Introduction
A selection of CPD resources for planetary health were developed for PRIMAFAMED. These resources were recommended by two collaborative research projects conducted with the PRIMAFAMED network:
- Mash R, Lokotola CL, Continuing professional development on climate change and primary care in Africa: Qualitative study. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2025;17(1), a4916. https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v17i1.4916
- Mash R and Lokotola CL. Continuing professional development on planetary health for African family physicians: a descriptive survey. BJGP Open 2026; https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0173
The development of these CPD resources was supported by a TEAM grant from the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR-UOS).
Special collection of CPD articles
A special collection of open access CPD articles was published in the PHCFM journal. For each article you can obtain CPD points by answering multiple choice questions on the eCPD platform (there is an additional fee for this). In addition, we are also creating podcasts on each article that will be published on the PHCFM website and freely available. Finally, we intend to prepare a set of PowerPoint slides on each article which can be downloaded for use in your own CPD programmes. We will link all the resources as they become available.
How does climate change impact health in the African primary care context?
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Building community climate resilience: A guide for primary care providers
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How to build the climate resilience and environmental sustainability of your facility and services
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Emergency preparedness and disaster management for primary health care in Africa from the perspective of climate hazards and extreme weather events
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The health effects of extreme heat
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CPD resources for clinical topics
Climate change impacts the whole burden of disease, including infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, injury and trauma, maternal and child health, and mental health problems. When diseases and conditions are climate-sensitive then information on planetary health can be integrated into CPD activities. The planetary health implications may just be 5-10 minutes within a talk or activity that covers the clinical topic more broadly. Below we have created Powerpoint slides and notes that can be downloaded and inserted into CPD activities to raise awareness of the planetary health impact. You might just use one slide or several slides or adapt to your presentation style and content.
Slides on Asthma
Slides on COPD
Slides on Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes
Slides on Infectious diseases
Slides on Malnutrition
Slides on Mental Health
We will continue to update the content and add additional content and topics.