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Reproductive Environmental Health Series: Plasticizers and Reproductive Health

posted on Jan 9, 2020
This course qualifies as continuing education for physicians, nurses, certified health education specialists, certified public health professionals and other professionals provided by the Centers for Disease Control and its partners.
 
Origination Date: 02/03/2020
Expiration Date: 02/03/2022
 
These short, interactive modules are designed to highlight the potential sources of exposure to environmental substances and review possible health effects of concern, these modules use case examples of “low”, “medium”, and “higher” exposure settings to provide you as a clinician with a template in which to frame your pregnant patient’s concern or potential for exposure. These modules finish with a short perspective on a relevant literature example or concept of importance in environmental toxicology. This is one of nine modules are now available with CE!
 

Learning Objectives

  • Identify common sources of plasticizers.
  • Describe the populations most at risk for exposure to plasticizers.
  • Identify at least two questions you can ask to assess your patients' risk for exposure to plasticizers.
  • Select at least two appropriate recommendations for your the at-risk patient.

Developed By

  • Charles McKay, MD, FACMT, FACEP; Immediate Past President, American College of Medical Toxicology; Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units 
  • Marya Zlatnik, MD, MMS; Professor of OB/GYN and MFM, University of California San Francisco
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