Beyond the Chief Concern: The Importance and Practice of Taking an Exposure History

This session will help clinicians screen for and identify environmental and occupational exposures.
  • Date (DD-MM-YYYY)

    12-11-2026

  • Time (GMT/BST)

    17:00 - 18:00

  • Cost

    Free

  • Education type

    Virtual

  • CPD subtype

    Scheduled

Attendees will learn how to integrate environmental exposure into history taking, with a focus on community, home, hobbies, occupation, personal habit, diet and drugs that may potentially exposure patients, families and communities to environmental toxins.

Learning objectives:

  1. Learn how to implement environmental exposure screening into clinical care.
  2. Apply screening frameworks to patient visits to target exposure questions.
  3. Utilize trusted data bases such as those from PEHSU to investigate unfamiliar toxins and find safer solutions for patients.

Contact details

Education Provider

Mid-Atlantic Centre for Children's Health and the Environment (MACCHE)

1 active educational opportunity

800 E. Lancaster Ave, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 19085

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