Michael Eddleston's guest appearances

Michael Eddleston

Medical Detectives

SciPod

The Geeky Medics Podcast

Ahmed Hankir

Tom Jones

Guy J

Tony Young

Chen Zhao

Paul Wolf

James Cook

Brian Walker

Qiao Wang

Stephen Walsh

Ben Jones

David Harrison

David Cunningham

Michael O'Donnell

Colleen Carney

OwlTail

In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the field of clinical toxicology with Professor Michael Eddleston. We chat about his journey through medical school - interspersed with work abroad and a PhD - as well as his academic career and research interest in pesticide poisoning in rural Asia. This is a really interesting episode for anyone who hopes to pursue an academic career alongside their clinical work.

A Career in Clinical Toxicology with Professor Michael Eddleston

Attempting suicide by ingesting pesticides is a major public health problem in rural Asia. In Sri Lanka, pesticide self-poisoning is the most common method used in suicide attempts in many rural areas. Globally, it accounts for as many as one in every five of the world’s suicides. Many people have recommended ‘safer storage and use’ as the answer to the problem. A group of Sri Lankan and international researchers took on the challenge to test, on a large scale, whether improving pesticide storage in households would actually reduce the frequency of self-poisoning with pesticides. Remarkably, they found no benefit from this approach at all. These findings have important implications for global policies aiming to reduce the incidence of suicide and self-harm.

Attempting suicide by ingesting pesticides is a major public health problem in rural Asia. In Sri Lanka, pesticide self-poisoning is the most common method used in suicide attempts in many rural areas. Globally, it accounts for as many as one in every five of the world’s suicides. Many people have recommended ‘safer storage and use’ as the answer to the problem. A group of Sri Lankan and international researchers took on the challenge to test, on a large scale, whether improving pesticide storage in households would actually reduce the frequency of self-poisoning with pesticides. Remarkably, they found no benefit from this approach at all. These findings have important implications for global policies aiming to reduce the incidence of suicide and self-harm.

Does ‘Safer Storage’ Reduce Agricultural Pesticide Self-poisoning in Rural Asia? Professor Flemming Konradsen & Professor Michael Eddleston

Dr Michael Eddleston is a Reader in Clinical Toxicology and a Scottish Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Over 300,000 people die each year from pesticide self-poisoning, or suicide, in rural Asia. For many, death is unintentional, but the very high toxicity of pesticides means that deaths are all too common. This talk will engage this major public health problem and discuss the benefits of different prevention strategies.This lecture is part of the Medical Detectives, a series of public lectures that show how keen detective work is still essential for 21st century doctors: http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/events/medical-detectives/Recorded on 22 September 2011 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh.

Dr Michael Eddleston is a Reader in Clinical Toxicology and a Scottish Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Over 300,000 people die each year from pesticide self-poisoning, or suicide, in rural Asia. For many, death is unintentional, but the very high toxicity of pesticides means that deaths are all too common. This talk will engage this major public health problem and discuss the benefits of different prevention strategies. This lecture is part of the Medical Detectives, a series of public lectures that show how keen detective work is still essential for 21st century doctors: <a href="http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/events/medical-detectives/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/events/medical-detectives/</a> Recorded on 22 September 2011 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the University of Edinburgh.

Dr Michael Eddleston - Pesticide Deaths in Asia: Looking for the Clues in Prevention