In an Emergency
1. Call the Poison Center Hotline (1-800-222-1222) if you or another person have been poisoned, or think you 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.
Poison Prevention Educators: Don't forget to order free education materials for your Illinois Poison Prevention Month events in March! Deadline for priority mailing is Feb. 10! Order now!
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
Public Education and Communications Manager
Vickie Dance, M.S.
Program Assistant
Dora Rodriquez
Communications and Outreach Specialist
Najja Howard, MPS
Development Coordinator
Gail Lise Moran, MS, CGR/E
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
Babbs Hoard, PIP, EMT-P
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
