Alcohol Essentials: Metabolism

Course Description:

This course provides an overview of alcohol metabolism in humans, focusing on the major metabolic pathways and enzyme systems involved in ethanol breakdown.

Key topics include the alcohol dehydrogenase pathway, the microsomal ethanol oxidizing system (CYP2E1), factors affecting elimination rates, alcoholic ketoacidosis, and metabolic markers useful for assessing alcohol consumption.

Learners will gain an understanding of the biochemistry of alcohol metabolism, typical elimination rates based on individual factors, and how health conditions and drinking patterns can influence the pharmacokinetics of ethanol in the body.

Recommended Learners:

LEO
DRE
Toxicologist
Attorney

This course has been reviewed by ABFT and determined to be acceptable for submission to the ABFT for continuing education credit.

Dr. Karen Scott

Dr Karen Scott is the Director of the Forensic Toxicology Laboratory and an Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has over 30 years of experience in the fields of forensic and clinical toxicology and is published in the areas of post-mortem and human performance toxicology, and hair and alternative matrix testing. See full bio.

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