Updated Overview of Adult Occupational Lead Poisoning in California
CDPH series

Fee: There is no charge for this activity.

The Overview of Adult Occupational Lead Poisoning in California has met the MOC requirements as a MOC Part II CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) by the following ABMS Member Boards:

MOC Part II CME Activity
American Board of Family Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Content Reviewed and Released: April 10, 2016
Expires: April 9, 2019

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to do the following:
• List at least three types of industry where occupational lead poisoning commonly occurs.
• State at least three health effects associated with lead exposure at levels not previously considered harmful.
• Identify two criteria for removing workers from lead exposure for medical reasons under "Medical Removal Protection."
• List at least one reference document related to the clinical management of lead poisoning published by OLPPP.
• List at least three requirements of the OSHA lead standards that employers must follow with regard to medical surveillance of exposed workers.

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Target Audience
The intended audience consists of primary care physicians and other health care professionals.
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Course consists of the following elements:
Adobe PDF Slide presentation (Slides will open up in full screen - click ESC button to reduce/close)
Test  (require to pass with 80% or better)
Evaluation

Participation is accomplished through self-directed viewing of the web-based material. CME credit is obtained upon completion of the program content, passing the test with 80% or better and submission of the program evaluation. The test can be taken up to three times. An electronic CME certificate will be available after successfully completing the evaluation. Please be patient while certificate is processing, system will need to refresh your test score and results. This CME course should take approximately 2 hour to complete.

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Accreditation  

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of University of California, Davis, Health and the California Department of Public Health. The University of California, Davis, Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician Credit: The University of California, Davis, Health designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credits acceptable for multidisciplinary team members

Nursing: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.  For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (report hours of credit and fill in "CME Category 1" for the provider number).

Physician Assistant: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.



MOC Part II CME Activity

Through the American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) and Association of American Medical Colleges’ (“AAMC”) joint initiative (ABMS MOC Directory) to create a wide array of Maintenance of Certification (“MOC”) Activities, Overview of Adult Occupational Lead Poisoning in California has met the MOC requirements as a MOC Part II CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) by the following ABMS Member Boards:

MOC Part II CME Activity
American Board of Family Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Note: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement (only). Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
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Disclosures
The author, planning members, and content reviewer have indicated that no relevant financial relationships exist.
Saeher Muzaffar, MD, MS, MPH – Author
Barbara Materna, PhD, CIH – Planning Committee
Ray Meister, MD, MPH – Planning Committee

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Software Requirements
Adobe Reader