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CME / CE

Can Heavy Metal Exposure Harm Reproductive Health?

  • Authors: News Author: Miriam E. Tucker; CME Author: Laurie Barclay, MD
  • CME / CE Released: 1/6/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 1/6/2024
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    Nurses - 0.25 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (0 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)

    Pharmacists - 0.25 Knowledge-based ACPE (0.025 CEUs)

    Physician Assistant - 0.25 AAPA hour(s) of Category I credit

    IPCE - 0.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit

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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for obstetricians/gynecologists/women’s health clinicians, internists, family medicine/primary care clinicians, nurses, diabetologists/endocrinologists, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other members of the health care team who care for women with reproductive health concerns.

The goal of this activity is for clinicians to be better able to describe associations of blood concentrations of lead, cadmium, and mercury, alone and in a mixture, with infertility and long-term amenorrhea.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Assess the associations of blood concentrations of lead, cadmium, and mercury, alone and in a mixture, with infertility and long-term amenorrhea among women of reproductive age, based on a study of such women who completed the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013 to 2018 and who had blood heavy metals data
  • Evaluate the clinical implications of associations of blood concentrations of lead, cadmium, and mercury, alone and in a mixture, with infertility and long-term amenorrhea among women of reproductive age, based on a study of such women who completed the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013 to 2018 and who had blood heavy metals data
  • Outline implications for the healthcare team


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News Author

  • Miriam E. Tucker

    Freelance writer, Medscape

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    Miriam E. Tucker has no relevant financial relationships.

CME Author

  • Laurie Barclay, MD

    Freelance writer and reviewer
    Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Laurie Barclay, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Formerly owned stocks in: AbbVie Inc.

Editor/Nurse Planner

  • Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

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    Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

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    Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP, has no relevant financial relationships.


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In support of improving patient care, Medscape, LLC is jointly accredited with commendation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

    For Physicians

  • Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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    For Nurses

  • Awarded 0.25 contact hour(s) of nursing continuing professional development for RNs and APNs; 0.00 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.

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    For Pharmacists

  • Medscape designates this continuing education activity for 0.25 contact hour(s) (0.025 CEUs) (Universal Activity Number: JA0007105-0000-23-006-H01-P).

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  • For Physician Assistants

    Medscape, LLC has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 1/6/2024. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

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This activity is designed to be completed within the time designated on the title page; physicians should claim only those credits that reflect the time actually spent in the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period that is noted on the title page. To receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, you must receive a minimum score of 75% on the post-test.

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CME / CE

Can Heavy Metal Exposure Harm Reproductive Health?

Authors: News Author: Miriam E. Tucker; CME Author: Laurie Barclay, MDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / CE Released: 1/6/2023

Valid for credit through: 1/6/2024

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References

  1. McClam M, et al. Associations between exposure to single cadmium, lead, mercury and mixtures and women’s infertility and long-term amenorrhea. medRxiv. Published online November 3, 2022. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.10.31.22281773v1. Accessed November 16, 2022.
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