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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Toxicity
Goals and Objectives
The goals of this CSEM are:
- to increase the knowledge of health care providers, especially
pediatricians, of the special susceptibilities of children to hazardous substances in the environment and
- to aid in their evaluation of potentially exposed patients.
After completion of this educational activity, the reader should be able to:
- discuss the major route of exposure for PCBs,
- describe two potential environmental and occupational sources of PCB exposure,
- give two reasons why PCBs are a health hazard,
- describe three factors contributing to PCB toxicity,
- identify evaluation and treatment protocols for persons exposed to PCBs, and
- list two sources of information on PCBs.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CDC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 hours in category 1 credit toward the American Medical Association (AMA) Physicians Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
This activity for 1.5 contact hours is provided by CDC, which is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Centers Commission on Accreditation.
Continuing Education Units (CEU)
CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider of continuing education and training programs by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training and awards 0.1 continuing education units (CEUs).
CE Expiration: September 30, 2006
The questionnaire and posttest must be completed and returned electronically, by fax, or by mail for eligibility to receive continuing education credit.
Continuing education credit is available free of charge.
- Read this CSEM, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Toxicity; all answers are in the text.
- Link to the ATSDR Continuing Education General Information page (www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/conteduc.html).
- Once you access this page, select the Continuing Education Opportunities link.
- Once you accessed the MMWR/ATSDR site online system, select the electronic file and/or register and test for a particular ATSDR course.
- Under the heading "Register and Take Exam," click on the test type desired.
- If you have registered in this system before, please use the same login name and password. This will ensure an accurate transcript.
- If you have not previously registered in this system, please provide the registration information requested. This allows accurate tracking for credit purposes. Please review the CDC Privacy Notice (www.cdc.gov/privacy.htm).
- Once you have logged in/registered, select the test and take the posttest.
- Answer the questions presented. To receive continuing education credit, you must answer all of the questions. Some questions have more than one answer. Questions with more than one answer will instruct you to "indicate all that are true."
- Complete the course evaluation and posttest no later than September 30, 2006.
- You will be able to immediately print your continuing education certificate from your personal transcript.
- Read this CSEM, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Toxicity; all answers are in the text.
- Complete the evaluation questionnaire and posttest, including your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address, if available.
- Circle your answers to the questions. To receive your continuing education credit, you must answer all of the questions.
- Sign and date the posttest.
- Return the evaluation questionnaire and posttest, no later than September 1, 2006, to CDC by one of the following methods:
Continuing Education Coordinator, CSEM Program |
Address |
FedEx Street Address |
ATSDR, Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine
1600 Clifton Road, NE (MS F-32)
Atlanta, GA 30333
Tel. (770) 488-3490
Fax: (770) 488-4178
E-mail: atsdrdtemce@cdc.gov |
ATSDR, Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine
4770 Buford Hwy, NE (Mail Stop F-32)
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Tel. (770) 488-3490 |
- You will receive an award certificate within 90 days of submitting your credit forms. No fees are charged for participating in this continuing education activity.
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