Hot Topics, Cool Classrooms: Teaching Climate Health in PA Programs

On Demand

CMEs: 0.75

Primary Speaker(s)

Janelle Bludorn, PA-C (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor, Academic Coordinator
Duke PA Program, North Carolina

Co-Speaker(s)

Alex Kendall, MS, PA-C (he/him/his)

Program Director
Emory University PA Program
Atlanta, Georgia
PM

Perri Morgan, PhD, MEd, PA-C (she/her/hers)

Professor
Duke University PA Program
Durham, North Carolina

Disclosure(s):

Janelle Bludorn, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Alex Kendall, MS, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Perri Morgan, PhD, MEd, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Description: The PAs we train must be prepared to address climate effects on the health of individuals and advocate for climate protection for their communities. This session discusses the state of climate health education and will explore opportunities to build climate-informed curricula in PA programs.

Learning Objectives:

Recognize the importance of building climate-informed curricula for physician assistant programs
Discuss barriers to integrating climate health content into PA program curricula
Explore approaches to curricular development and integration of climate health education and advocacy