Dr.
Christopher Holstege The
Chemical and Biological Agents of Terrorism: Facts and Myths  On the web The University of Virginia serves over one million people every year through more than 400 public service and outreach programs. For more information about outreach at UVa, visit http://www.virginia.edu/outreachvirginia/, an interactive web-based listing of public service programs searchable by region, interest, audience, or type of program. Some programs you can find in OutreachVirginia database include the following: Poison
Awareness and Prevention Program Medical Center Hour Professional Toxicology Education ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About the speaker Dr. Chris Holstege, Director of the Division of Medical Toxicology, joined the University of Virginia Department of Emergency Medicine in 1999. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Holstege is one of only two board-certified, full-time medical toxicologists in Virginia. He conducts research in the area of clinical toxicology and manages poisoned patients in his medical practice at the University of Virginia. Dr. Holstege frequently lectures at both the regional and national levels on a variety of topics including agents of chemical terrorism, envenomations, drugs of abuse, and the medical management of the poisoned patient. He has over 100 abstracts and articles published in peer-reviewed medical journals, periodicals, and books. He is actively involved on numerous committees dealing with terrorism and disaster preparedness. Dr. Holstege is a member of the Central & Northwest Regional Virginia Disaster Plan Consortium Task Force, the Virginia Hospital&Healthcare Association Hospital Disaster Preparedness Task Force, the American Heart Association National First Aid Task Force, and the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology Chemical Terrorism Preparedness Task Force. Dr. Holstege received the prestigious National Faculty Teaching Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians in 2002 and the Deans Award for Clinical Excellence from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2003. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Speaker News Read about this speaker in the news View news stories about topics related to this speaker's research and teaching |