To all the Moms out there . . . Happy Mother's Day! .
In an Emergency
1. Call the Poison Center Hotline (1-800-222-1222) if you or another person have been exposed to something that might cause an unwanted and/or unexpected reaction.
2. Remain calm - the majority of poison emergencies can be resolved quickly; over the phone
3. Call 9-1-1 if the person is unconscious or has difficulty breathing.
IPC Staff
Director/Medical Director:
Michael Wahl, MD, FACEP, FACMT
Associate Medical Director
Sean Bryant, MD
Operations Director
Carol DesLauriers, PharmD, DABAT
Clinical Toxicologist/Chief CSPI:
Anthony Burda, RPh, CSPI, DABAT
Vickie Dance, M.S.
Program Assistant
Dora Rodriquez
Development Coordinator
Gail Lise Moran, MS, CGR/E
Communications Specialist
Janine Sheedy
Illinois Poison Center Clinical Staff:
Abrar Baig, PharmD, CSPI
Reginald Brown, MD, CSPI
Sharon Cook, PIP
Briggetta Ducre, RN, CSPI
Amy Deitche, BSN, RN, CSPI
Jerome Dimaano, RN, BSN, CSPI
Tracy Esposito, RN, BSN, CSPI
Connie Fischbein, CSPI
Marco Gonzalez, PIP
Cindy Howard, RN, CSPI
Art Kubic, PharmD, CSPI
Karen Hoeller, RPh, CSPI
Jessica Metz, PharmD, CSPI
Erin Pallasch, PharmD, CSPI
Miguel Razo, RN, CSPI
Todd Sigg, PharmD, CSPI
Jessica Sims, PIP
Michael Strugala, PharmD, CSPI
Gennady Vatel, PIP, EMT-P
Cheryl Webster, PharmD, CSPI
*PIP: Poison Information Provider
*CSPI: Certified Specialist in Poison Information
