Extreme Heat

Summary

This presentation addresses the health impacts of extreme heat, with a focus on increased mortality with heat and the disproportionate effects on environmental justice communities such as those living in urban heat islands and vulnerable groups such as the elderly, those with comorbidities, outdoor workers, and pregnant women.

Physicians will gain insights on managing medications during heat waves to reduce risks, as well as strategies for treatment and prevention in heat-related conditions. By understanding these factors, providers can play a critical role in reducing heat-related mortality and morbidity in at-risk populations.

Module Objectives
  1. To review background on heat, climate change, and broad effects on health, including disproportionate health harms in vulnerable populations
  2. To demonstrate the health impacts of extreme heat
  3. To review how medications and other substances can impact heat-related illness
  4. To discuss specific treatment modalities for extreme heat
Instructions

The following is an interactive educational module designed to help you gauge your basic knowledge of the topic and then direct you to areas you may need to focus on. It consists of several sections: a video session, post-test, and a CME evaluation. All sections must be completed to receive CME and MOC credit.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABIM MOC Self Evaluation Points
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Non-physician
Course opens: 
11/05/2024
Course expires: 
11/04/2027
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Your cost:
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Part of: 
Climate Health for the Hospitalist
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Author

Elizabeth Cerceo, MD, FACP, FHM
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Program Director
Director of Climate Health and the Medical Humanities
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care

The faculty and planners of these activities have no relevant relationships to disclose unless denoted above. All relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, SHM requires that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. SHM mitigates all conflicts of interest to ensure independence, objectivity, balance, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs. All relevant financial relationships shall be disclosed to participants prior to the start of the activity.

Furthermore, SHM seeks to verify that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a continuing medical education (CME) activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. SHM is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME activities that promote improvements in healthcare and not those of a commercial interest.

Accreditation Statement

The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Statement Designation

The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ABIM MOC Self Evaluation Points
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Non-physician

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