Our Climate Is Changing, and So Is Emergency Medicine

Climate change is a hot-button issue that affects a wide variety of occupations, and emergency medicine is no exception. In this episode, host Masood Mohammed (@DocMooseEM) chats with Renee Salas (@ReneeNSalas_MD) to discuss the effects of climate change on EM, and some of the things all of us can do to help.

Mentioned in the Episode

• The New England Journal of Medicine Climate Change:
  https://www.nejm.org/climate-change
• The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: https://www.thelancet.com/countdown-health-climate

EMRA Content

• EMRA*Cast: Hot Topics: Climate Change, Health Policy, and Emergency Medicine
• One Health and Climate Change: Why EM Physicians Should Pay Attention
• Coastal Harmful Algal Blooms and Climate Change – Toxic Challenges for Emergency Medicine
• This is Also Our Lane - Climate Change and Public Health
• Climate Change is Killing Patients. Let’s Not Make it Worse
• Water, Fire, and Medicine: Why Environmental Justice Matters in EM
• Enviromedics: Health Implications of Climate Change
• Calling 911 on Climate Change: A Matter of Public Health

Additional Resources

• ACEP Climate Change Policy:
  https://www.acep.org/patient-care/policy-statements/impact-of-climate-change-on-public-health-and-implications-for-emergency-medicine/
• ALiEM Climate Change and Emergency Medicine Curriculum: https://www.aliem.com/climate-change-emergency-medicine/  

Peer Review

• Clinical Implications of Climate Chane on US Emergency Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities
  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32507491/