Case Study: Heat Wave Preparedness
alert A heat wave is forecasted for Washington state (expected temperatures 100–105°F for five consecutive days). Your clinic has asked you to help prioritize which patients should receive proactive outreach calls with heat safety counseling before the heat wave arrives. You have limited time and can only reach three of the following five patients today. […]
Protecting Health During Extreme Heat
Both public health measures at the community level and clinical interventions at the patient level are essential for preventing heat-related illness and deaths. Public health and community response Heat alerts and early warnings Meteorologists can often predict heat waves 3–7 days in advance. Public health agencies issue excessive heat warnings with clear messaging about severity. […]
Understand Vulnerable Populations
In a previous section In the Vulnerability and Preparedness section of the Extreme Weather Hazards Module, you were introduced to vulnerable populations affected by heat (elderly, chronically ill, infants, outdoor workers, and those without access to air conditioning). Now we’ll examine the specific physiologic and social mechanisms that create this vulnerability—knowledge you’ll need for clinical […]
Clinical Recognition and Managment
How extreme heat harms the body Humans maintain a core body temperature around 37°C (98.6°F) through thermoregulation (sweating, increased blood flow to skin). However, these cooling mechanisms can be overwhelmed in extreme environmental heat, especially with high humidity or dehydration. Clinical comparison: heat exhaustion vs. heat stroke Feature Heat exhaustion Heat stroke Core temperature Usually […]
Introduction to Heat Impacts
Connect to prior learning In the Droughts and Extreme Heat Waves section of the Extreme Weather Hazards Module, you learned that heat waves are one type of extreme weather event, and you were introduced to vulnerable populations affected by heat. This module builds on that foundation by examining heat as a chronic and recurrent public health threat—not […]
Climate Change and Heat Impacts
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MS1 HEENT Exam
Small vessel vasculitis
Optional resources American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Rheum2Learn 2.0: Small Vessel Vasculitis Estimated time: 10–15 min. (Cases 2 and 3 only) Rheum2Learn 2.0 is a free, case-based online program from the ACR that uses interactive patient cases to build core skills in recognizing and managing rheumatic diseases. Flexible and self-paced, it’s designed for students, residents, […]
Calculating and interpreting statistics for the health sciences (Facilitator)
Learning Goals Demonstrate respectful, constructive, adaptive interactions with peers and/or facilitators, including punctual attendance, advanced preparation, professionalism, and giving and receiving feedback Interpret and calculate statistical tests that are used in the health sciences In the large-group session, you learned about a few basic statistical methods used in the health sciences. In this small group […]
Critical analysis of a case report (Facilitator)
In this session, we will assess a paper that is a case report on a patient with episodes of confusion and hypoglycemia. What was the diagnosis? Read the case report to find out! There will also be a short discussion on a case report and where it fits into the evidence-based pyramid. Learning Goals Learning […]