Meeting Physicians' Needs for Medical Information on Occupations and Environments (1990) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 27-35
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The State of New Jersey ranks high in population density and chemical production. In recognition of the serious threats to its water and air resources from any possible indiscriminate use and disposal of hazardous substances, the EOHIP program was developed to educate the public about O-E health risks in the Office of Consumer Health EcJucation, Department of Environmental and Community Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
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. O-E health information services for focal governmental and voluntary environmental organizations; and O-E health information programs in New~Jersey schools; O-E health services to small industries.
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This program was developed to provide O-E medical information, education and consultation to agriculture, industry and health care providers in Iowa and the region. lt is built around an O-E medical resource center which includes-occupational medicine physicians, toxicologists, industrial hygienists, epidemiologists, environmental health specialists, and O-E health educators and information specialists.
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This service will provide access by phone, or by computer through WIIN. It will provide access to the appropriate expert on the Worksafe Iowa staff, or transfer to the University Poison Control Center, the University Cancer Hotline, or for referral to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Occupational Medicine Clinic or other relevant specially clinics.
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In-depth advice is provided to calling physicians and other health care professionals managing complicated poisonings or drug overdoses. The Poison Center also provides referrals to local, state and federal agencies when appropriate.
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Postgraduate fellows in Clinical Toxicology receive comprehensive training towards board certification in Medical Toxicology. Each year the Center sponsors a 2-day continuing education symposium, amended by over 200 participants, providing lectures and discussion sessions on a variety of topics, including diagnosis and treatment of acute drug overdoses as well as occupational and environmental emergencies.
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The TIC maintains an extensive reprint file and a large library of books, journals, and computerized information sources to provide the specialized information requested by calling health professionals, citizens, and government agencies. The TIC is physically located within the SFBARPCC hotline area, providing for direct referral of callers with acute toxic exposures to on-duty Poison Control Center staff, and allowing for after business hours coverage.
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The TIC has responded to emerging needs of California's health professionals and citizens, and now provides information regarding health effects and focal and state regulations regarding health effects and local and state regulations relating to household hazardous waste disposal, Proposition 65 chemicals, and air toxics emissions reported under the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Recognizing the need for a reliable source of peer-reviewed, summarized information on acute and chronic toxic effects of environmental and occupational chemicals, the SFBARPCC and TIC are actively working with the American Association of Poison Control Centers.
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$589,000 1Costs for personnel must be increased depending on the numbers of professionals on a 24 hour cycle. Also, in some locations the telephone information specialist might best include industrial .
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