Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 8:00 AM
This grand round has already taken place.
September 20th, 2017 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit Hours
Description
Baked Bacteria, Volatile Viruses, and Flooded Fungi: Infectious Diseases in a Changing Climate
(Please Note: Session only open to Stony Brook Medicine Physicians, Nurses, Medical Students and Stony Brook Medicine Affiliates)
Dates and Times
Start: 9/20/2017 8:00 AM
End: 9/20/2017 9:00 AM
Objectives
1. Understand why and how climate change is relevant to pediatric health and more specifically to infectious diseases
2. Cite and discuss examples of the impact climate is already having on infectious diseases including, but limited to, in the areas of vector-borne diseases, changes in seasonal patterns of disease, healthcare utilization trends, and disaster-related outbreaks.
3. List concrete things that we as pediatricians can do ourselves, and can educate our patients about, that can address both these infectious risks as well as the larger climate change issue directly.
Speakers
Location
HSC Level 2, Lecture Hall 4
Stony Brook University Medical Center
101 Nicolls Road
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Accreditation
The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Need help with this Grand Round Session?
Please contact the Grand Round coordinator listed below:
Jennifer Russell
Department: Pediatrics
Phone: (631) 444-7692
Email: jennifer.russell@stonybrookmedicine.edu