Our Work

As overseen by a Board of Directors elected from the membership, AAPCC:

• Provides accreditation of U.S. poison control centers
  
• Certifies poison control center personnel 
  
• Represents poison control centers in working with the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) on matters pertaining to the national Poison Help number: 1-800-222-1222
  
• Provides continuing education opportunities for poison control center staff
  
• Operates PoisonHelp.org, an online poison exposure triage tool designed to reach a segment of the public uncomfortable with calling for treatment advice
  
• Owns and maintains the National Poison Data System (NPDS)
  
• Conducts toxicosurveillance in collaboration with federal agencies
  
• Produces annual reports on poison data and provides custom data reports from NPDS
  
• Compliments the efforts of poison control centers in preventing poisonings and promoting the use poison control center services
  
• Oversees national partnerships related to poison prevention education
  
• Provides the media, national organizations, and federal agencies access to an extensive network of toxicologists who specialize in a variety of subject matters
  
• Co-hosts the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, the leading national event on toxicology issues and topics
  
• Works with Congress and federal agencies to drive statutory, regulatory, and voluntary standards changes to positively impact public health and safety
  
• Partners with the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists to issue the associations’ official journal—Clinical Toxicology

Our Members