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PEHSU Journal Club Webinar

This in-depth and interactive series provides a platform for learning and discussion about issues that focus on current and emerging aspects of pediatric and reproductive environmental health.

Climate Change and Pediatric Health: What Providers Should Know and Do-October 6, 2015 1PM EDT

The presenter will begin by describing the study methodologies used in the journal articles to be discussed. This will be followed by a discussion of the results of the studies under consideration and implications for current clinical and public health practice. The presenter will conclude by discussing preventive steps that can be taken to decrease exposure to endocrine disruptors as evidenced in the journal articles.
 

Articles to be discussed:

1. Lungs in a Warming World - Climate Change and Respiratory Health.
Bernstein AS and Rice MB
Chest 2013; 143(5): 1455-1459. 

2. Global Climate Change and Children's Health: Threats and Strategies for Prevention.
Sheffield PE and Landrigan PJ
Environmental Health Perspectives 2011 Mar; 119(3): 291-298

3. Emerging Roles of Health Care Providers to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts: A Perspective from East Harlem, New York
Sheffield PE, Durante KT, Rahona E, and Zarcadoolas C
Health Hum Rights 2015 Jun 16; 16(1):113-121.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, attendees should be able to:
  • Understand how climate change can impact human health.
  • Discuss the child specific health impacts of climate change.
  • Discuss how providers can incorporate climate change impacts into their own practice.

Presenter: Deema Arafah, MD

Arafa_DeemaDeema Arafah, MD
Pediatrics Resident
University of Washington
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, WA
 
Dr. Deema Arafah graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 2004 with a BA in the History of Science. She received her MD from Harvard Medical School and is currently a second year resident in pediatrics at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital. She has a longstanding interest in health and human rights and has more recently become concerned with the impacts of climate change on human and environmental health. She hopes to work in primary care with a focus on improving climate literacy and action amongst children and medical providers.

Webinar Recording and Materials

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Disclaimers

This material was supported by the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) and funded (in part) by the cooperative agreement FAIN: U61TS000238-02 from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 

Acknowledgement: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supports the PEHSU by providing partial funding to ATSDR under Inter-Agency Agreement number DW-75-92301301. Neither EPA nor ATSDR endorse the purchase of any commercial products or services mentioned in PEHSU publications

Continuing Education

To receive continuing education (CE):

FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities. 

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:

CME activities with Joint Providers: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Medical Toxicology. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the (ACCME®) to provide medical education for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Regarding WC2611 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Regarding WD2611 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Other Credit types:

  • CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides 1.0 contact hours.
  • CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 1.0 CEU's for this program.
  • CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 0. CDC provider number GA0082.
  • For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)
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DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.

CDC, our planners, presenters, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters with the exception of Charles A. McKay and he wishes to disclose that he is a member of the Scientific Advisory Council, Environmental Health Research Foundation (EHRF). EHRF addresses issues related to biomonitoring, a topic that is also relevant to some of the activities in the Grand Round Series that might be discussed in future sessions. EHRF receives funding from sources that includes industry. Dr. McKay has reviewed and written material for EHRF, that could create a perceived conflict of interest regarding environmental chemical exposure assessment/measurement.

Planning committee discussed conflict of interest with Dr. Charles A. McKay to ensure there is no bias. Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use. CDC does not accept commercial support.