Courses - One or Two Days

A Small Dose Toxicology


One or Two day Toxicology Courses based on "A Small Dose of Toxicology" are available from Steven G. Gilbert. Contact Steve for more information.

Typical One Day course --> Sample course outline (pdf)

A Small Dose of Toxicology: How Chemicals Affect Your Health

This basic course covers the principles of toxicology and health effects of chemical agents. It is designed for those who may have little background in toxicology yet must deal with chemicals in the home, at work, or at school. The course is designed for anyone interested in better understanding chemicals and their health effects, or wanting a refresher course on toxicology. The course identifies potential health hazards of toxic chemicals and methods for preventing exposure.

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A Larger Dose of Toxicology: How Chemicals Affect Your Health

This is an advanced course designed for non-toxicologists who have attended the basic “Small Dose of Toxicology” course or who have some background in toxicology. This program will review the basic principles of toxicology before focusing on state-of-the-art research, risk assessment, and risk communication. Participants will learn effects of chemicals on the body, why some people are more sensitive than others, how to develop individual dose/response curves, current research issues, ethical aspects of toxicology, and how to communicate about hazards.

OBJECTIVES

1) Provide an introduction to the basic principles of toxicology for those with little background in toxicology or those who wish a basic refresher course.

2) Learn about the following: dose response, chemical carcinogenicity, mechanisms of cellular toxicity, respiratory toxicology, neurotoxicity, risk assessment, sensory system effects, pharmacokinetics, and toxicity of lead and mercury.

Experienced lecture and course director - Steven Gilbert has been a course director since 1993 - see samples below.

Modify the course to meet your needs - Course can be adjusted to meet your needs. For example, the one day course can be modified to emphasize child health or worker health.

Examples of recent courses

Course Director & Lecturer, “A Small Dose of Toxicology: How Chemicals Affect Your Health”, (two day course). Sponsored by Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, Center for Ecogenetics, Continuing Education Program, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, December 1&2, 2004. (brochure)

Co-Course Director & Lecturer, “Understanding the Human Genome: Ethical Challenges for Public Health Policy”, Sponsored by Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health, Center fro Genomics and Public Health, Institute for Public Health Genetics, Continuing Education Program, Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington, December 2, 2003.

Co-Course Director & Lecturer, “Communication: Going Beyond "Right to Know" to "Right to Understand."”, Sponsored by Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, Continuing Education Program, Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington, April 3, 2003.

Co-Course Director & Lecturer, “Inhalation Toxicology & Environmental Challenges”, Sponsored by Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, Continuing Education Program, Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington, February 20, 2003.

Course Director & Lecturer, “Chemical Safety: At work and At Home”, part of 51st Governor’s Industrial Health and Safety Conference in Spokane, WA, Sponsored by Continuing Education Program, Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington, October 29, 2002.