A Story of Health – Wildfire Health Impacts: Sofia’s Story

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Course: SS4465R

CE Original Date: September 1, 2021

Renewal Date: September 1, 2023

CE Expiration Date: September 1, 2025

Program Description

This training is designed to introduce the educational case study, ASOH Wildfires Smoke, Sofia’s Story (Wildfire Health Impacts).  This presentation is part of a series of self-instructional modules designed to increase the primary care provider’s knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment; and to help in evaluating and treating potentially exposed patients.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the session, the participant should be able to:

  • Identify the components of smoke resulting from wildfires.
  • Explain the relationship between climate change and wildfires.
  • Explain how wildfire smoke affects asthma.
  • List ways patients can protect themselves from wildfire smoke.
  • Describe wildfire emergency preparedness procedures to protect health.
  • Explain how to assess and protect indoor air quality during wildfires.
  • Explain why children are more vulnerable to wildlife smoke than adults.
  • Describe how to improve collaborative practice across the healthcare team regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patients expose to smoke from wildfires.

Faculty/Credentials

Stephanie Holm MD, MPH Co-Director, Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, University of California, San Francisco

Samuel Goldman MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine & Neurology, Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, University of California, San Francisco

Mark Miller, M.D., MPH, Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF Director, Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, Director, Children’s Environmental Health Center, California EPA

Anthony Pacini MD, MPH, USN – Medical Corps, Resident Physician UCSF Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, University of California, San Francisco

Brian Tencza M.Ed., Team Lead, Environmental Medicine and Health Systems Intervention Section, Office of Capacity Development and Applied Prevention Science, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Maria Valenti, Director, Health Education Literacy Program, Commonweal

Marya Zlatnick MD, MMS, Professor, OB, GYN, Repro Sci, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, University of California, San Francisco

Accreditation Statements

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units and Commonweal. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team

CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 1.0 nursing contact hours.

CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU’s for this program.

CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 1.0. Continuing Competency credits available are 1.0 CDC provider number 98614.

For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a preapproved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 1.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.

Disclosure

In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies during the previous 24 months as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or products under investigational use. CDC, our planners, and content experts wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use. CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.

Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)

To receive continuing education (CE) for SS4465R A Story of Health: Sofia’s Story (Wildfire Health Impacts), please visit CDC TRAIN and search for the course in the Course Catalog using SS4465R. Follow the steps below by 9/1/2025.

  1. Register for and complete the course.
  2. Pass the post-assessment at 75%.
  3. Complete the evaluation.
  4. Visit Your Learning to access your certificates and transcript.

Fees

No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities

Contact Us

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