Congress Satellite Courses

Hosted by the European Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (EuSEM) and The European Master in Disaster Medicine (EMDM),

The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) and The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Present

Chemical Agents of Terrorism & Mass Destruction: Emergency Preparedness and Response

Workshop Chairs:

• Paula A. Burgess, MD, MPH, FACEP
  The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
• Prof. Michel Debacker, Chair, Executive Committee, EMDM
  The European Master in Disaster Medicine (EMDM)

09:00 - 09:30 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Prof. Herman Delooz, President, EuSEM
  The European Society for Emergency Medicine (EuSEM)
• Prof. Michel Debacker, Chair, Executive Committee, EMDM
  The European Master in Disaster Medicine (EMDM)
• Paula A. Burgess, MD, MPH, FACEP
  Medical Officer, Emergency Response, ATSDR, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
• Erik Auf der Heide, MD, MPH, FACEP
  Disaster Planning and Training Specialist, ATSDR, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
• Michael Kosnett, MD, MPH, FACMT, President, ACMT
  The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT)

09:30 - 10:20 am:
Toxic Warfare: Looking Beyond Conventional Chemical Weapons

• Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
  American College of Medical Toxicology
  Director, Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program
  Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
  ACMT- ATSDR Network Program Supervisor
  Regional Director of ACMT-ATSDR Network for Regions 9 & 10

10:20 am - 11:10 am
The Clinical Neuro-Toxicology of Chemical Terrorism

• Lewis Nelson, MD, FACMT
  American College of Medical Toxicology
  Director, Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program
  New York City Poison Control Center
  New York University, New York, NY, USA
  Regional Director for ACMT-ATSDR Network for Region 1 & 2

11:10 am - 11:30 am: Break

11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Toxic Gases in your Community

• Edward Cetaruk, MD
  American College of Medical Toxicology
  University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
  Regional Director of ACMT-ATSDR Network for Regions 6, 7 & 8

12:20 pm - 1:00 pm:
The Truth about Cyanide

• Steve Curry, MD, FACMT
  American College of Medical Toxicology
  Chairman, Department of Medical Toxicology
  Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch Break

1:30 pm - 2:20 pm:
Food and Water as Vehicles for Chemical Terrorism

• Erica Liebelt, MD, FACMT
  American College of Medical Toxicology
  Geisinger Medical Center, Dansville, Pennsylvania USA
  Regional Director of ACMT-ATSDR Network for Region 4
  

• Curtis Snook, MD, FACMT
  American College of Medical Toxicology
  Director, Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program
  University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio USA
  Regional Director for ACMT-ATSDR Network for Region 5
  

3.10 pm - 3:45 pm:
The Psychological Impact of Mass Chemical Exposures

• Mark Kirk, MD, FACMT
  American College of Medical Toxicology
  Director, Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program
  University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia USA
  Regional Director for ACMT-ATSDR Network for Region 3

3.45 pm - 4:00 pm: Questions & Wrap-Up