Join us for a dialogue about the role of clinicians as agents for change in the movement for health equity and climate justice.

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Date/Time: Thursday, October 24, 2024 | noon-1 p.m. (CT)

Topic: Answering the Call: Physicians Responding to Climate Change and Working Towards Health Equity.

Speaker: Dr. Julian Watkins – Public Health Physician, Climate Health Equity Fellow

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Access the recorded sessions and all references through the Advocate Aurora Health Library. 

Faculty:
Anne Getzin, MD; Deborah Simpson, PhD; Carissa Blumenshine, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, PCCN; Marie Cabiya, MD; Victoria Gillet, MD; Katelyn Goers, LCSW; Lillian Jensen, MN, RN, CNL, NPD-BC; Anita Peña, PharmD, BCPS, LMFT
  
Overall Objectives:

1. Discuss how climate change will impact patient’s health and care 
2. Initiate conversations with patients about how climate change will impact their health
3. Collaborate with the health care team to manage chronic and acute illnesses associated with climate change

Target Audience:  This activity is designed for advance practice clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, physicians, and members of the health care team who are interested in climate change and its impacts on health.

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s)

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum 1.00 hours of CPE credit for pharmacists. CPE credit can be claimed on the AAH CE platform within 60 days of activity completion and information will be provided to CPE Monitor. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 
       

These programs may be recorded and posted online for ongoing viewing. Please turn your camera/video off if you do not want your image shared within the recorded video. If you have any concerns, please contact the CME Office at cme@aah.org.