• The Health Consequences of Climate Change with Janelle Bludorn, PA-C, MS

  • Jul 22 2024
  • Length: 39 mins
  • Podcast

The Health Consequences of Climate Change with Janelle Bludorn, PA-C, MS

  • Summary

  • Episode Highlights
    0:15 Introduction
    2:35 Introducing Janelle Bludorn, MS, PA-C
    3:27 Common heat-related illnesses
    8:43 How to screen for individual health-related risks
    15:27 Respiratory consequences of heat
    19:49 The interplay of medicines with heat
    26:49 National Weather Service HeatRisk tool
    32:58 Behavioral interventions for heat-risk patients
    36:27 A FEMA system for heat emergencies?
    38:10 Outro

    For our July episode, we are visited by Duke University’s Janelle Bludorn, PA-C, MS, for a comprehensive overview of heat-related respiratory illnesses.

    Due to climate change in all regions around the world, extreme heat has become a significant environmental and occupational health hazard with heatstroke classified as a medical emergency. Listen in to better understand the serious risks of exposure to high temperatures.

    Want more Lungcast? Visit us at HCPLive.com/podcasts/lungcast or www.lung.org/professional-education/lungcast
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