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This half-day training will:
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Introduce participants to the Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit, a new clinical
resource that has been endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics;
- Provide free Toolkit materials for providers including pocket references and guidance cards;
- Include attractive patient education materials, including "Prescription for Prevention" slips and magnets.
About the Training:
Focuses on the relationship between environmental exposures and children’s health and clinical use of the Toolkit.
Sessions presented by physician experts
in environmental health include:
- The identification of routes of
exposure to common toxic chemicals and substances including metals (mercury,
lead, arsenic), solvents, pesticides, and persistent
organic compounds such as PCBs;
- links between these toxic chemicals
and health effects;
- Anticipatory guidance keyed to
well-child visits;
- Patient communications on
environmental health issues;
- Key concepts on the
unique vulnerabilities of children.
Attendees will commit to training 5 colleagues
and using the Toolkit in
their practice for 3
months.
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Co-sponsored by:
Greater Boston Physicians for Social
Responsibility, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Massachusetts Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics and Boston University Superfund
Basic Research Program.
Registration:
Space is limited, so register soon to save your spot. Please only register if you are certain you can attend.
To register, please send an email to
psrmabo@igc.org with the following information: Name, specialty, address, email and telephone number.
Continuing Education Credits:
Continuing Medical Education
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 4 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed credit, not as Category 1.
Nursing CEUs
Attendance at this training meets the criteria for Contact Hours for relicensure.
Lawrence General Hospital in conveniently located right off route
495. Plenty of free parking is
available.
Questions Please call 617-497-7440 or send an e-mail to psrmabo@igc.org
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For physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners