The CME Academy

THE CME ACADEMY ‘22

TOXICOLOGY: 

POISONING; OVERDOSES; TOXIDROMES; ANTIDOTES; AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

The CME Academy is a premium medical education initiative dedicated for continuous medical education for medical officers and house-officers. Slots will be opened for interested physician assistants, nurses, and foreign-trained graduates in transit.  

Target Audience: Medical Officers, House Officers, Physician Assistants

Time: 9:00am – 12:00noon

Days: Saturdays only

Duration: 4 weeks

Cohort: 1

Module 1 – General Principles of Poisoning Management

Systematic Assessment and Supportive Measures (ABCDE)

Decontamination and Elimination of Poisons

Poison Antidotes and their administration

Psych Assessment of a poisoning patient

Module 2 – Toxidromes (Causative Agent; Pathophysiology; Clinical Features; Treatment)

Sympathomimetic toxidromes

Cholinergic toxidromes

Anti-cholinergic toxidromes

Opiate toxidromes

Module 3 – Diagnostic and Management Approach to Commonly Ingested Poisons in Ghana

Adult Poisoning – Sources, Diagnosis and Management of Organophosphate poisoning; Opioids and other party/recreational drugs; 

Common Medications: Paracetamol, Salicylates, Tricyclic poisoning 

Important Labs for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management/Monitoring

Pediatric Poisoning – Common causes, diagnosis and management (caustic soda; kerosene; medications e.t.c.)

Alcohol Withdrawal – Diagnosis and Management

Virtual Simulation on Toxicology