APPE: Poison Control

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Credits 6. 6 Other Hours. Work closely with the pharmacist and professional staff of a poison control center and possibly other pharmacy students, emergency medicine residents, and toxicology fellows; spend time with the professional staff on the phones handling patient and professional inquiries; emphases on becoming familiar with the role of a pharmacist in a poison control center, identifying various information resources used by poison center staff and ability to relay poison information to the lay public, emergency room staff and other health care professionals. Prerequisite: P4 classification.