Strategies for Clinical Discussions About Climate Change

Senay, Emily; Sarfaty, Mona; Rice, Mary B.

doi:10.7326/m20-6443

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“…A COPD hospitalization is an opportunity for hospitalists to perform patient-centered counseling regarding how climate and air pollution may impact their disease, and ways to mitigate it. 44 Medical education was emphasized by participants as an important area of integration of environmental health, as has been noted by others. [45][46][47][48] Education may be a powerful route for hospitalist impact, as residents' behaviors surrounding provision of high-value care are highly influenced by their training.…”

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Assessing hospitalists' opinions regarding the role of environmental health within the practice of hospital medicine

Gordon

Liu

Hudak

et al. 2023

Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Background Environmental health represents the concept that a stable climate and clean environment are fundamental prerequisites for good human health. Despite growing awareness of the impact of climate change more broadly, knowledge of environmental health has not fully entered mainstream medicine in the United States. Objective To understand practicing hospitalists' perspectives regarding the current and future roles of environmental health within the practice of hospital medicine, as well as existing barriers and potential motivators to its further inclusion. Methods We conducted virtual focus groups of practicing hospitalists in partnership with the Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network from across the United States. Structured interviews elicited hospitalists' thoughts pertaining to environmental health. Transcripts then underwent descriptive coding to identify and group comments into themes. Results We conducted three focus groups with a total of 14 physician participants. Four themes emerged: the negative environmental impact of the healthcare system, a lack of prioritization of environmental health within hospital medicine, the potential for expanding environmental health in nonclinical roles including medical education, and the importance of systems‐level support. Conclusion Environmental health is felt to be of importance, and while there exist avenues to do better, there is limited understanding of hospitalists' most effective role in making change.

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Assessing hospitalists' opinions regarding the role of environmental health within the practice of hospital medicine

Gordon

Liu

Hudak

et al. 2023

Journal of Hospital Medicine

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“…Clinicians at all levels of experience can integrate climate-related health information and counseling into their practices. 8 In this Commentary, we address 3 disease areas where climate infl uence on health is relevant to the clinical practice setting-cardiovascular, respiratory, and infectious disease-and offer important resources to share with patients (Tables 1 and 2).…”

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How does climate change impact our patients?

Gordon

Mehta

Isaacson

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“…9 Though health professionals train to address chronic disease prevention and management, many are not equipped to bring the overlapping health risks of the climate crisis into the exam room. 10 Here, we discuss the proceedings of our workshop at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) annual conference LM2021, "Lifestyle Medicine for Personal and Planetary Health." We examine how lifestyle medicine (LM) interventions can be a prescription for individual, community, and planetary health.…”

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Lifestyle Medicine Interventions for Personal and Planetary Health: The Urgent Need for Action

Pathak¹,

Pollard²,

McKinney³

2022

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

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The deterioration of planetary health—from threats such as climate change, environmental pollution, biodiversity loss, and ocean acidification—are a growing hazard to the foundation of health and the “healthspan.” For those with chronic conditions—a large and growing subset of the global population—the health dangers are even greater. Climate change is a threat to the very pillars of lifestyle medicine that we rely on to prevent and manage chronic disease. Already, the planetary crisis is limiting our ability to prescribe healthy nutrition, safe outdoor physical activity, stress management strategies, social connection, restorative sleep, and toxic substance avoidance. In this article, we discuss the proceedings of our workshop at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) annual conference LM2021, “Lifestyle Medicine for Personal and Planetary Health.” We examine how lifestyle medicine (LM) interventions are a prescription for individual, community, and planetary health. Our prescriptions work to not only restore the health of individuals and families, but also to bolster health equity while allowing us to mitigate and adapt to the health impacts of the planetary crises.

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Strategies for Clinical Discussions About Climate Change

Abstract: This commentary links the climate crisis with the pandemic in how both are the subject of campaigns to doubt the science. The authors discuss how clinicians have a clear role to play in countering misinformation.

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Assessing hospitalists' opinions regarding the role of environmental health within the practice of hospital medicine

Assessing hospitalists' opinions regarding the role of environmental health within the practice of hospital medicine

How does climate change impact our patients?

Lifestyle Medicine Interventions for Personal and Planetary Health: The Urgent Need for Action

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