ATTN FIT Program Directors - Nominate a worthy, recent FIT for the Charles E. Becker Medal! Nomination deadline: Friday, October 28th. >bit.ly/BeckerMedal< Evan Schwarz ابوبكر محمد

Thoughtful commentary from @ToxCarl re virtual vs live conf attendance. If you can't access, summary is: Does the host state set policy according to evidence-based medicine? If the answer is yes, I will try to attend the meeting live. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35507375/

Snake enthusiasts in the making….

We saw 2 baby Western Diamondbacks on our ⁦PhxMedToxFellowship⁩ herping trip this week. They are so cute you just want to pick them up and play with them. Don’t do it! Why August is birthing season for mother rattlesnakes | 12news.com 12news.com/article/life/a…

Medical toxicologists at Banner - Univ Med Center Phx continue to accept rattlesnake bite patients in transfer from all over AZ for specialized care, and we now also offer follow up care to anyone in AZ who experienced a snakebite. bannerhealth.com/newsroom/press…

Don't forget to submit your abstract submissions for #ACMT2023! 9/1 - 11/15 ➡️bit.ly/ACMT23Abstracts⬅️ Join us IN PERSON in sunny San Diego 3/29 - 4/2 2023 Louise Kao Anthony Pizon Emily K Michelle Ruha Ziad Kazzi, MD, FACMT, FAACT, FAAEM, FACEP Andrew Stolbach, MD, MPH Diane Calello 😷💉😷💉

Detoxifying at #NACCT2022. ⁦Diane Calello 😷💉😷💉⁩ ⁦Andrew Stolbach, MD, MPH⁩ ⁦Louise Kao⁩ ⁦American College of Medical Toxicology⁩

Our patients frequently report using up to 50 pills a day and pay about $1 per pill. This is such a sad situation. 'Fentazona': A cheap and deadly drug brought in by cartels has hijacked Arizona's opioid crisis azcentral.com/in-depth/news/… via azcentral

Fun facts from our tour today: no snakes ‘chase’ you. Not black mambas, not cottonmouths. Also, even if you step on a rattlesnake it’s most likely to try to escape without trying to bite you. Best not to test this though.

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Look what I found in the tree in our tox fellow office. Luckily it’s one of AZ’s less threatening venomous creatures. ⁦PhxMedToxFellowship⁩

Attending American College of Medical Toxicology⁩ ASM in two weeks? Join me and ⁦Spencer Greene, MD 🐍🐈💊💉🍱⁩ for the 1st meeting of the new Toxinology Section on April 1 at 11:30. The Section will focus on education and improving care for patients with plant/mushroom poisonings and all types of envenomations.

One week from today: The first American College of Medical Toxicology Toxinology Section Meeting. March 31st at 11:30 in La Jolla - see you there! (yes the date has changed...)

My first snakebite patient of the season. Great way to start! Valley snakebite victim receives historic treatment while being airlifted ktar.com/story/5476372/…

First meeting of the American College of Medical Toxicology Toxinology Section is tomorrow 3/31 at 11:30. If you are attending #ACMT2023 join me and Spencer Greene, MD 🐍🐈💊💉🍱. We have a lot of great ideas for the group but want to hear yours!

Celebrating 10 years of the ⁦American College of Medical Toxicology⁩ North American Snakebite Registry at #ACMT2023 with an incredible Crotalus atrox cake

Congratulations Josh!

We found that patients using ace inhibitors are more likely to have hypotension after a rattlesnake envenomation #ACMT2023 Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC)

I love bags so pretty much ran out of the session to grab the American College of Medical Toxicology tote bag when I heard I won bingo. #toxnerd #ACMT2023. Thanks to all the ACMT staff, presenters, and organizers for a great conference