Environmental Impacts on Reproductive Health: Foundations of Science

Learning Objectives

Participants of this activity will be able to:

• Appreciate the potential impact of exposure to harmful environmental chemicals and heavy metals on reproductive health
• Express the value of incorporating basic questions about environmental risks into the patient history and physical examination
• Utilize resources that provide information about environmental exposures in their particular communities and patient populations
• Refer patients to relevant resources and further information to learn more about their environmental risks

Accreditation Information

Physicians: The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. ARHP designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioners and Nurses: This educational activity has been approved by the Continuing Education Approval Program of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health for 1 contact hour, including 0.5 pharmacology hours. Credit can be applied toward the nursing continuing requirements of most professional organizations and State Boards of Nursing.

Pharmacists: The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program provides 1.0 contact hour of continuing education credit. The assigned universal program number for Environmental Impacts on Reproductive Health is 463-000-09-002-L04-P.

Others: A certificate of attendance will be issued indicating that this activity is accredited for 1 hour of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM.

Sponsoring Information

This program is sponsored by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.

Funding Information

This project is funded through grants from the Passport Foundation and the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund.

Disclosure Information

All individuals in a position to influence the content of this activity must disclose relevant financial relationship(s) with commercial interests and the nature of the relationship. A commercial interest is defined as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients.

Advisory Committee Disclosures

• Kathleen Hill Besinque, PharmD, MSEd, FCSHP: No affiliations to disclose  
• Maureen Paul, MD, MPH: No affiliations to disclose  
• Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN: No affiliations to disclose
• Ted Schettler, MD, MPH: No affiliations to disclose  
• Michael Thomas, MD: No affiliations to disclose  
• Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH: No affiliations to disclose  
• Sandy Worthington, MSN, WHNP-BC, CNM: Receives support   from the Cedar Tree Foundation Grant through Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
  

ARHP Staff/Consultant Disclosures

• Deborah Shuman, Rivka Gordon, PA-C, Beth Jordan, MD, Allison Tombros Korman, MHS, Amy Swann, MA, and Wayne Shields have no affiliations to disclose.