Climate Change and Vector-Borne Disease: Exploring the Impact on Disease Epidemiology, Emerging Pathogens, and Clinical Preparedness

Release Date: 1/4/2024

Expires: 1/3/2025

CID: 61957

The estimated time to complete this enduring material is 60 minutes.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This accredited continuing education activity is designed for frontline workers, physicians, nurses, and infection preventionists.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this enduring material, the participant should be better able to:

• Describe the changes in disease epidemiology that are potentially influenced by changes in the environment.
• Discuss the potential influences that climate change has on the emergence of infectious diseases from human, animal, and environmental health perspectives.
• Apply knowledge about climate change to clinical reasoning, emergency preparedness, and medical decision-making involving emerging and special pathogens.
• Identify resources to stay up to date with evolving disease epidemiology.

ACCREDITED CONTINUING EDUCATION