Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission
Alabama Department of Public
Health
U.S. Food and Drug
Administration
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
The Alabama Poison Center I 2503 Phoenix Drive I Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 I FAX 205-345-7189
The Alabama Poison Center offers educational programs to
professional and nonprofessional groups throughout the
state of Alabama.
Formal programs are presented upon request.
Past audiences have
included preschoolers,
school age groups, parents
and grandparents, civic
groups, senior citizens, and
health care professionals.
Examples of educational
programs have included:
poison prevention, seasonal poisonings,' look alikes',
biological and chemical warfare agents, and current
developments in clinical toxicology.
Program presenters are either the Medical Director,
Director, or Education Coordinator.
If you are interested in scheduling a program related to
poison prevention, a specific toxic substances, poison
management protocols, or other related topics, contact the
Alabama Poison Center at 1-800-462-0800 or send an e-
mail message to:
Lois Dorough, Education Director
Dr. John Fisher, Director
Dr. Perry Lovely, Medical Director
REMEMBER..
Our goals are to:
• educate the public,
• help reduce the incidence
of accidental poisonings,
and
• provide emergency
poison management to
Alabama residents and
their health care
providers.
The Alabama Poison Center
is here to HELP YOU.
PROGRAMS
