NOTE: The Wikitox Site is currently undergoing a review and update process. If you have any suggestions for alterations or additions please email secretariat@tapna.org.au, for consideration.

WikiTox is an open access resource aimed at medical staff to improve the treatment of people who are poisoned. All content is freely accessible to anyone who visits the site, membership is not required.

The purpose of WikiTox is to create a repository of toxicology information and teaching material to be used freely by individuals and other teachers. Contributions are by invitation and based upon recommendations and known expertise.

Intellectual content falls under a Creative Commons. All content undergoes editorial scrutiny. The site is financially supported by donations from groups who have used the material to provide courses.

Most clinical toxicology is not taught by clinical toxicologists, as a consequence the standard of content delivered is variable in quality.

Most clinical toxicologists have teaching content that they have used in their own units or at selected meetings sitting on their hard disks. This would include keynote lectures. Precongress symposia, Pre and Post graduate teaching material.

1. Core information

• Pharmacokinetics & Toxicokinetics
• Overview of managing the toxicological patient
• Toxidromes
• Specific Investigations
• Management: Supportive care, Decontamination, Enhanced Elimination, Common Complications

2. Poisoning monographs giving specific advice on risk assessment, evaluation and management of poisoned patients. Many monograph also include extra education resources including recorded presentations from conference proceedings.

• Drugs by class, by name
• Chemicals
• Natural toxins, plants by name, snakes by name

WikiTox supports a distance learning course delivered by TAPNA . Details can be found on the TAPNA site.

Links to the older curriculums based on the WikiTox Website resources can be found below

Teaching Outline- This gives a suggested shorter core curriculum.

Topic Structure- This gives an overall topic structure for all content.