Avoiding and Treating Lead Poisoning

This page provides you with more detailed information concerning the Avoiding and Treating Lead Poisoning course. You should read this information in detail before registering in the course. If you have questions concerning this course please contact the help desk at help@oucpm.org or call 866-237-2127 Monday to Friday from 8am-5pm Central time. If you live in the Oklahoma City metro area call 405-325-6257.

Title

Avoiding and Treating Lead Poisoning

Activity Release and Expiration Dates

Created by OU Center for Public Management
Release date January 1, 2008 valid through December 31, 2011

Target Audience

The target audience includes family practitioners, pediatricians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Minimum System Requirements

Hardware
  • Computer with Pentium processor or higher
  • Minimum 64MB of RAM
  • 100MB available hard disk space
  • Internet connection
Software
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or 6.0 web browser
  • Adobe Flash Player 8.0 or higher (get Adobe Flash Player)

Needs Addressed and Specific Learning Objectives

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

Topics and Educational Content

The course discusses the history, consequences, risk factors, ways to avoid, symptoms, and treatments for lead poisoning. The course includes these modules:

  • History
  • Sources
  • Toxicology
  • Risks
  • Effects
  • Case Management
  • Prevention

How to Take the Course

There is a fee of $55.00 to take the course. Once you have enrolled with OU, you will have access to the content of the course for 90 days from the date of your enrollment. During that time you will have two opportunities to pass the post-assessment with a score of 80% or better. If you pass the assessment you will receive 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.

If you do not pass the assessment, to receive credit you will have to re-register with OU and pay the $55.00 fee. This will entitle you to another 90 days access to the content of the course, and two more opportunities to pass the post-assessment.

To take the course you will be required to follow these steps (this is less complicated than it may seem):

  1. Register in the OU CPM Learning Management System (LMS). Click the link below or use the URL: http://oklms.org to access the LMS. Register by following these steps:
    1. Click New User Registration.
    2. Click Continue.
    3. Click I am interested in Continuing Medical Education Credits
    4. Fill in your personal information. You will also need to create a User ID and Password. You will use this User ID and Password each time you want to log-in to the course.
    5. Click Submit.
    6. Your LMS My Page will display. Click the Online Courses button at the top of the page.
    7. Your course menu will display. To take the Avoiding and Treating Lead Poisoning course click on the text with that title.
    8. The first time you access the course a page will display requiring an Order Code. To get an Order Code you will need to pay for the course. Click where indicated to purchase the course.
  2. Enroll with the College of Continuing Education. You will enroll in the course thorough the University of Oklahoma’s College of Continuing Education. The fee for this course is $55.00. You can pay by credit card, provide a purchase order, or be billed for the cost of the course. After you enroll OU CCE will provide you with an Order Code. Be sure to keep this Order Code handy. It will be required in the next step. Enroll with CCE by following these steps:
    1. Ensure that Lead Poisoning $55.00 has been selected in the Fee Type field.
    2. Click Continue.
    3. Ensure that Check Out has been selected.
    4. Click Continue.
    5. Fill in the required personal information.
    6. Click Submit.
    7. Select Charge My Card or Bill Me Later.
    8. Click Complete Registration Process.
    9. On the next frame you will be provided an Order Code. Write down your Order Code and keep it handy.
    10. Return to the LMS. You can do this in one of two ways.
      1. The LMS window requesting the Order Code should still be open behind the window you used to Enroll with CCE. Click in the LMS window.
        2. — or —
      2. Access the LMS at http://oklms.org and log-in using your newly created User ID and Password. Click Online Courses and the title of the course as described above. The Order Code page will display.
  3. Complete the LMS Registration. On the LMS Order Code page, enter your Order Code and click Submit. You will have access to the course for 90 days from the day that you first access the course. To access the course in the future you will simply have to access the LMS (http://oklms.org), log-in using your User ID and Password, and click Online Courses/Avoiding and Treating Lead Poisoning. The course will remember where you left off so you can start there or at the beginning.
  4. Take the Pre-Assessment. The first time you access the course you will be required to complete a pre-assessment. This is to measure your knowledge of the topic before you take the course. Don’t worry about your score.
  5. Review the content. You will have 90 days from the day that you first access the course to review the content in the seven modules. You can also print a list of sources for each module to continue your research into lead poisoning. Even after you have passed the post-assessment you can access the content as a reference for the complete 90 days.
  6. Take the Post-Assessment. You will have two chances to pass the post-assessment. To receive the CMEs offered for this course you must pass the post-assessment with a score of 80%. If you don’t pass the first time you should review the course again, before taking the post-assessment a second time. If you do not pass the post-assessment the second time, you will be required to re-enroll with the College of Continuing Education for another 90 days access and two more chances to pass the post-assessment.
  7. Complete Online Evaluation. After you have passed the post-assessment you must complete a brief evaluation that provides your opinion of the course and the content provided.
  8. Print Your Certificate. After completing the evaluation you will have a chance to print a certificate that shows you have completed the course – Avoiding and Treating Lead Poisoning. You should keep this certificate as proof for your CMEs.

American Disabilities Act Statement

For accommodations on the basis of disability call 866-237-2127 Monday to Friday from 8am-5pm Central time or contact help@oucpm.org. If you live in the Oklahoma City metro area call 405-325-6257.

Programming Committee

  • William Banner, MD
    Medical Director, The Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis;
    Co-Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit;
    Medical Director, The Oklahoma Poison Control Center
  • Tom Cravens, M.Ed
    Instructional Design and Project Lead, Center for Public Management, University of Oklahoma
  • Vincent Deberry, MBA
    Director of E-Business, Center for Public Management, University of Oklahoma
  • Lynn Rostochil, B.Arts
    Instructional Designer, Technical Writer

Accreditation Statement

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Academy of Physicians Assistants (AAPA) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Conflict Resolution Statement

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education has reviewed this activity’s planner and speaker disclosure(s) and resolved all identified conflicts of interest, if applicable.

Discloser Policy

It is the policy of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its educational programs. All faculty participating in these programs are expected to disclose to the program audiences any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentation.

Disclosure Information

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine has adopted a policy regarding disclosure affecting continuing medical education programs. Program faculty are asked to disclose any affiliations or financial interests they may have in any organization that may have an interest in their comments. The following information was received from the faculty:

William Banner, MD, has received consulting fees as an expert in the field of environmental lead exposure.

Tom Cravens owns stock in Pfizer and works for the Center for Public Management who received funds from the EPA to develop this course.

Vincent Deberry works for the Center for Public Management who received funds from the EPA to develop this course.

Lynne Rostochil worked as a contractor for the Center for Public Management who received funds from the EPA to develop this course.

Commercial Support

This activity received funding support from the Environmental Protection Agency. EPA Grant #X8-96610001-0.

Acknowledgements

Many people were instrumental in developing this course and we would like to thank the following:

Guidance and source materials provided by:

  • Cheryl Barr
  • Barbara Zeal
  • Richard Leiker
  • Diane Eckles
  • Ward Jacox
  • Teresa Willis

At the Center for Public Management:

  • Jer Brand
  • Matt Howerter
  • Mike Kennedy
  • Nancy Poore
  • Robin Spaulding
  • Jeri Stroup
  • Shankar Swaminathan
  • Todd Tucker
  • Kevin Yort

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