Improving the care of patients with organophosphorus insecticide self-poisoning Michael Eddleston is Professor of Clinical Toxicology in the Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics Unit of the University of Edinburgh, and Consultant Physician at the National Poisons Information Service, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He trained in medicine at Cambridge and Oxford, with an intercalated PhD at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla. Michael’s primary research aim is to reduce deaths from pesticide and plant self-poisoning in rural Asia, a cause of as many as 200,000 premature deaths each year and the number two global means of suicide. To do this, he performs clinical trials in South Asian district hospitals to better understand the pharmacology & effectiveness of antidotes and community-based controlled trials to identify effective public health interventions. This work is complemented by translational studies of antidotes in porcine models of poisoning in the Wellcome Critical Care Laboratory for Large Animals in Edinburgh. He has recently established the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention at the University of Edinburgh to drive research into and implementation of pesticide regulation (www.centrepsp.org). All are welcome Oct 31 2018 13.00 - 14.00 Improving the care of patients with organophosphorus insecticide self-poisoning Michael Eddleston Professor of Clinical Toxicology Lecture Theatre B Chancellor's Building Edinburgh BioQuarter 49 Little France Crescent Edinburgh EH16 4SB Lecture location
Improving the care of patients with organophosphorus insecticide self-poisoning Michael Eddleston is Professor of Clinical Toxicology in the Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics Unit of the University of Edinburgh, and Consultant Physician at the National Poisons Information Service, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He trained in medicine at Cambridge and Oxford, with an intercalated PhD at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla. Michael’s primary research aim is to reduce deaths from pesticide and plant self-poisoning in rural Asia, a cause of as many as 200,000 premature deaths each year and the number two global means of suicide. To do this, he performs clinical trials in South Asian district hospitals to better understand the pharmacology & effectiveness of antidotes and community-based controlled trials to identify effective public health interventions. This work is complemented by translational studies of antidotes in porcine models of poisoning in the Wellcome Critical Care Laboratory for Large Animals in Edinburgh. He has recently established the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention at the University of Edinburgh to drive research into and implementation of pesticide regulation (www.centrepsp.org). All are welcome Oct 31 2018 13.00 - 14.00 Improving the care of patients with organophosphorus insecticide self-poisoning Michael Eddleston Professor of Clinical Toxicology Lecture Theatre B Chancellor's Building Edinburgh BioQuarter 49 Little France Crescent Edinburgh EH16 4SB Lecture location
Oct 31 2018 13.00 - 14.00 Improving the care of patients with organophosphorus insecticide self-poisoning Michael Eddleston Professor of Clinical Toxicology
