Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention |Overview
The Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention, based at Boston Children's Hospital, provides 24-hour treatment and advice to health care professionals and the public on all types of poisoning.
Our expertise
Our center handles on average 50,000 calls a year, providing information and assistance on a broad range of topics. In addition, we offer presentations on toxicology and poisoning prevention.
Our center at Boston Children's Hospital provides:
- emergency care and treatment
- follow-up services
- educational resources and materials
- expert consultations for complex poisoning cases
- patient referral resources
- assistance with the location of regional antidotes and unusual lab assays.
The center also manages the Harvard Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program. For more information, please visit theClinician Resourcespage.
当打电话给1-800-222-1222
Call our department at Boston Children's if your child may have swallowed poisonous material, taken medication incorrectly, ingested household products, been exposed to biologic and chemical substances, or suffered a bug bite or sting.
Our staff
- Medical director:Michele M. Burns, MD, MPH
- Clinical fellows:Takuyo Chiba, MD; Alexander Barbuto, MD; Michael Chary, MD, MPH
- Toxicologists:Edward Boyer, MD, PhD; Katie Boyle, MD; Melissa Lai Becker, MD; Steven Salhanick, MD; Michael Ganetsky, MD; Katherine O’Donnell, MD; Peter Chai, MD
- Certified specialists:Joel Myers, FNP; Adina Sheroff, RN; Iris Sheinhait, PharmD; Sneha Nair, PharmD; Yuka Yotsumoto, PharmD; Jessica Shi, PharmD; Carol Martinelli, RN
- Specialists:Olivia DeFilippo, RN; Michelle Preston, PharmD
Administrative staff
- Program Coordinator:Waqaas Bhutta, MBA, MPH
- Administrative Coordinator:Michael Iocco, BS
- Education Coordinator:Cheryl Lang, MPH
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Contact us
Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention — MA & RI
Mailstop 3025
欧宝彩票平台
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115