This document contains the program for the annual meeting of the Nordic Association of Poisons Centres held in Tallinn, Estonia from September 8-10, 2010. The program includes presentations and discussions over the three day period on topics related to the work of Poisons Centres, such as preparedness, treatment of poisonings, new drugs, pediatric poisonings, and the role of Poisons Information Centres. There will also be social activities including tours of Tallinn and a conference dinner. The meeting will conclude on the third day with a report from the NAPC Board and plans for the future.

1. The Nordic Association of Poisons Centres. Annual meeting
Hotel Meriton, Tallinn Estonia September 8-10 2010
PROGRAM
Wednesday 8 September 2010
12.30-13.00 Arrival & Refreshments
13.00-13.10 Opening of the meeting.
Raido Paasma, Mare Oder
13.10-14.00 ”Current situation in our different PC:s ”
5-10 min/presentation
14.00-15.00 Lunch; Check-in
15.00-17.00 External and internal preparedness of Poisons Centres
Chairperson Erik Andrew
15.00-15.10 Finland Kalle Hoppu
15.10-15.20 Sweden Henry Lindberg
15.20-15.30 Norway Erik Andrew
15.30-15.40 Denmark Niels Ebbehoj
15.40-15.50 Iceland Leifur Franzson
15.50-16.10 Coffee/tea
16.10-16.20 Estonia Mare Oder
16.20-16:30 Latvia Viesturs Liguts
16.30 -17.00 General discussion concerning the external and internal prepardness of
Poison Centres
Social programme.
17.15 -19.45 Guided tour in Tallinn
20.30- Dinner at the conference centre
Thursday 9 September 2010
09.00- 10.20 Poisoning treatment with fat emulsions pro and
contra
Chairperson Peter Skanning
09.00-09.15 “Fat emulsions” pro Mark Personne (SWE)
09.15-09.25 “Fat emulsions” contra Kalle Hoppu (FIN)
09.25-09.35 “A critical review of the clinical pharmacological data” Gesche
Jürgens (Denmark)
09.35-09.55 General discussion concerning Poisoning treatment with fat emulsions
and Insulin/glucose

2. 09.55-10.15 Poisonings by manipulated dosage forms of medicinal products.
Anne Mariia Termälä (Finland)
10.15.10.35 Coffee/tea
10.35-11.50 Free presentations
Chairperson Raido Paasma
10.35-10.50 Fatal administration error of giving butyldiglycol during a gastroscopy
Katri Kosonen (FIN)
10.50-11.05 “Treatment strategies for aconite-induced ventricular arrhythmias
based on electrophysiological principles” Erik Lindeman(SWE)
11.05-11.20 ”The SPICE phenomenon – what happened?: Jenny Westerbergh (SWE)
11.20-11.35 ”Severe poisoning with drotaverin” Roberts Stasinskis (Latvia)
11.35-11.50 “Rare poisonings by biological poisons” Tomas Vilius Kajokas
(Lithuania)
11.50-13.15 The role of PIC-s in the national antidotal supply
Chairperson Dag Jacobsen
11.50-12.00 Norway Barbro J Spillum
12.00-12.10 Sweden Mark Personne
12.10-12.20 Denmark Peter Jacobsen, Niels Ebbehoj
12.20-12.30 Finland Kalle Hoppu
12.30-12.40 Estonia Raido Paasma
12.40-12.50 Latvia Viesturs Liguts
12.50-13.00 Lithuania Jurate Margeriene
13.00-13.15 General discussion
13.15-14.00 Lunch
14.00- 15.00 Interactive training session: Pre-hospital treatment and advice for referral of
poisoned patients.
Chairperson Kalle Hoppu
15.00-15.20 Coffee/tea
15:20-16.50 PIC activities
Chairperson Leifur Franzson
15.20-15.35 “A case of ricin poisoning: Moderate symptoms despite large ingestion
of castor beans”: Ann-Charlott Svanhagen (SWE)
15.35-15.50 “Carbon monoxide poisoning caused by waterpipe smoking: a case
report”. Maria Enghag (SWE)
15.50-16.05 “Experiences with the training of the call centre nurses at the Estonian
PIC” Mare Oder (EST)

3. 16.05-16.20 “Telephone waiting time as an indicator of quality” Gesche Jürgens,
Niels Ebbehøj, Peter Jacobsen, Gitte Lauritsen, Peter Skanning,
Ingelise Jørgensen (Denmark)
16.20-16.35 “The use of record based markers to evaluate the quality of
documentation of inquiries to the Danish Poison Information Centre.
An Audit procedure” Gesche Jürgens, Niels Ebbehøj, Peter Jacobsen,
Gitte Lauritsen, Peter Skanning, Ingelise Jørgensen (Denmark)
16.35-16.50 “Photo identification of mushrooms” Peter Jacobsen, Lajla Sonne,
Lars Christensen (Denmark)
16.50-19.00 NAPC Annual Board Meeting
Two representatives / Nordic country
19.30 /20.00-24.00 Conference dinner
Friday 10 September 2010
09.00 – 10.30 New drugs: safer or more dangerous when it comes to poisonings
Chairperson Mark Personne
09.00-09.20 “Methylphenidate and its use as a drug of abuse” Kim Dalhoff
(Denmark)
09.20-09.40 “Poisonings with SSRI’s in adolescents” Nete Brandt Hansen, Lotte
Høgberg (Denmark)
09.40-10.00 “New antpsychotics (Quetiapine)” Liv Ingrid F Beck (NOR)
10.00-10.15 “New antpsychotics (Quetiapine)- a case report” Ann-Sofi
Skagius (SWE)
10.15-10.30 Discussion about trend of new drugs: are they safe or dangerous when it
comes to poisonings
10.30-11.10 Coffee/tea
11.00-12.35 Children poisonings
Chairperson Kalle Hoppu
11.00-11.15 “Administration errors in infants with nasal oxytocin spray” Gro
C Havnen(NOR)
11.15-11.30 ”Pediatric poisonings with common insecticides” Paula Nielsen(DEN)
11.30-11.45 “Pediatric use of Ipeca syrup. To use or not?” Helga Ruus Lorentzen
(NOR)
11.45-12.00 ”Hypokalemia due to liquorice ingestion” Marie Åkerman(SWE)
12.00-12.15 “A child ingested 200mg sustained release metoprolol” Ragnhild
Lindqvist (NOR)
12.15-12.35 ”Poisoning in children – how do we reach the parents?” Eva Strand,
Lotte Høgberg (Denmark)
12.35-13.00 State of the NAPC & Closure of the meeting
(Report from the Board, a sum up and future plans)

4. Guðborg Guðjonsdottir, Mark Personne, Kalle Hoppu, Erik Andrew,
Peter Skanning
13.00- Lunch; Departure from the hotel