临床医生对气候的担忧:评估有害藻类的开花知识和医疗保健提供者学生的教育机会
Alexander Lund1, Carrie McNair2, Chelsea McGowen2
1College of Medicine, The University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, United States.
Frontiers in medicine
|November 20, 2025
概括
未来的临床医生表现出对有害藻类繁殖 (HAB) 和相关疾病的有限知识,尽管认识到气候变化.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 医学教育 医学教育
背景情况:
- 有害的藻类繁殖 (HAB) 和相关疾病,如ciguatera中毒 (CP) 正在增加.
- 迫切需要对医疗保健专业人员进行关于HAB和相关健康影响的教育.
研究的目的:
- 评估医疗和医生助理 (PA) 学生对HAB及其相关疾病的知识,态度和信仰.
- 识别当前有关HAB和气候变化的卫生专业教育中的差距.
主要方法:
- 在南阿拉巴马大学对医学和PA学生进行了一项调查.
- 在线问卷评估了对气候变化,HAB,相关疾病和CP的知识.
- 数据分析包括频率和分层分析.
主要成果:
- 在HAB知识问题上观察到较低的正确答案率 (医学学生为30.7%,PA学生为20.3%).
- 很大一部分学生从来没有听说过HAB (34.6%的医疗,47.1%的PA).
- 大多数学生承认气候变化对人类健康的影响以及需要更多知识.
结论:
- 未来的临床医生对HAB和相关的健康风险知识不足.
- 医学和PA学生认识到气候变化对健康的重要性.
- 建议将HAB教育纳入卫生专业课程.
相关概念视频
Overview of Algae
668
The kingdom Archaeplastida encompasses red and green algae, along with land plants. Unlike other protists with chloroplasts that arose through secondary endosymbiosis, only red and green algae originated from primary endosymbiotic events. This diverse group of eukaryotic organisms contains chlorophyll and performs oxygenic photosynthesis.Algae exist in various forms, from large brown kelp in coastal waters to green scum in puddles and stains on rocks or soil. Some species are responsible for...
668
What is Climate?
20.4K
Climate refers to the prevailing weather conditions in a specific area over an extended period. As the saying goes, “Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get.” Climate is influenced by geographic factors, such as latitude, terrain, and proximity to bodies of water.
20.4K
Global Climate Change
28.7K
Throughout its ~4.5 billion year history, the Earth has experienced periods of warming and cooling. However, the current drastic increase in global temperatures is well outside of the Earth’s cyclic norms, and evidence for human-caused global climate change is compelling. Paleoclimatology, the study of ancient climate conditions, provides ample evidence for human-caused global climate change by comparing recent conditions with those in the past.
28.7K
Green Algae
689
Green algae, also referred to as chlorophytes, are different from red algae in having the chloroplasts containing chlorophylls a and b, which give them their distinct green hue. However, they lack phycobiliproteins, preventing them from developing the red or blue-green pigmentation seen in red algae. In terms of photosynthetic pigment composition, green algae closely resemble plants and share a close evolutionary relationship with them. Taxonomically Green algae belong to Phylum Chlorophyta in...
689
Other Algae
384
The group Stramenopiles include some phototrophic microorganisms. Members of this group possess flagella covered in numerous short, hairlike extensions, a feature that inspired the group's name, derived from the Latin words for "straw" and "hair." Some of the main categories of Stramenopiles include diatoms, golden algae, and brown algae.Diatoms are unicellular, photosynthetic eukaryotes, with over 200 known genera. They play a key role in the planktonic communities of both marine and...
384
Health Literacy
5.2K
Health literacy is an individual's or a community's capacity to comprehend, receive, read, and use relevant healthcare information and services. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2018) defines health literacy as the cognitive and social skills that determine the ability of individuals to gain access to, understand, and use information in ways that promote and maintain good health. As a result, the WHO helps individuals manage long-term health concerns, participate in preventative...
5.2K


