Climate Smart Healthcare

Cost:

• Free for all

Target Audience:

• Physicians
• Physician Assistants
• Nurse Practitioners
• Nurses
• Medical Students

Topics:

• Exposure to excessive heat, air pollution, and other effects of climate change are worsening health outcomes year after year across the United States
• The healthcare sector is responsible for one sixth of the US GDP, 8.5% of US greenhouse gas emissions
• By reducing their environmental footprint – or decarbonizing – health care organizations can better deliver on their foundational mission of preventing harm and providing care to create a more sustainable And healthy future for all patients and communities

Suggested reading:

• Decarbonizing the US Health Sector – A Call to Action (www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2115675)
• Decarbonizing Health Care: Engaging Leaders in Change (https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.22.0433)
• US Healthcare Sector Can Decarbonize, Reduce Waste, and Improve Public Health with Thoughtful Regulation (www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/us-healthcare-sector-can-decarbonize-reduce-waste-and-improve-public-health-thoughtful)

Credit:

The Clark County Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The Clark County Medical Society is accredited by the Utah Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP DISCLOSURES:

• None of the planners or the speaker for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing products used by or on patients.
• All relevant financial relations listed for these individuals have been mitigated.  Remaining persons in control of the content have no relevant financial relationships
• These activities were developed and implemented without financial support, influence, or involvement from any ineligible companies.