BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260307T031348EST-3585KzeEz7@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260307T081348Z DESCRIPTION:\n\nEach year\, tens of thousands of North Americans experience intentional and unintentional poisonings and overdoses from both prescrip tion drugs and other widely available chemicals and substances that can re sult in serious illness and even death. To make matters worse\, training f or front-line healthcare professionals is severely lacking as few programs exist at the undergraduate level that can equip practitioners with the re quired knowledge and skills to master the management of the three most imp ortant poisonings. \n \n In order to help remedy this situation\, the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ School of Continuing Studies and the Montreal Medical Toxicology Initiati ve (MMTI) will be hosting a free webinar entitled Solving the Toxicology E ducation Crisis. Led by Dre Sophie Gosselin from 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Emergen cy Medicine\, the Centre Antipoison du Québec and the Hôpital Charles-Lemo yne in Montréal\, Canada\, and Dr. Robert S. Hoffman\, from NYU School of Medicine and New York City Poison Control Centre. Aimed at educators\, hea lthcare professionals or teaching institutions involved with teaching heal th care professional toxicology \, this webinar will explore topics includ ing: \n \n • The current state of toxicology teachings\n • The complexity of the number of toxins treatments\n • Factors which prevents hospital staff f rom making correct and timely diagnoses (and the consequences of late or i ncorrect diagnoses)\n • Why toxicology training for frontline practitioners is critical yet lacking \n \n Finally\, for those interested\, the speakers will present the online\, self-paced training in toxicology for frontline practitioners that was recently launched.\n\nRegister at https://www.mcgi ll.ca/x/Zx7\n DTSTART:20190718T230000Z DTEND:20190719T000000Z SUMMARY:Solving the Toxicology Education Crisis URL:/continuingstudies/channels/event/solving-toxicolo gy-education-crisis-298182 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR