ACMT at #NACCT2023
September 27 – October 1, 2023
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth,
Montreal, Canada
Quick Info
Key Dates:
Early Bird Deadline: 8/3
ACMT Pre-Symposium: 9/27
Main Conference: 9/29 – 10/1
Location:
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, Canada
Questions about registration? Contact: nacct@clintox.org
ACMT Pre-Symposium: Bioethics & Medical Toxicology
Join ACMT at the 2023 North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT) annual toxicology conference in Montreal, Canada, from September 27th to October 1st, 2023. The ACMT Pre-Meeting on Wednesday, September 27th will explore the fascinating intersection of Bioethics and Medical Toxicology. Renowned experts will discuss various ethical aspects of the field through plenaries, debates, and case-based panel discussions. Topics include the impact of misinformation and social media, ethical considerations in toxicologic care, and ethics in research and teaching. Featured speakers will shed light on harm reduction strategies, patient information in medication prescribing, obtaining informed consent in challenging medical scenarios, compensating research participants, and even engage in a debate with an AI counterpart. Don’t miss this stimulating event that will deepen your understanding of bioethics and medical toxicology. Secure your spot for an unforgettable experience in Montreal.
Learner Objectives
- Understand the ethical implications of growing trends in technology and the role they play in misinformation in the field of medical toxicology.
- Examine the challenges and considerations surrounding informed consent from critically ill patients in medical toxicology research.
- Evaluate the ethical dilemmas related to compensating addiction and toxicology patients participating in research studies.
- Explore harm reduction strategies and the new rules governing telemedicine and medications for substance use disorder (SUD).
- Examine the ethical dimensions of prescribing medications, including approved use, off-label use, and off-off-label use, and understand the information patients need and deserve in these scenarios.
- Expand knowledge of bioethics in the context of toxicologic care, research, publishing, and teaching.
Other ACMT Activities
at #2023NACCT
Friday
September 29th
24th Annual
Clinical Pathological Case Presentation Competition (CPC)
Saturday
September 30th
10:00 – 11:00 AM
ACMT SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
Fire and Ice: SUD and OUD Management in Canada
12:00 – 1:00 PM
FIT ROUNDTABLE
Starting A New
Medical Toxicology Service
1:00 – 2:00 PM
ACMT PRACTICE SYMPOSIUM
A Toxicologist, a Neurologist, and a Psychiatrist Walk Into the ICU…
4:15 – 5:15 PM
FIT VISITING PROF LECTURE
Financial Literacy
for the Recently Graduated
Agenda – Bioethics & Medical Toxicology – Wed. September 27th
| 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM | Opening Remarks Andrea Carlson, MD, Director of Toxicology, Associate Program Director Emergency Medicine Residency, Emergency Medicine Physician, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL |
Ethical Impacts of Misinformation and Social Media
| 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM | Current Trends in Pseudoscience Jonathon Jarry, MsC, McGill University for Science and Society, Co-host Body of Evidence podcast, Montreal, Canada |
| 8:45 AM – 9:15 AM | Ethical Responsibilities for a Physician with Social Media Joshua D. Trebach, MD, Emergency Medical Physican and Medical Toxicologist, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA |
| 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM | ChatGPT vs. the Medical Toxicologist Stephen Wood, MS, ACNP-BC, FEWM, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner & Director of Advanced Practice Providers, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Dorchester Center, MA Andrew King, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine; Medical Director, Wayne State University School of Medicine & Michigan Poison and Drug Information Center, Detroit, MI |
| 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM | Morning Break |
Ethics of Toxicologic Care
| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Harm Reduction Strategies and New Rules for Telemedicine and Medications for SUD Daniel Blaney Cohen, JD, Senior Legislative Attorney, American Medical Association, Philadelphia, PA |
| 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | What Does the Patient Need/Deserve to Know When Prescribing Medication? Kevin A. Prohaska, DO, MPH, Associate Director/Senior Bioethics Consultant, Office of Clinical Policy, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC |
| 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Panel Discussion: Ethics of Antidotal Therapy Cost Counseling Michele Burns, MD, MPH, FACMT, FAACT, Associate Physician in Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Kevin A. Prohaska, DO, MPH, Associate Director/Senior Bioethics Consultant, Office of Clinical Policy, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC |
| 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Lunch Break |
Ethics in Medical Toxicology Research & Teaching
| 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Bioethics in Research: Informed Consent From the Very Sick Patient Andrew Ian Stolbach, MD, MPH, FACMT, Medical Toxicologist and Emergency Physician, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
| 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Bioethics in the New World of Medical Publishing Jeffrey Brent, MD, PhD, FACMT, FAACT, Distinguished Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO |
| 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Pay to Play – The Ethics of Paying Addiction and Toxicology Patients to be Research Participants Edward W. Boyer, MD, PhD, FACMT, Professor, Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA Stephanie T. Weiss, MD, PhD, Translational Addiction Medicine Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD |
| 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Panel Discussion: Bioethics in MedTox Research Hannah L. Hays, MD, FACMT, FAACT, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine; Medical Director, Central Ohio Poison Center, Columbus, OH Mark B. Mycyk, MD, FACMT, Chair of Research, Medical Toxicologist, Emergency Medicine Physician, Cook County Health, Chicago, IL Andrew Ian Stolbach, MD, FACMT, Medical Toxicologist and Emergency Physician, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
| 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Afternoon Break |
| 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM | Ethics as Core Curriculum for Toxicology Training I. Glenn Cohen, JD, James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law, Deputy Dean, Faculty Director, Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology & Bioethics, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA |
| 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM | Panel Discussion: Ethical Challenges Moderator: Hannah L. Hays, MD, FACMT, FAACT, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine; Medical Director, Central Ohio Poison Center, Columbus, OH Speakers: Edward W. Boyer, MD, PhD, FACMT, Professor, Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA Angela Lin Chiew, BSc(med) MBBS, FACEM PhD, Associate Professor, Prince of Wales Hospital, Clinical Toxicology Unit/ Emergency Department,Sydney, Australia J.J. Rasimas, PhD, MD, FAACT, FACMT, Professor, Dalhousie University, University of Minnesota, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Addictions, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Questions about registration or NACCT? Contact nacct@clintox.org