Methods Session: Beyond Traditional Datasets: Using Poison Center Data to Strengthen Injury Surveillance

An Online Event on May 14, 2026 – 1 PM – 2 PM ET

As key public health datasets are reduced or discontinued, injury researchers may face growing gaps in timely, actionable data. Poison Centers offer a robust and underutilized resource to help address these challenges. Serving every U.S. state and territory, the Poison Center Network captures near real-time data on exposures reported by both the public and healthcare providers. In this webinar, America’s Poison Centers will provide an overview of the National Poison Data System (NPDS), with a focus on data structure, quality assurance processes, and how data fidelity is maintained in a rapidly evolving data environment. We will also highlight recent and upcoming enhancements that strengthen NPDS as a surveillance and research tool.

The Blue Ridge Poison Center will share applied examples of how poison center data are used for injury surveillance, including data linkage efforts at the University of Virginia that expand analytic capacity and support more actionable public health insights.

This session will help injury researchers understand how to access and use poison center data, and how partnerships with Poison Centers can enhance research with timely data and critical clinical context.

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