Abstract

Integrating GIS Within a Poison Center
Track: Health and Human Services
Authors: Julie Spangler

For 37 years, the mission of the Maryland Poison Center (MPC) has been to decrease the cost and complexity of poisoning and overdose care while maintaining and/or improving patient outcomes. The poison center is currently undertaking an innovative program that applies a suite of geographic information system tools to poison center data to allow better information visualization on trends that might not be apparent by looking at columns of data. This presentation will discuss the advantages and limitations of using poison center data in conjunction with GIS to further the mission of the MPC. Examples of ongoing analysis and research will be highlighted, including spatial analysis of call data and educational outreach.

Julie Spangler
Maryland Poison Center
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
220 Arch St Office Level 01
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
United States
Phone: 410-528-7520
E-mail: jspangle@rx.umaryland.edu