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Mission Statement
To provide exceptional patient care services while minimizing overall
health care costs relating to poison exposures through epidemiologic
surveillance, preventive educational programs, and consultative services
to the community and health care professional.
The Staff of the Florida/USVI Poison Information Center - Jacksonville
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Purpose
Created by an act of the Florida Legislature in 1989 (FS 395.038),
in response to the overwhelming need for emergency poison information
in the state, the Florida/USVI Poison Information Center/Jacksonville (FPIC/Jax)
is part of the Florida Poison Information Center Network, which incorporates
poison centers in Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa. Currently, FPIC/Jax
receives approximately 160-200 calls each day from Floridians in 42
northern and eastern coastal counties in the state as well as the
U.S. Virgin Islands, also served by this Center.
The Florida/USVI Poison Information Center/Jacksonville provides an invaluable
service to the citizens of Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands by
offering poison prevention and management information through a nationwide,
toll-free hotline accessible by both voice and TTY. Twenty-four hours
a day, 365 days a year, calls are answered by specially trained nurses,
pharmacists, physician assistants, toxicology fellows, and board certified
toxicologists who have computerized access to the latest, in-depth
poison assessment and management techniques. The Center is certified
as a regional poison control center by the American Association of
Poison Control Centers and has been designated by the State Department
of Health to serve it's assigned geographic area within the State
of Florida.
All poison specialists at the Jacksonville center are registered nurses
or
pharmacists, many with emergency medicine
or critical care experience. In addition, board certified toxicologists
are available 24-hours per day for consultations with health care
professionals. The poison specialists on staff are uniquely trained
to assess, triage and manage poison information and exposure calls.
All poison specialists are required to receive certification as "Certified
Specialist in Poison Information" (CSPI) by the American Association
of Poison Control Centers, the national agency which oversees the
accreditation of poison centers and the certification of the specialists
who man them.
In an effort to reduce the number of accidental poisonings in the
state, FPIC/Jax conducts a full spectrum of poison prevention educational
programs for the general public and health care professionals. FPIC/Jax
also serves as a teaching facility for clinical and medical toxicology
fellowships and facilitates academic rotations for nursing, medical
and pharmacy students, pharmacy, emergency medicine and other health
professional residents in training, pediatric critical care fellows
and pediatric emergency medicine fellows.
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FPIC/Jax Staff
Florida/USVI Poison Information Center - Jacksonville
Shands Jacksonville-University of Florida Health Science Center-Jacksonville
655 West 8th Street, Box C23
Jacksonville, Florida 32209
(800) 222-1222 V/TTY (Nationwide)
Administrative Phone: (904) 244-4465
FAX: (904) 244-4063
Director:
Jay L. Schauben, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT
Medical Director:
Thomas Kunisaki, MD, ACMT, FACEP
Assistant Director:
Dawn Sollee, PharmD, DABAT
Education Coordinator:
Vicki L. Coppen, RN, BSN, CFRN, CEN, FP-C
Office Manager:
Noelle Polson
Media Relations and Education Associate:
Phyllis Bell-Davis, M.Ed.
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