Occupational
& Environmental
Tox Boot Camp

April 3, 2025
Fairmont Hotel
Vancouver, Canada

#ACMT2025
Important Dates

 Accepting Abstracts
September 1 – November 15, 2024

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December 4, 2024

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January 10, 2025

Open Mic Competition Deadline
January 10, 2025

Early-Bird Registration Deadline
February 21, 2025

Main Conference

Occupational & Environmental Tox Boot Camp

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Join the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) on Thursday, April 3, 2025 for the Occupational & Environmental Tox Boot Camp at the Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver, Canada.

This in-person full-day symposium aims to address a crucial gap in toxicology education by focusing on occupational and environmental toxicology. Led by expert medical toxicologists who are also certified in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM), the boot camp targets practicing toxicologists, recent grads, fellows in training, and others interested in occupational and environmental toxicology seeking to enhance their knowledge in this field. Through a comprehensive curriculum, attendees will delve into a variety of topics with emphasis on regulatory toxicology, risk assessment, pulmonary toxicology, and reproductive toxicology. Additional topics will include: irritant gasses, organic pollutants, and heavy metals.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Develop expertise in workplace safety, environmental health, and regulatory compliance.
  2. Define principles of regulatory toxicology. 
  3. Identify and manage occupational and environmental toxic exposures.

Speakers: All sessions are led by specialists who are dually board-certified in both Medical Toxicology and Occupational Medicine.

Continuing Education: Continuing Medical Education (CME), Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) and Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits are available for this activity. It is expected that learners will receive up to 7.00 credits for learning and change.

Agenda

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8:00 AM – 8:15 AMWelcome & Opening Remarks
8:15 AM – 8:45 AMIntroduction to Regulatory ToxicologyMichael Holland, MD, FACMT, FAACT, FEACCT, FACOEM, FACEP, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
8:45 AM – 9:15 AMIntroduction to Environmental ToxicologyJohn Downs, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
9:15 – 9:45 AMGeneral Causation, Risk Assessment, and Risk CommunicationDavid J. Vearrier, MD, MPH, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Madison, MS
9:45 – 10:15 AMOccupational DermatologyBeth Baker, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACMT, OEM Academic Director, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
10:15 – 10:30 AMBreak (15 min)
10:30 – 11:00 AMOccupational CancerStephen W. Borron, MD, MPH, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso; Medical Toxicology Division Chief, Medical Director, West Texas Regional Poison Control Center; Director,
11:00 – 11:30 AMPulmonary ToxicologyMichael Holland, MD, FACMT, FAACT, FEACCT, FACOEM, FACEP, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
11:30 – 12:00 PMAsphyxiant GasesJohn G. Benitez, MD, MPH, Retired Medical Director of Emergency Preparedness and Environmental Epidemiology, TN Dept of Health, Nashville, TN
12:00 – 1:30 PMLunch Break (90 min)
1:30 – 2:00 PMIrritant GasesStephen W. Borron, MD, MPH, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso; Medical Toxicology Division Chief, Medical Director, West Texas Regional Poison Control Center; Director, Southwest Center for Pediatric Environmental Health, El Paso, TX
2:00 – 2:30 PMMiscellaneous Chemicals ToxicologyDavid J. Vearrier, MD, MPH, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
2:30 – 3:00 PMPersistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)John Downs, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
3:00 – 3:30 PMMetals Toxicology I: Traditional “Heavy Metals”​Michael J. Kosnett, MD, MPH, FACMT​, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO
3:30 – 3:45 PMBreak (15 min)
3:45 – 4:15 PMReproductive ToxicologyBeth Baker, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACMT, OEM Academic Director, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
4:15 – 4:45 PMPesticides, Herbicides, and FumigantsJohn G. Benitez, MD, MPH, Retired Medical Director of Emergency Preparedness and Environmental Epidemiology, TN Dept of Health, Nashville, TN
4:45 – 5:15 PMMetals Toxicology II: Other​Michael J. Kosnett, MD, MPH, FACMT​, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO
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