PEHSU Grand Rounds Webinar
This webinar is part of an ongoing series of educational presentations by experts on issues that focus on current and emerging aspects of pediatric and reproductive environmental health.
Lead poisoning and impact on school readiness: How to overcome the toxic effects - December 19, 2018
Learning Objectives
- Describe multiple sources that may result in lead poisoning in children.
- Understand the impact that lead has on school readiness
- Provide opportunities to children with lead exposures to optimize the ability to learn
Presenter: Jennifer A. Lowry, MD
Dr. Lowry is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. She is Director of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Innovations at Children's Mercy in Kansas City, where she also serves as Director of Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit for Federal Region 7. She currently serves as the Chair of the Council on Environmental Health for the American Academy of Pediatrics and is a member of the Council of Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention. As Chair of COEH, she has provided oversight of numerous policy statements, presentations at NCE and direct discussions with federal partners regarding children’s environmental health. She is active within the AAP and is a frequent presenter at the AAP’s NCE.
Webinar Recording and Materials
Continuing Education Information
To obtain CE credit for this webcast you must first establish a login with the CDC. Click here to access the CDC Training and Continuing Education Online webpage. To receive continuing education (CE) for WD2588-121918 - PEHSU Grand Round Series - Lead poisoning and impact on school readiness: How to overcome the toxic effects - December 19, 2018 (Web on Demand):
- Take the course on the PEHSU National Classroom
- Please visit TCEO and follow these 9 Simple Steps before January 22, 2021.
- Search for the activity: WD2588-121918
- Complete the Evaluation at www.cdc.gov/TCEOnline
- Pass the posttest at 80% on TCEO (Posttest consists of a mix of five multiple choice and true/false questions.)
- CE certificates will be available on your TCEO account
FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.