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ForwardPittsburgh Poison Center Quarterly Webinar Foreign Body Ingestion
The Pittsburgh Poison Center serves 44 counties across the state of Pennsylvania and provides poison information to members of the community and healthcare professionals. Live quarterly webinars will be offered to healthcare professionals throughout our service region to enhance awareness and provide formal education surrounding various toxicology topics.
This activity will enhance awareness and competence in the management of foreign body ingestions. It will also promote collaboration among various subspecialties including gastroenterology and toxicology.
Target Audience
Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Pharmacist
Physician
Physician Assistant
Learning Objectives
1. Differentiate between common types of foreign body ingestions
2. Identify potentially high-risk foreign body exposures
3. Develop appropriate monitoring and treatment plans for common foreign body ingestions
4. Describe the role of a Poison Center with respect to toxicology resources and exposure surveillance
Additional Information
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The Pittsburgh Poison Center serves 44 counties across the state of Pennsylvania and provides poison information to members of the community and healthcare professionals. Live quarterly webinars will be offered to healthcare professionals throughout our service region to enhance awareness and provide formal education surrounding various toxicology topics.
This activity will enhance awareness and competence in the management of foreign body ingestions. It will also promote collaboration among various subspecialties including gastroenterology and toxicology.
Katherine Roberts
Elizabeth Sinclair, MD
Richa Gupta, MD
In support of improving patient care, 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.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of .0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. 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.
Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Other Healthcare Professionals: 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 AAPA Category I CME
- 1.00 ACPE PharmacyThe UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
- 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 Attendance
Please register by December 14. 2025. If you have any questions, please contact Katherine Roberts at [email protected]