Assessment of an Interactive Online Asynchronous Pediatric-Focused Toxicology Curriculum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the United States, poisonings account for the highest number of preventable injury deaths and children disproportionately account for the largest number of poisoning exposures. There is limited exposure to toxicology education. We developed and evaluated an asynchronous case-based, interactive, online pediatric toxicology curriculum to augment foundational knowledge and enable pattern recognition in the diagnosis and management of pediatric toxic exposures.

Methods

We developed 12 cases based on cholinergic, anticholinergic, sympathomimetic, sedative-hypnotic, opioid, and serotonergic toxidromes using Rise 360 e-learning application. Participants were recruited from Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited pediatrics, internal medicine-pe

SUBMITTER: Appenteng R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12789393 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature