Climate change and global public health is a growing concern among the pulmonary care community. The Turkish Thoracic Society and the American Thoracic Society held special sessions during their 2013 annual conferences to discuss the impact of climate change on the environment and public health. These sessions are summarized in this review to illustrate the global consequences of climate change. Climate and its impact on air pollution and the relative incidence, timing and length of allergens in the atmosphere (pollen and allergen season) are presented. The influence of climate change on housing, indoor air quality and public health is discussed, along with how climate change is uniquely affecting low resource countries due to the process of desertification and its impact on water and food. The European and Caribbean perspectives of climate change on human vulnerability and adaption strategies are discussed, along with how federal and global policies might be implemented to mitigate the effects of climate change. Key words:Climate change, lung disease, public health, housing, mitigation İklim değişikliği ve küresel halk sağlığı akciğer hastalıkları camiasında giderek büyüyen bir endişe konusudur. Türk Toraks Derneği ve Amerikan Toraks Derneği, çevre ve halk sağlığı üzerine iklim değişikliğinin etkilerini tartışmak üzere, 2013 yıllık konferansları sırasında özel oturumlar düzenledi. Bu oturumlar iklim değişikliğinin küresel sonuçla-rını göstermek için bu derlemede özetlenmiştir. İklim ve iklimin hava kirliliği ve atmosferdeki alerjenlerin göreceli sıklığı, zamanlaması ve süresi (polen ve alerjen mevsimi) üzerindeki etkisi sunulmaktadır. İk-lim değişikliğinin konut, iç ortam hava kalitesi ve halk sağlığı üzerin-deki etkisi, çölleşme ve bunun su ve gıda üzerindeki etkisine haiz olmaları nedeniyle düşük kaynaklı ülkeleri iklim değişikliğinin özel-likle nasıl etkilediği ile birlikte tartışılmaktadır. İklim değişikliğinin Avrupa ve Karayip perspektifleri; insan zafiyeti ve adaptasyon stratejileri üzerine iklim değişikliğinin Avrupa ve Karayip perspektifleri; iklim değişikliğinin etkilerini azaltmak için federal ve küresel politikaların nasıl uygulanabileceği ile birlikte tartışılmaktadır.AnAhtAr sözcüKler: İklim değişikliği, akciğer hastalığı, halk sağlığı, konut, azaltma IntrodUctIonThere is increasing concern about how a changing world environment is affecting global public health. Climate change is contributing to rising population exposure to aeroallergens and secondary pollutants associated with adverse cardiorespiratory health effects. The purpose of this review is to provide examples of global issues and recommendations regarding climate change, patient care and policy considerations to protect public health and our global environment. This review is written for physicians, scientists, public health practitioners and health care providers around the world to gain a better understanding of the health effects of climate change and to support evidence-based global health policy. Understanding how the environment i...
BACKGROUND Educating health professional (HP) students in environments wherein they can learn about, from, and with each other can prepare them for interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP), which may positively impact patient safety and satisfaction (Brashers et al., 2015; Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative [HPAC], 2019). IPCP is characterized by effective communication, shared values, respect for diverse disciplines and teamwork among health professionals (IOM, 2015). However, professional silos in practice can foster competition rather than collaboration. Knowledge of HP roles and responsibilities is a primary tenet of IPCP (Interprofessional Educational Collaborative [IPEC], 2011). PURPOSE An interprofessional education (IPE) approach that combined book reading, a presentation by the author of the book, and small group discussion of a case study focused on patient safety was used to introduce students to HP roles and responsibilities and to highlight the benefits of IPCP. Patient safety is an effective platform for engaging students in IPE learning and exposing them to the benefits of teamwork and interprofessional collaboration as demonstrated in this study.METHOD Block randomization was used to assign graduate and undergraduate students (N=167) to interprofessional groups for the IPE learning, including case discussions. There were 20 groups of 8 students and one group with the remaining 7 students. The group compositions were reviewed and it was verified prior to data collection that each group had interprofessional representation of students based on their programs of study. Most students in our sample had two or more prior IPE experiences. Pre-and post-participation attitudes about teamwork were assessed using the Teamwork, Roles, and Responsibilities (TRR) subscale of the Interprofessional Attitudes Scale (IPAS). RESULTS There were significant changes in student attitudes toward teamwork (p < .05) and significant differences in scores based on discipline, prior IPE learning and level (graduate or undergraduate) with moderate to large effect sizes. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates how IPE can be implemented through co-curricular learning to build upon prior IPE learning to improve both graduate and undergraduate students' attitudes toward teamwork.
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