The goals and objectives above will be accomplished during this four-week rotation by working directly with the toxicology faculty physician and fellows. This includes, doing bedside consults, participating in rounds and lectures, and preparing toxicology presentations
Educational objectives:
Provide a well-rounded experience in medical toxicology. This will be accomplished by providing the opportunity for bedside clinical evaluation and educational didactic lectures.
The goals and objectives of the medical toxicology elective are to:
1. Learn the application of basic sciences, especially pharmacology and receptor physiology, in the recognition and management of various toxidromes.
2. Apply knowledge to teach medical toxicology to clinicians and learners from other services by discussing consultant recommendations and presenting a lecture at the end of the monthly rotation.
3. Demonstrate appropriate knowledge and skills in recognizing typical presentations of common and life-threatening toxicologic problems.
4. Demonstrate appropriate knowledge and skills in recognizing typical presentations of common and life-threatening toxicologic problems.
5. Demonstrate appropriate knowledge and skills in differential diagnoses of toxic syndromes and treatment of common and lifethreatenin toxicology problems.
6. Demonstrate appropriate knowledge and skills in ordering diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on poisoned patients.
7. Demonstrate appropriate knowledge and understanding of antidotes used in management of poisonings.
8. Demonstrate a basic understanding of important toxicokinetic and pharmacokinetic concepts.
9. Demonstrate understanding of the contents, uses and limitations of commonly used toxicology reference materials including Poisindex, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies, and UpToDate..
10. Demonstrate proficiency at performing literature searches. The rotator will frequently be assigned medical toxicology questions/issues and will be expected to search the literature to come up with answers to the problem.
11. Demonstrate proficiency with electronic information databases that can be essential to the solution of toxicologic problems. The rotator will be introduced to the poisondex database and will utilize the poison center's electronic medical record during their rotation.
Final evaluation will be based on attendance, participation, quality of presentations made by student, and knowledge of clinical toxicology demonstrated in group discussions.
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