Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM) 
Benzene Toxicity
Goals and Objectives

Goals and Objectives

The goal of the CSEM is to increase the primary care provider's knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and to aid in the evaluation of potentially exposed patients.

Objectives

After completion of this educational activity, the reader should be able to:

• Discuss the major exposure route for benzene,
• Describe two potential environmental and occupational sources of benzene exposure
• Give two reasons benzene is a health hazard
• Describe three factors contributing to benzene toxicity
• Identify evaluation and treatment protocols for persons exposed to benzene, and
• List two sources of information on benzene.

Accreditation

Continuing Medical Education (CME):

CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 hours in category 1 credit toward the American Medical Association (AMA) Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)

This activity for 1.5 contact hours is provided by CDC, which is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Continuing Education Units (CEU)

CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider of continuing education and training programs by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training and awards 0.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

CE Expiration: June 30, 2006.

This CSEM is under revision; continuing education credit (CE) is not available at this time.

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