Description
In this issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest editors Drs. Tamiko R. Katsumoto and Fredrick W. Miller bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Climate Change, Pollution, and Sustainability in Rheumatic Diseases. Climate change, pollution, and sustainability impact rheumatic diseases by influencing their prevalence and progression through environmental triggers like rising temperatures and air pollution. In addition, the healthcare sector's reliance on biologics and frequent monitoring also raises sustainability concerns, requiring eco-friendly practices and reduced waste in rheumatology care. In this issue, top experts explore key topics in this timely area.- Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including emerging and expanding infections due to climate change of concern for rheumatologists; extreme heat and equity considerations; impacts of drought, floods, and water quality on rheumatic diseases; environmental toxins of concern for rheumatologists; mitigations such as exercise, food and integrative medicine, and sustainable healthcare; the impact of stress and eco-anxiety; and more- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on climate change, pollution, and sustainability in rheumatic diseases, offering actionable insights for clinical practice- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
Table of Contents
Overview of Climate Change, Pollution, and Sustainability in the Rheumatic and Autoimmune DiseasesClimate Change and the Exposome in Autoimmune Rheumatic DiseasesThe Effects of Extreme Heat on Individuals with Rheumatic Conditions: Equity ConsiderationsAmbient PM 2.5 Exposure and the Incidence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A ReviewImpacts of Storms, Precipitation, Drought, and Water Quality on Rheumatic DiseasesEmerging and Expanding Infections due to Climate Change of Concern to RheumatologistsEnvironmental Exposures of Concern for Rheumatologists: Ultraviolet RadiationPesticides, Rheumatic Diseases, and Emerging Environmental Threats: A Scoping Review of Epidemiologic and Mechanistic EvidenceImpact of Stress and Eco-anxiety on Rheumatic Disease: A Growing Concern in the Climate CrisisPhysical Activity for Human and Planetary Health: Incorporating Green Exercise in the Management of Rheumatic DiseaseFood as Medicine for Rheumatic Diseases and Planetary HealthIntegrative Rheumatology: A Paradigm Shift for Human and Planetary HealthSustainable Health Care and Advocacy for Rheumatologists: Lessons Learned from the Australian ExperienceImpact of Climate Change on Rheumatology Care: A Global Perspective
