Alerting and Surveillance Using Poisons Information Systems (ASPIS): Outcomes from an international working group

The proceedings of a working group are outlined on the need for greater international cooperation and understanding of existing toxicological surveillance systems in a variety of countries and some of the strengths and weaknesses of existing surveillance methods are illustrated.

Abstract

Poison control centers provide a useful platform for developing surveillance activity. Having proposed a number of common aims and objectives, it is hoped that these consensus statements will inform decision makers and stimulate discussion of how international toxicological surveillance programs might best be developed.