Date: Monday, February 20, noon-1pm

Topic: Get Climate Smart: Vector Borne Illness

Overview: Been bitten by a bug lately? Vector-borne diseases are human illnesses caused by parasites, viruses and bacteria that are transmitted by vectors - living organisms like mosquitoes and ticks that can transmit infectious pathogens between humans or from animals to humans. As our climate changes, the resulting increase in storms, floods and the duration of our warm seasons have important implications for changes in the prevalence and geographic range of vector borne diseases. This session will highlight those changes in a brief clinical overview followed by patient care examples and direct patient care strategies from the perspectives of medicine, nursing, pharmacy and social work.

References:

WHO. Vector-borne diseases. Fact Sheet.  Accessed December 4, 2022. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/vector-borne-diseases

Faculty:

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

Eric T. Beck, PhD, D(ABMM), MB(ASCP)^CM; Clinical Laboratory Director – Microbiology; ACL Laboratories

Robert J. Citronberg, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA; Executive Medical Director, Infectious Disease and Prevention; Advocate Aurora Health

Erik LaChance, PharmD, BCIDP; Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator, Infectious Diseases; Illinois Masonic Medical Center; Advocate Aurora Health

Natalie Sorenson, MSW, APSW; St. Luke's Family Practice; Aurora Health Care

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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