Continuing Medical Education Information

 

CLIMATE CHANGE & YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH:  WHERE WE ARE & WHAT WE CAN DO

 

  Date and Location:     September 7, 2024                    Webinar

                                                                    

Target Audience:  Child and adolescent psychiatrists and other clinicians

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 Program Overview                                                      :

 Climate change is impacting the physical and mental health of every young person in every corner of the world – including in Massachusetts.  As the crisis deepens, climate change will have mounting consequences for child psychiatrists, the youth and their families, and the practice of child psychiatry.  This session will cover the traumatic, neuropsychiatric, and psychological effects of climate change, the importance of centering equity and climate justice, and what child psychiatrists can do to mitigate the crisis and bolster resilience in patients.

 

 

Planners and Faculty

 

James McKowen, PhD – Content Developer, Speaker

Dr. McKowen does not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

 

Josh Wortzel, MD – Content Developer, Speaker

Dr. Wortzel does not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

 

Dee Shaligram, MD – Content Developer, Speaker

Dr. Shaligram does not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

 

Katherine Koh, MD - Content Developer, Speaker

Dr. Koh does not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

 

Elizabeth Pinsky, MD - Content Developer, Speaker

Dr. Pinsky does not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

 

Josh Wortzel, MD – Content Developer, Speaker

Dr. Wortzel does not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

 

Sandra DeJong, MD – Content Developer, Speaker

Dr. DeJong does not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

 

Jeremy Wortzel, MD – Content Developer, Speaker

Dr. Wortzel does not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

 

 

Sharon Weinstein, MD – Planner

Dr. Weinstein does not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

 

 

Educational Objectives

 

After attending this live seminar, attendees will be able to:

 

1.       Examine climate changes as an environmental and social determinant of youth mental health

2.       Describe how psychiatric patients are more prone to thermodysregulation

3.       Recognize the role of serotonin and other neurotransmitters in thermoregulation

4.       Discuss the role psychiatrists can play in mitigating the impact of climate change on mental health at an individual level with patients

5.       Consider how to involve parents in climate change supports for youth

 

 

Accreditation Statement

 

Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

  

AMA Credit Designation Statement

 Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS) designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

 PRMS does not accept financial support from ineligible companies for CME activities.  

  

Method of Participation

 Physicians must attend the live activity and complete a Post Activity Learning Assessment Tool and Credit Application form to receive a Credit Certificate. 

  

Estimated Time to Complete

 

4 hours