MEDICAL PROVIDER INFORMATION
New Training Opportunity for Medical Providers
Avoiding and Treating Lead Poisoning
Are you concerned about lead poisoning in your patients, or do you think lead poisoning is a thing of the past? Do you know that Medicaid rules require that the blood lead levels of all children on public assistance must be tested? Do you know the risk factors for lead poisoning? The current treatment options?
The University of Oklahoma’s Center for Public Management, with a grant from the EPA, has produced the online course — Avoiding and Treating Lead Poisoning.
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
- Identify sources of lead poisoning
- Describe lead toxicology
- Determine who is at the greatest risk for getting lead poisoning and why
- Discuss how lead poisoning affects children
- Describe the testing and case management processes
- Identify ways to prevent lead poisoning
Course Information: This course is available for 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM through the OU Health Sciences Center Irwin H. Brown Office of Continuing Medical Education.
To learn more about this training or to register for the course.
Lead Poisoning Disease Reporting and Case Follow-Up:
Screening Children for Lead Poisoning:
Medical Management of Childhood Lead Poisoning:
- Medical Information Form (pdf) - For children with elevated blood lead levels: county health departments contact the medical provider and have them complete this form.
- Medical Evaluation and Recommendations (pdf) - For children with elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs). This document is intended to provide evidence-based guidance for medical providers caring for children with confirmed EBLLs.
Medical Management of Adult Lead Poisoning:
Health Effects of Lead Poisoning:
Sources of Lead Poisoning:
Journal Articles and Newsletters:
Educational Materials:
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