Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

Pediatric Grand Rounds
Inova Alexandria Hospital Department of Pediatrics

“Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: An Urgent and Costly Threat to Children, and What We Can Do About It”

Leonardo Trasande, MD
Environmental Medicine

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the key criteria for a substance to be characterized as an endocrine disrupting chemical.
2. Explain mechanisms by which these chemicals adversely affect children’s health.
3. Describe safe and simple steps to limit exposure.

Target Audience:
Pediatricians, residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and medical students.

ONLINE ZOOM Link:
https://inova.zoom.us/j/3874142473
Meeting ID: 387 414 2473
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