Our Climate Is Changing, and So Is Emergency Medicine
Our Climate Is Changing, and So Is Emergency Medicine
Jan. 1, 2023
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.
Host
Masood "Moose" Mohammed, DO
ChristianaCare Medical Education Fellowship
@DocMooseEM | MedSchoolMoose
EMRA*Cast Episodes
Guest
Renee Salas, MD, MS, MPH
Emergency Medicine Physician and Yerby Fellow at the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
@ReneeNSalas_MD
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/
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