University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences eLearning Environment Internet-based Studies in Education and Research
INTRODUCTION
ABIM MOC Activity ID
11/17/2020 - Medical Grand Rounds: Climate Change, Health, and Healthcare
QUIZ
EVALUATION
CERTIFICATE
Credit Hours: CME 1.00
Faculty, residents, fellows, and community physicians in General Internal Medicine and subspecialties.
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Demonstrate the connections between greenhouse gas emissions and health outcomes.
- Identify implications of the climate crisis on clinical practice and care delivery.
- Develop opportunities for improvement of clinical practice and care delivery through the application of a climate change lens.
- Recognize broader opportunities for health professionals to engage on the intersection of the climate crisis and health.
Suggested additional reading:
- Salas & Solomon - NEJM Interactive Perspective: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1906035
- Haines & Ebi - NEJM Review: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1807873
- 2019 Lancet Countdown Policy Brief for the United States: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bdc9ff550a54fd70b355029/t/5dcca0db51433179dccc3bf8/1573691618304/Lancet+Countdown+Policy+Brief+for+the+US+2019.pdf
Joint Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This educational activity is approved for 1.0 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Assistant Physician, Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Yerby Fellow, Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.