ToX in a BoX

Wednesday, 21 September 2022
08:30 – 16:40

Course Fee

• Organizing Society Member (AAEM, MAEM): $335
• Non-Member: $380
• Maltese Physicians: $100 USD
• Maltese Physician-in-Training & Non-Physician (students): $50 USD

Course Description

Even though Emergency physicians are at the forefront of the care of toxicological emergencies, they may not have immediate access to support from a bedside medical toxicology consultation.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the course, each participant should be able to:

1. Discuss the evaluation of common toxicological emergencies.
2. Describe poisoning from natural toxins.
3. Discuss the management of critical poisonings.
4. List 5 antidotes that should be available in every emergency department.

Target Audience

Emergency physicians, nurses, pharmacists, toxicologists, residents-in-training and medical students

Course Prerequisite

There are no course prerequisites.

Time	Topic	Faculty
08:30 - 09:00	Registration
09:00 - 09:10	Welcome and Introduction	Dr. Ziad Kazzi and Mr. Mark Zammit
09:10 - 09:30	Ministry of Health Remarks University of Malta Remarks	Statements by invited dignitaries
09:30 - 10:00	The Roles of Medical Toxicology in Global Health Security and IHR Implementation	Dr. Vikas Kapil
10:00 - 10:30	Emergency Department Approach to Patient with an Acute Overdose	Dr. Jeffrey Bonnici
10:30 - 10:45	Break
10:45 - 11:15	Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose	Dr. Robert Chircop
11:15 - 11:45	Hunting High and Low: Fentalogs, Novel Psychoactive Substances and Designer Benzodiazepines	Dr. Davide Lonati, FEAPCCT
11:45 - 12:15	ECMO for Critical Poisonings	Dr. Bruno Megarbane
12:15 - 13:15	Lunch
13:15 - 13:45	Child Versus Pill: When to Refer to an ED?	Dr. Tharwat El Zahran
13:45 - 14:15	Deadly Salads and Meals from your Hike	Dr. Badria Alhatali
14:15 - 14:45	Dangerous Marine Encounters	Mr. Mark Zammit
14:45 - 15:00	Break
15:00 - 15:30	Small Group Case-Based Discussions 1: Toxic Acidosis	Dr. Ziad Kazzi, Dr. Jeffrey Bonnici, Dr. Badria Alhatali
15:30 - 16:00	Small Group Case-Based Discussions 2: Crashing Overdose Patient	Dr. Bruno Megarbane, Dr. Robert Chircop
16:00 - 16:30	Small Group Case-Based Discussions 3: The Altered Patient	Dr. Tharwat El Zahran, Mr. Mark Zammit
16:30 - 16:40	Course Conclusion

Course Directors

Ziad Kazzi, MD FAAEM FACMT FAACT
Professor and Director, International Medical Toxicology Fellowship
Emory University
Assistant Medical Director, Georgia Poison Center
Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut
Immediate Past-President, MENATOX
Secretary Treasurer, ACMT

Mark Lawrence Zammit, MScMedTox FEAPCCT
University of Malta, Department of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Malta

Course Faculty

Badria Alhatali, MD
Head of Poison Control Section, Environmental & Occupational Health, Muscat, Oman

Jeffrey Bonnici, MD
Consultant Emergency Medicine, Mater Dei Hospital/Malta National Poisons Centre, Malta

Robert Chircop, MD FRCS FACEM FRCEM
University of Malta, Mater Dei Hospital, Swatar, Malta

Tharwat El Zahran, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Vikas Kapil, DO MPH
Director for Science & Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, United States

Davide Lonati, MD FEAPCCT
Pavia Poison Contro Centre and National Toxicology Information Centre, Pavia, Italy

Bruno Megarbane, MD PhD
Professor, Paris-Diderot University, Paris, France

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