Wendy Klein-Schwartz, Pharm. D., MPH Bruce D. Anderson, Pharm. The Maryland Poison Center, a division of the School of Pharmacy, provides emergency poison information 24 hours a day to the general public and health professionals.
Pharmacists play an extremely important role in the poison center's operation.
This course will allow students the opportunity to observe and be involved in a clinically oriented pharmacy practice setting early in their pharmacy education. Students will learn about the poison center's operation and resources as well as the potential for pharmacist participation in this area of patient care. The course consists of discussion sessions, rotations in the Maryland Poison Center, role playing, and laboratories on toxicology resources and communication skills. Students present a home management and a hospital management overdose case. To find an example of what's expected for the home and hospital management cases, click here .