluation form. Upon successful completion of the evaluation, you will be e-mailed a certificate of completion within approximately 2 weeks. You may contact the accredited provider with questions regarding this program at Education@ridgeviewmedical.org.
Click the link below, to complete the activity's evaluation.
CME Evaluation
(**If you are listening to the podcasts through iTunes on your laptop or desktop, it is not possible to link directly with the CME Evaluation for unclear reasons. We are trying to remedy this. You can, however, link to the survey through the Podcasts app on your Apple and other smart devices, as well as through Spotify, Stitcher and other podcast directory apps and on your computer browser at these websites. We apologize for the inconvenience.) 

DISCLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT 
The information provided through this and all Ridgeview podcasts as well as any and all accompanying files, images, videos and documents is/are for CME/CE and other institutional learning and communication purposes only and is/are not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician, healthcare provider or other healthcare personnel relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition; and are property/rights of Ridgeview Medical Center & Clinics.  Any re-reproduction of any of the materials presented would be infringement of copyright laws. 
It is Ridgeview's intent that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts. It is not assumed any potential conflicts will have an adverse impact on these presentations. It remains for the audience to determine whether the speaker’s outside interest may reflect a possible bias, either the exposition or the conclusions presented.
Ridgeview's CME planning committee members and presenter(s) have disclosed they have no significant financial relationship with a pharmaceutical company and have disclosed that no conflict of interest exists with the presentation/educational event.
Thank-you for listening to the podcast.
SHOW NOTES: 
*See the attachment for additional information. 
HISTORY of MN POISON CONTROL CENTER
TOXICOLOGY
Calcium Channel Blockers
- Diltiazem, Verapamil, Amlodipine
- Causes bad distributive shock
- Pulmonary edema is an issue
- Norepinephrine infusion is recommended in setting of shock with high dose insulin simultaneously
- "Red, white and blue" therapy for refractory Ca++ blocker overdose
- Activated charcoal - not for all patients, give if patient not at risk of aspiration for potentially lethal ingestions
Bupropion
- Chemical structure similar to amphetamine and bath salts
- Sympathomimetic effects (tachycardia, agitation, seizures, ult

In this podcast, Dr. Jon Cole - an emergency medicine physician with Hennepin Healthcare and medical director with Minnesota Poison Control Center and Samantha Lee, PharmD - managing director with Minnesota Poison Control Center discuss the poison control system - past and present; along with a disscusion around toxicology - the big, the bad, and the ugly.
Enjoy the podcast.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this podcast, participants should be able to:
Describe the purpose of the Minnesota Poison Control Center, and how it works. Name the most common call types coming into MN Poison Control Center. Summarize the management of toxicological exposures for APAP, bupropion and calcium channel blockers. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation criteria, standards and policies of the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA). Ridgeview is accredited by the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 
CME credit is only offered to Ridgeview Providers & Allied Health staff for this podcast activity. After listening to the podcast, complete and submit the online evaluation form. Upon successful completion of the evaluation, you will be e-mailed a certificate of completion within approximately 2 weeks. You may contact the accredited provider with questions regarding this program at Education@ridgeviewmedical.org.
Click the link below, to complete the activity's evaluation.
CME Evaluation
(**If you are listening to the podcasts through iTunes on your laptop or desktop, it is not possible to link directly with the CME Evaluation for unclear reasons. We are trying to remedy this. You can, however, link to the survey through the Podcasts app on your Apple and other smart devices, as well as through Spotify, Stitcher and other podcast directory apps and on your computer browser at these websites. We apologize for the inconvenience.) 

DISCLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT 
The information provided through this and all Ridgeview podcasts as well as any and all accompanying files, images, videos and documents is/are for CME/CE and other institutional learning and communication purposes only and is/are not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician, healthcare provider or other healthcare personnel relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition; and are property/rights of Ridgeview Medical Center & Clinics.  Any re-reproduction of any of the materials presented would be infringement of copyright laws. 
It is Ridgeview's intent that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts. It is not assumed any potential conflicts will have an adverse impact on these presentations. It remains for the audience to determine whether the speaker’s outside interest may reflect a possible bias, either the exposition or the conclusions presented.
Ridgeview's CME planning committee members and presenter(s) have disclosed they have no significant financial relationship with a pharmaceutical company and have disclosed that no conflict of interest exists with the presentation/educational event.
Thank-you for listening to the podcast.
SHOW NOTES: 
*See the attachment for additional information. 
HISTORY of MN POISON CONTROL CENTER
TOXICOLOGY
Calcium Channel Blockers
- Diltiazem, Verapamil, Amlodipine
- Causes bad distributive shock
- Pulmonary edema is an issue
- Norepinephrine infusion is recommended in setting of shock with high dose insulin simultaneously
- "Red, white and blue" therapy for refractory Ca++ blocker overdose
- Activated charcoal - not for all patients, give if patient not at risk of aspiration for potentially lethal ingestions
Bupropion
- Chemical structure similar to amphetamine and bath salts
- Sympathomimetic effects (tachycardia, agitation, seizures, ult

1 hr 17 min