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Sheila Goertemoeller, PharmD, DABAT, ICPS
Clinical Toxicologist & Pharmacist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Drug and Poison Information Center
Dr. Sheila Goertemoeller is a board-certified clinical toxicologist and pharmacist with 26 years of experience at the Drug and Poison Information Center of Cincinnati. She serves as the clinical educator, staff trainer and quality improvement coach. She works on the 24/7 poison control hotline managing emergencies, overdose, and drug information calls from both health care professionals and the public.
Dr. Goertemoeller is a featured author of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital blog. She has written several newsletter and newspaper articles which have been published nationally. She is an active member of the American College of Clinical Toxicology, American College of Medical Toxicology, and American Association of Poison Control Centers. She has authored and published several abstracts/posters, written several articles for the Journal of Emergency Nursing and a book chapter on brown recluse spider bites.
She is passionate about drug abuse prevention and is certified by the Ohio Chemical Dependency board as an International Certified Prevention (of drug and alcohol use) Specialist, and as a nicotine cessation facilitator.
Raising Awareness During National Poison Prevention Week
3/22/2021
By Sheila Goertemoeller, PharmD, DABAT, ICPS
Clinical Toxicologist & Pharmacist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Drug and Poison Information Center
National Poison Prevention Week is celebrated the third week of March every year and is a good reminder of the actions we can take to ensure the safe use of products at home. The U.S. Congress established the recognition week in 1961 to focus national attention on the dangers of poisonings and how to prevent them. According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, 93 percent of exposures happen at home, and 45 percent of exposures involve children 0 to 5 years of age.
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