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ForwardPA PQC LEARNING SESSION - toxicology testing - March 20, 2025 - JHF
Session will include information on the differences between validated screenings and toxicology tests for SUD, and members of the healthcare team will learn about the limitations and nuances inherent in toxicology tests and the implications for patients from inequitable toxicology testing practices.
Agenda:
11:00 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. – Welcome – Sara Nelis, RN, Program Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
11:05 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. – Dangers of Universal Urine Drug Testing – Dr. Laurie Halmo, MD, FAAP, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Toxicologist, University of Colorado School of Medicine
11:45 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. – Q & A – Facilitated by Dr. Laurie Halmo, MD, FAAP
11:55 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Wrap-up & Next Steps – Sara Nelis, RN
Target Audience
Nurse
Physician
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
- Define and distinguish screenings from confirmatory toxicology tests
- Identify the limitations and nuances inherent in toxicology tests
- Review and discuss the implications of documented inequitable toxicology testing practices, including bias and stigma, impact on care, and disparities in testing
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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 Audience Disclosure slides (001)_29.pptx | 460.11 KB |
 Agenda PA PQC 3.20.25 Virtual Meeting.pdf | 126.82 KB |
| 3.20.25 Virtual Session Presentation_Dangers of Universal Urine Drug Testing.pdf | 2.34 MB |
Session will include information on the differences between validated screenings and toxicology tests for SUD, and members of the healthcare team will learn about the limitations and nuances inherent in toxicology tests and the implications for patients from inequitable toxicology testing practices.
Agenda:
11:00 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. – Welcome – Sara Nelis, RN, Program Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
11:05 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. – Dangers of Universal Urine Drug Testing – Dr. Laurie Halmo, MD, FAAP, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Toxicologist, University of Colorado School of Medicine
11:45 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. – Q & A – Facilitated by Dr. Laurie Halmo, MD, FAAP
11:55 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Wrap-up & Next Steps – Sara Nelis, RN
Sara Nelis, RN, Program Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Dr. Laurie Halmo, MD, FAAP, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Toxicologist, University of Colorado School of Medicine
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education credits.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 ASWB
- 1.00 Attendance