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SOT Announces Five 2016 Sessions Approved for CME Accreditation

By David Rossé posted 01-08-2016 07:02

  

The Clinician-Scientist Engagement (CSE) Task Force of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) has identified five sessions that offer educational opportunities that support physicians and other healthcare providers’ improvement in their competence in patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and systems-based practice.

SOT is pleased to offer the following Continuing Medical Education (CME) workshop, symposium, and regional interest sessions during the SOT Annual Meeting on Monday, March 14 through Thursday, March 17 in the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

This CME activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine and SOT. The UAMS College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This year’s sessions offering CME credits to attendees:

Workshop Session: Transient Receptor Potential A1 (TRPA1) Cation Channels: Fluttering Hearts, Headaches and Hot Flashes—Can One “Environmental Sensor” Be the Cause of All the Pain? (Monday, March 14, 2016, 9:30 AM–12:15 PM)

Regional Interest Session: The Toxicological Implications of the Gulf Oil Spill: Research Accomplishments and Research Needs (Monday, March 14, 2016, 9:30 AM–12:15 PM)

Symposium Session: Sulfur Mustard Poisoning: Mechanisms of Dermal and Pulmonary Toxicity and New Treatment Approaches (Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 9:30 AM–12:15 PM)

Workshop Session: “Breaking Bad”—Cardiovascular Autophagy Gone Rogue: A Putative Mechanism of Toxicity and a Drug Target in Disease (Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 2:00 PM–4:45 PM)

Workshop Session: Potential Health and Environmental Effects of Unconventional Hydraulic Fracturing (Thursday, March 17, 2016, 9:30 AM–12:15 PM)

SOT is offering these CME sessions inclusive of the Annual Meeting registration; no additional cost to attend these sessions is required.

The UAMS College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Please visit the SOT website for complete information on these sessions, including Chairperson and Speaker listing, learning objectives, and presenter information.

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