Exposure to environmental toxicants can have an impact on the health and development of individuals and is of particular concern for those in the reproductive and early years of life.
There is evidence for health impacts from many exposures; however, the evidence is often unclear or difficult to interpret. This makes it challenging to know how best to share information to help people make informed decisions, without creating undue anxiety.
The Science of Toxicology is a series of self-learning online educational modules that have been developed to provide healthcare and allied health providers with information to help them address their patients’ environmental health issues and concerns during preconception, pregnancy, and early childhood.
A survey of Saskatchewan healthcare and allied health providers found:
The target audience includes anyone who provides care for families at the preconception, conception, and early childhood stage of life, including family physicians, obstetricians, pediatricians, medical health officers, nurses, residents, students, midwives, and other healthcare and allied health providers. Those involved in healthcare management, decision making, and policy development may also find this knowledge useful.
Having a good grasp of the science of toxicology helps healthcare providers understand the research, know what to share, and how to say it. These first 3 modules provide a basis for understanding maternal and child environmental health issues, by introducing toxicology, and highlighting factors that influence toxicity, including individual susceptibility. This information lays the foundation for understanding developmental toxicology, which is introduced in module 3 and is covered in more detail in module 4.
The Prevention Institute plans to develop modules focusing on specific environmental exposures relevant to Saskatchewan families.
Each module includes a PowerPoint with voiceover, references, links to additional resources, and interactive quizzes. The quizzes allow the learner to conduct self-evaluation and the results are known only to the learner. Each module (including quiz) will take between 40 and 60 minutes to complete. Information about how to apply for CME Self-Learning Credits is provided. The modules are available to complete at no cost and will remain on the Prevention Institute’s website for the foreseeable future. We suggest you go through the modules in the order presented, as each module builds on the previous module.
(Click here to go to the Introduction and see more information before you begin):
Once you have completed a session (one or all modules), please complete the short evaluation. Your feedback will be very helpful when developing future modules. The survey can be found at the end of the modules or you can click here to complete the evaluation survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/ScienceofToxicology
Module 1 – The Science of Toxicology: An Introduction to Toxicology
This initial module introduces the broad field of toxicology, helping you to understand how toxicology intersects with public health and impacts health care. An introduction to reference values and how they are used to guide public health decisions is provided. This module provides the foundation for understanding the next two modules which present more detail on the science of toxicology.
Module 2 – The Science of Toxicology: Terminology, Toxic Agents, and Adverse Effects
This module introduces key terminology used in toxicology, describes the process and mechanisms of toxicity, and the spectrum of adverse effects possible.
Module 3 – The Science of Toxicology: The Dose-Response Paradigm
This module describes the many factors that influence toxicity. The concepts of dose, exposure, and the Dose Response Paradigm are reviewed. Finally, developmental toxicology is introduced.
Module 4 – The Science of Toxicology: Developmental Toxicology
This module covers developmental toxicology in detail, following up on the introduction provided in modules 1 through 3.
If you have any questions about the Science of Toxicology series of modules, please contact Megan Clark at mclark@skprevention.ca.
Exposure to environmental toxicants can have an impact on the health and development of individuals and is of particular concern for those in the reproductive and early years of life.
There is evidence for health impacts from many exposures; however, the evidence is often unclear or difficult to interpret. This makes it challenging to know how best to share information to help people make informed decisions, without creating undue anxiety.
The Science of Toxicology is a series of self-learning online educational modules that have been developed to provide healthcare and allied health providers with information to help them address their patients’ environmental health issues and concerns during preconception, pregnancy, and early childhood.
A survey of Saskatchewan healthcare and allied health providers found:
The target audience includes anyone who provides care for families at the preconception, conception, and early childhood stage of life, including family physicians, obstetricians, pediatricians, medical health officers, nurses, residents, students, midwives, and other healthcare and allied health providers. Those involved in healthcare management, decision making, and policy development may also find this knowledge useful.
Having a good grasp of the science of toxicology helps healthcare providers understand the research, know what to share, and how to say it. These first 3 modules provide a basis for understanding maternal and child environmental health issues, by introducing toxicology, and highlighting factors that influence toxicity, including individual susceptibility. This information lays the foundation for understanding developmental toxicology, which is introduced in module 3 and is covered in more detail in module 4.
The Prevention Institute plans to develop modules focusing on specific environmental exposures relevant to Saskatchewan families.
Each module includes a PowerPoint with voiceover, references, links to additional resources, and interactive quizzes. The quizzes allow the learner to conduct self-evaluation and the results are known only to the learner. Each module (including quiz) will take between 40 and 60 minutes to complete. Information about how to apply for CME Self-Learning Credits is provided. The modules are available to complete at no cost and will remain on the Prevention Institute’s website for the foreseeable future. We suggest you go through the modules in the order presented, as each module builds on the previous module.
(Click here to go to the Introduction and see more information before you begin):
Once you have completed a session (one or all modules), please complete the short evaluation. Your feedback will be very helpful when developing future modules. The survey can be found at the end of the modules or you can click here to complete the evaluation survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/ScienceofToxicology
Module 1 – The Science of Toxicology: An Introduction to Toxicology
This initial module introduces the broad field of toxicology, helping you to understand how toxicology intersects with public health and impacts health care. An introduction to reference values and how they are used to guide public health decisions is provided. This module provides the foundation for understanding the next two modules which present more detail on the science of toxicology.
Module 2 – The Science of Toxicology: Terminology, Toxic Agents, and Adverse Effects
This module introduces key terminology used in toxicology, describes the process and mechanisms of toxicity, and the spectrum of adverse effects possible.
Module 3 – The Science of Toxicology: The Dose-Response Paradigm
This module describes the many factors that influence toxicity. The concepts of dose, exposure, and the Dose Response Paradigm are reviewed. Finally, developmental toxicology is introduced.
Module 4 – The Science of Toxicology: Developmental Toxicology
This module covers developmental toxicology in detail, following up on the introduction provided in modules 1 through 3.
If you have any questions about the Science of Toxicology series of modules, please contact Megan Clark at mclark@skprevention.ca.
