NCCEH eJournal Club - January 2018

The NCCEH eJournal Club is a series of informal hour-long sessions discussing and appraising articles relating to environmental health. Active participation is encouraged. Although these sessions are directed at public health inspectors, anyone interested in a given topic is more than welcome to take part.

Instructions for joining the session online will be included in the registration confirmation email.

Details for the next session

Title of paper: A medical-toxicological view of tattooing (Laux et al., 2016)

Questions to consider:

• Have you, or a colleague, inspected a personal service establishment that offers tattooing? If so, are you aware of provincial legislation or municipal by-laws that cover this practice?
  
• What kinds of adverse effects or complications related to tattooing or tattoo removal have you encountered professionally?
• What are some other types of tattooing, and their potential health risks, that are not covered in this review?

Facilitators:

• Leela Steiner, Environmental Health and Knowledge Translation Scientist, NCCEH
• Dr. Helen Ward, Environmental Health Scientist, NCCEH

Continuing education credits: 2 CIPHI PDHs

These sessions are eligible for CIPHI Professional Development Hours. If you would like a letter of credit validation for CIPHI PDHs, please specify this on the registration form. Letters are sent out annually in January.

Please note: Citrix GoToMeeting attendance capacity is limited to 100 attendees. To accommodate this, please consider attending the event as part of a group. If you are unable to attend after registering, please cancel your registration prior to the event. Thank you!