Incidents of Lead Poisoning – Online Public Health Course

Who is the course for?

This course is designed for professionals involved in lead incidents who’d like to develop their understanding of lead poisoning and public health policy.

This may include health protection practitioners, specialist registrars, local authority environmental health practitioners, clinicians, paediatricians and clinical toxicologists.

However, members of the public who are affected by or involved in lead incidents may also be interested in this course.

What topics will you cover?

Is lead an important public health issue?

Why is tackling lead poisoning important?

What types of lead incidents do we see?

How can we prevent lead poisoning and test for lead?

What blood lead intervention concentrations are used internationally?

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…

Describe what lead is

Debate different public health models used internationally

Explain the health effects of lead poisoning

Describe and discuss different lead incidents

Identify when someone has lead poisoning

Explain what to do if someone has been poisoned with lead