Tammi Schaeffer – Toxicology Update: Secrets of the Poison Center

Following this lecture, attendees will know:

1. The risks of pediatrics ingestions of aceteminophen and ibuprofen.

2. The risk of pediatric ingestion of marijuana.

3. Some of the household toxins.

The Maine Osteopathic Association is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.The Maine Osteopathic Association designates this program for a maximum of .75 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

Faculty

Medical Director

Tammi is originally from NJ earning a BA in Psychology from Rutgers University. That useful degree resulted in her attending paramedic school and working for several years before medical school at the University of New England in Maine. She returned to Morristown Memorial Hospital (NJ) for EM residency (the same place she worked as a paramedic) and was honored complete her training as chief resident. She did her medical toxicology fellowship at the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center in Denver, CO after which she stayed doing academic and private toxicology, emergency medicine, and healthcare consulting. In 2013, she relocated to the great state of Maine to assume the medical directorship at the Northern New England Poison Center, as well as an academic EM physician at Maine Medical Center. Her interests are envenomations, substance use disorder, and tox history.