Jun 15, 2022
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8:00am - 9:00am
[Webinar] Heat-related illness: Who is at risk and how can we intervene in primary care?
Join DFCM and colleagues for a webinar on heat-related illness in primary care.
Speakers:
- Dr. Samantha Green, DFCM Faculty Lead in Climate Change & Health & family physician at St. Michael's Hospital
- Dr. David Ng, UHN emergency physician
June 15, 2022
8:00-9:00am
Accredited by CFPC for 1 Mainpro+ credit
Objectives:
- Identify heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and recognize which chronic medical conditions are exacerbated by extreme heat.
- Assess which of our patients are most vulnerable to heat-related illness and which of our patients are most at risk of exposure.
- Intervene to reduce harms associated with heat-related illness at the micro (patient), meso (clinic or community), and macro (policy) levels.