PPCPS

Acronym	Definition
PPCPS	Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Pollutants

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many PPCPs report a significant lack of behavioral health training during residency (Williams, Klinepeter, Palmes, Pulley, & Foy, 2004), and brief lectures on how to engage in psychosocial discussions with patients and provide concrete solutions have not proven to be consistently effective in skill acquisition (Brown, Riley, & Wissow, 2007).

"Doctor, are you listening?" Communication about children's mental health and psychosocial concerns

Unfortunately, for the vast majority of these poisoning, there are no specific pharmacological antidotes and currently available detoxification methods are weak ( 25% PPCPs adsorbed) and poorly prescribed.

Cleanup-MOFs: Decontamination of emerging pollutant using porous Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and silica-MOFs composites

According to The Guardian, this is the first time that presence of PPCPs and steroid hormones in Antarctic seas is being investigated.

Micropollutants Contaminate Antarctic Waters

DATA SOURCES: To better understand and manage the risks of PPCPs in the environment, we used the "key question" approach to identify the principle issues that need to be addressed.

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment: what are the big questions?

Encourage research on PPCPs to include increasing bioactivity of medications, environmental impact of PPCPs, minimization of industrial waste, system of prescribing and dispensing pharmaceuticals, and the disposal of PPCPs (Becker, 2010).

2011 WNA & WSNA Annual Meeting and Conference exceeds expectations

These methods have been developed for more than 30 of the most recognized PPCP compounds.

Testing the waters for contaminants: from Gulf oil contamination to endocrine disrupter compounds from hospital waste, water quality measurements take on an increasingly important role

Box 1 lists the PPCPs that have been found in Canadian drinking water.

Disinfection & downstream effects: gender and the implications of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in our water

50] de los PPCPs y sus log Kow, solubilidad y % excretado del PPCPs.

Evaluacion del riesgo acuatico de siete productos farmaceuticos sobre Daphnia magna

PPCPs can enter the environment (in surface water, groundwater and even in drinking water) when PPCP residues in treated sewage effluent (or in terrestrial run-off or directly discharged raw sewage) are released from sewage treatment systems.

Approaches on management for pharmaceutical and personal care products in water

They have detected PPCPs in locations as varied as alpine lakes, urban streams, and even drinking water.

Down the drain: medicines and other chemicals are creating new headaches. (Hearth & Home)

The qualified PPCPs will receive expert consultation to ensure the proper system is chosen, that implementation is successful and, ultimately, that meaningful use is achieved.

Welch Allyn EHR Prep-Select Service Becomes Integral Part of Ohio Health Information Partnership's EHR Adoption Program

We report on interviews with 24 PPCPs and 8 staff/ administrators from 12 pediatric practices throughout the state about their experiences with the ECCs.

Connecticut's enhanced care clinic initiative: early returns from pediatric-behavioral health partnerships