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Poison Center

Director & Medical Directors

The clinical and medical directors are responsible for
ensuring that:
The WVPC Clinical and Medical Directors
 There is 24 hour a day availability of clinical and
are the only board cer fied clinical and
medical toxicology consulta ve services for health
medical toxicologists in West Virginia. The
care professionals and WVPC Poison Specialists.
Lead Medical Director and back‐up medical
directors are also board cer fied in  All recommenda ons provided by the WVPC are
based on the best, current, evidence‐based prac ce
emergency medicine.
 Health care professional educa on in clinical/
medical toxicology in WV is provided.

Health Professional Educa on

Supervised experience in the WV Poison Center:

Doctor of Pharmacy Students (5 weeks each) 4

Number of academic, con nuing educa on (CE) presenta ons 9

Number of toxicology lectures given (3rd year medical students) 5

Hours of didac c/laboratory instruc on WVU School of Pharmacy 42

N a o n a l m e e n g p r e s e n t a o n s 1

Hours of didac c instruc on for other ins tu ons 2

Hours of emergency medicine resident instruc on 6

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