
National Grand Rounds - August 2025
Includes a Live Web Event on 08/12/2025 at 12:00 PM (EDT)
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The Wild World of NPS – Changing Landscapes and Case Examples
Join ACMT on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 12 pm ET for our next National Grand Rounds.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the landscape of NPS, including prevalence and trends among the US drug supply.
- Explain the pharmacological effects and potential risks associated with NPS in intoxication cases.
- Discuss the challenges that NPS pose for public health, medical and forensic toxicology, and public safety.
About The Series: ACMT's Grand Rounds offer an in-depth and interactive platform for learning and discussion about issues that impact the research and practice of medical toxicology. Experts from within and outside medical toxicology will share their knowledge and experience and highlight areas for collaboration and mutual understanding.
This webinar is for ACMT members only.

Alex Krotulski, PhD
Associate Director of Toxicology & Chemistry
The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education
Dr. Alex J. Krotulski serves as a Director at the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) working in the areas of forensic toxicology and forensic chemistry and is the Program Manager for NPS Discovery, the CFSRE’s drug early warning system and flagship program for the identification and characterization of new and emerging synthetic drugs. Dr. Krotulski is a chemist by training and practices as a forensic toxicologist. Dr. Krotulski holds faculty appointment and serves as the Program Director for the Thomas Jefferson University Master of Science in Forensic Toxicology (MSFT) program and is an Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Analytical Toxicology.

Nicholas E. Nacca, MD, FACMT (Moderator)
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director of Medical Toxicology, Fellowship Director of Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program
University of Rochester Medical Center
Dr. Nicholas Nacca is the director of Medical Toxicology and Medical Toxicology Fellowship Director at the University of Rochester Medical Center. In addition to being faculty member in the Department of Emergency Medicine he holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Environmental Medicine. His primary role is staffing the educational and clinical medical toxicology consultation service, with educational responsibilities to medical toxicology fellows, multidisciplinary teams of medical residents, pharmacy residents and students, as well as medical students. He staffs and directs a referral based outpatient Medical Toxicology Clinic.
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