Objectives:

• Understand the relationship between climate change and healthcare-associated infections and discuss how climate change can impact the prevalence and distribution of pathogens that cause healthcare-associated infections, such as antibiotic-resistant bacteria
• Identify populations and geographic regions that are particularly susceptible to climate-driven changes in healthcare-associated infection risks, including patients, healthcare workers, and communities
• Discuss the broader public health implications of climate-related healthcare-associated infections, including the potential for increased disease burden
• DIscuss climate-adaptive healthcare practices, including practical measures that can be implemented to adapt to the changing climate and reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections