Volume 26, Issue 1 (Iranian South Medical Journal 2023)
Iran South Med J 2023, 26(1): 25-37 |
Back to browse issues page
Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
Mirzaei S, Zare M, Nabipour I. Planetary Health and Medical Profession: A Focus Group Discussion with Medical Stu-dents of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences. Iran South Med J 2023; 26 (1) :25-37
URL: http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/article-1-1757-en.html
URL: http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/article-1-1757-en.html
1- The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
2- The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
3- The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
Future Studies Group, The Academy of Medical Sciences of the I.R. Iran ,inabipour@gmail.com
2- The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
3- The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
Future Studies Group, The Academy of Medical Sciences of the I.R. Iran ,
Abstract: (1272 Views)
Background: Planetary health is a concept that denotes the human health is connected with Earth’s natu-ral systems and they are not separable from each other. Planetary health indicates for the importance of Earth’s natural systems in terms of averted cases of disease and the potential harm that arises from human-caused perturbations of these systems.
Materials and Methods: In order to evaluate the perspective of medical students of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences about planetary health in relation to medical profession, the method of focus group discussion (FGD) was used. Four sessions of FGDs with participation of 21 medical student were de-signed. The level of their knowledge on climate change and its relationship with human health (the first goal), the scope of physicians’ duty in connection with planetary health, and how to introduce this duty to medical students (the second goal) were the keystones of the FDG sessions.
Results: The medical students were thoroughly aware of climate change and its impacts on environment via the media and their personal experiments. They also had a high level of knowledge about the close relation of human-caused perturbations with human health. The majority of participants believed that the attention to bioenvironmental challenges should be among the ethical and organizational duty of the future physicians. The use of attractive and multimedia approaches in association with field work were emphasized to improve the level of medical students’ knowledge about topics of planetary health.
Conclusion: It is possible to integrate planetary health educations into the medical curricula by avoid-ance of traditional methods and turning to innovative and creative approaches in the format of interdisci-plinary and field works. Hence, the future physicians will attain a sufficient level of knowledge in order to combat with human-caused climate perturbations.
Materials and Methods: In order to evaluate the perspective of medical students of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences about planetary health in relation to medical profession, the method of focus group discussion (FGD) was used. Four sessions of FGDs with participation of 21 medical student were de-signed. The level of their knowledge on climate change and its relationship with human health (the first goal), the scope of physicians’ duty in connection with planetary health, and how to introduce this duty to medical students (the second goal) were the keystones of the FDG sessions.
Results: The medical students were thoroughly aware of climate change and its impacts on environment via the media and their personal experiments. They also had a high level of knowledge about the close relation of human-caused perturbations with human health. The majority of participants believed that the attention to bioenvironmental challenges should be among the ethical and organizational duty of the future physicians. The use of attractive and multimedia approaches in association with field work were emphasized to improve the level of medical students’ knowledge about topics of planetary health.
Conclusion: It is possible to integrate planetary health educations into the medical curricula by avoid-ance of traditional methods and turning to innovative and creative approaches in the format of interdisci-plinary and field works. Hence, the future physicians will attain a sufficient level of knowledge in order to combat with human-caused climate perturbations.
Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
General Medicine. Health Professions
Received: 2023/02/13 | Accepted: 2023/04/9 | Published: 2023/10/16
Received: 2023/02/13 | Accepted: 2023/04/9 | Published: 2023/10/16
References
1. Seltenrich N. Down to earth: the emerging field of planetary health. Environ health perspectives 2018; 126(7): 072001. [DOI]
2. World Health Organization. Western Pacific Regional framework for action on health and environment on a changing planet. WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2017. [Article]
3. Aguirre AA, Astle B, Barros E, et al. the planetary health education framework. Planetary Health Alliance 2021. [DOI]
4. Walpole SC, Barna S, Richardson J, et al. Sustainable healthcare education: integrating planetary health into clinical education. Lancet Planet Health 2019; 3(1): e6-7. [DOI]
5. Salk JD. Planetary health: A new reality. Challenges 2019; 10(1): 7. [DOI]
6. Valentine N, Ajuebor O, Fisher J, et al. Planetary health benefits from strengthening health workforce education on the social determinants of health. Health Promot Int 2022; 37(3): daac086. [DOI]
7. Statement on session 5 (B): Improving environment and health in the context of health 2020 and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. Planetary health & primary health care. [Article]
8. International Family Nursing Association. IFNA position statement on planetary health and family health. J Fam Nurs 2020; 27(1): 83. [Article]
9. Bates OB, Walsh A, Stanistreet D. Factors influencing the integration of planetary health topics into undergraduate medical education in Ireland: a qualitative study of medical educator perspectives. BMJ open 2023; 13(1): e067544. [DOI]
10. Horton R, Beaglehole R, Bonita R, et al. From public to planetary health: a manifesto. Lancet 2014; 383(9920): 847. [DOI]
11. Shaw E, Walpole S, McLean M, et al. AMEE Consensus Statement: Planetary health and education for sustainable healthcare. Med Teach 2021; 43(3): 272-86. [DOI]
12. Emami SR, Tahamtan F, Nabipour I, et al. Use of focus groups to assess the health needs of the community for priorities in health research In Bushehr port/I.R. Iran/the Persian Gulf region. Iran South Med J 2003; 5(2): 176-80. (Persian) [Article]
13. Moore A. A planetary health curriculum for medicine. BMJ 2021; 375: n2385. [DOI]
14. Giulio GMD, Waldman EA, Nunes J, et al. Global Health and Planetary Health: perspectives for a transition to a more sustainable world post COVID-19. Cien Saude Colet 2021; 26(10): 4373-82. [DOI]
15. Luo OD, Wang H, Velauthapillai K, et al. An approach to implementing planetary health teaching in medical curricula. Can Med Educ J 2022; 13(6): 98-100. [DOI]
16. Pongsiri MJ, Bickersteth S, Colón C, et al. Planetary health: from concept to decisive action. Lancet Planet Health 2019; 3(10): e402-4. [DOI]
17. Redvers N, Wright K, Hartmann-Boyce J, et al. Physicians’ views of patient–planetary health co-benefit prescribing: a mixed methods systematic review. Lancet Planet Health 2023; 7(5): e407-17. [DOI]
18. McLean M, Behrens G, Chase H, et al. The Medical Education Planetary Health Journey: Advancing the Agenda in the Health Professions Requires Eco-Ethical Leadership and Inclusive Collaboration. Challenges 2022; 13(2): 62. [DOI]
19. Leal Filho W, Eustachio JHPP, Paucar-Caceres A, et al. Planetary health and health education in Brazil: Towards better trained future health professionals. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19(16): 10041. [DOI]
20. Mattijsen JC, van Bree EM, Brakema EA, et al. Educational activism for planetary health-a case example from The Netherlands. Lancet Planet Health 2023; 7(1): e18-20. [DOI]
21. Kötter T, Hoschek M, Pohontsch NJ, et al. Planetary Health in the mandatory undergraduate medical curriculum-A qualitative study to evaluate a teaching/learning intervention. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 2023; 179: 70-79. [DOI]
Send email to the article author
| Rights and Permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
