FW: Revised ATSDR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine availabl e on the Internet (fwd)

[Laura Larsson]

Friends:

An opportunity to learn.

This message was forwarded to me for distribution by Judy Gibson
<jsd0 at cdc.gov>. (Thank you, Judy)

Regards,

Laura Larsson
NLM Informatics Fellow, OHSU
and
Clinical Faculty
Health Services, University of Washington
larsson at u.washington.edu
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---------- Forwarded message ----------

> -----Original Message-----

> From:	O'Connor, Ralph [SMTP:rao1 at CDC.GOV]

> Sent:	Tuesday, October 16, 2001 5:25 PM

> To:	ENVIRONMENTAL-HEALTH-NURSING at LISTSERV.CDC.GOV

> Subject:	Revised ATSDR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine

> available on the Internet

>

> Thanks to many of you who helped write, review and pilot test them, 32 of

> ATSDR's original Case Studies in Environmental Medicine have been revised

> and reaccredited for CME, CNE and CEU. The first one, "Lead Toxicity," is

> on

> the Internet at:

>         http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/CSEM/

>

> It is available in both html and pdf format. A new feature is online

> continuing education credit for the Case Studies through CDC's

> accreditation

> system. After you read the Case Study, click on "Continuing Education

> Registration" and follow the directions for completing the CSEM online.

>

> "Taking and Exposure History," "Benzene Toxicity," and "Stoddard Solvent

> Toxicity" will be up on the Internet shortly and the others to follow over

> the next few months.

>

> If you are on our mailing list you will be receiving a hard copy of these

> Case Studies.

>

> Several new Case Studies are under development and we urgently need pilot

> testers for them. In response to suggestions from last year's pilot

> testers,

> we are offering tokens of appreciation to pilot testers. Here are the

> details:

> Thank you for your assistance with ATSDR's Case Studies in Environmental

> Medicine (CSEM) pilot testing program. Pilot testing determines how many

> continuing education credits can be assigned for completing the CSEM

> training modules. Pilot Testing is also an important way to receive

> comments

> about the CSEM. We encourage physicians, nurses, health educators,

> environmental health specialists, industrial hygienists, and other health

> professionals who are not experts in these topics to be pilot testers. We

> are soliciting volunteers to complete pilot testing of our newest CSEMs:

> Environmental Triggers of Asthma,

> Responding to Disease Clusters, and

> Children and Environmental Hazards.

> For each of these CSEM, if you are one of the first 5 physicians, first 5

> nurses and first 5 other health professionals to return the pilot test

> response form, CV, and evaluation/test questions, we will send you a copy

> of

> the CD-ROM version of "Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents: Medical

> Management Guidelines." We will send all pilot testers a copy of CDC's

> 2001

> "National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals." Thanks for

> your help. The schedule and links to the pilot test version of the Case

> Studies is:

>                 http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov:55555/HEC/CSEM/immuno/pilottest/

> These case studies have been designed to help primary health care

> professionals further their knowledge of environmental health.

> As a volunteer, please read the case study, (it usually takes 60 to 90

> minutes), and complete the evaluation and test. The test is short and

> answers are provided for your reference. While doing this, please keep an

> accurate record of the total elapsed time for completion of the case study

> and the evaluation test.

> When finished, please complete the test response form and return it by

> e-mail or U. S. mail to:

>         Dephine Brown-Jackson (zdj7 at cdc.gov) <mailto:zdj7 at cdc.gov>

>         ATSDR

>         1600 Clifton Road, NE (MS E-33)

>         Atlanta, GA 30333

> If you have any questions of problems, please contact Dephine or me.

> Thanks.

> Ralph O'Connor,  ATSDR

> ROConnor at cdc.gov