Date: Monday, March 20; noon-1pm

Topic: Get Climate Smart: Communication

Overview: Climate change and its effects on physical and mental health are clear. Now - how do we as clinicians communicate with our patients about the impacts of climate change on their health, from anticipatory guidance to assessing and managing the consequences? This session will provide evidence-based communication strategies and scripted examples to help clinicians engage with patients in these important discussions. This practical session will explore skills to enhance communication with your patients, including conversation openers to inquire about patients’ perspectives and values, strategies to make the topic personal and concrete (e.g. replace pollution/particulate matter with “the air we breathe”) and to scripts to make the connection between patients’ health conditions and the effects of climate change (air quality, heat, extreme weather for their condition, vector-borne disease).

References

ecoAmerica. Let’s Talk Health & Climate Communication Guidance for Health Professionals.  Climate for Health. 2016. Washington DC.  Accessed December 4, 2022.   https://climateforhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/3_letstalk_health_and_climate.pdf

Faculty:

• Anne Getzin, MD; Aurora Family Medicine Residency Program, Medical Director, Aurora Health Center - Midtown

• Marie Cabiya, MD; OB/GYN Advocate Illinois Masonic, Physician Champion for the Great Lakes Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit​

• Chris Casselman; Manager Clinical Operations, Walker’s Point Community Clinic, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Prevention Specialist​

• Marisa Goninen, PharmD; Manager for AAH Population Health Pharmacy​

• Nancy Stolte, RN; Recently retired RN with AAH Population Health and triage RN with Family Care Center in Milwaukee.​

Disclosure: The planners and speakers have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.​

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, social workers, and members of the health care team who are interested in climate change and its impacts on health.

Accreditation Statement
In s​​​​​upport of improving patient care, Advocate Aurora 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 Aurora 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 Aurora 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 Aurora 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. 

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