How to provide environmentally sustainable emergency care
| View Website → | 6 June 9:30 am - 4:00 pm - Virtual Event |
| RCEM CPD Approved |
RCEM accredited for 5-CPD points
Event summary:
This study day takes an in-depth look at the links between the climate crisis and our patients health and have a focus on how the climate crisis exacerbates long standing inequality in society.
We will outline how healthcare itself is contributing to the climate and ecological emergency and how the various UK health systems are responding to this.
We will learn how you can use the GreenED framework to take practical steps to improve the environmental sustainability of our practice of emergency medicine.
Finally, we will learn about the work going on by healthcare organisations to advocate for swift societal action on climate change and how we can get involved.
Learning objectives
SLO 1 – Care for physiologically stable adult patients presenting to acute care across the full range of complexity
SLO 2 -Support the ED team by answering clinical questions and making safe decisions
SLO 5 – Care for children of all ages in the ED, at all stages of development and children with complex needs
SLO 11 – Participate in and promote activity to improve the quality and safety of patient care
Syllabus
Environmental emergencies
ENvC1 heat stroke and heat exhaustion
ENV C8 Bites and envenomations typical for the UK
IC& Malaria
MHC8 suicide
MHC7 stress disorders
RC1 Asthma
RP2 breathlessness
XC1 major incident management
NEP C1 acute kidney injury
GMC domains
Domain 1
Domain 2
Domain 4
 |