This textbook, edited by Mark Harber, has just been published and includes a chapter on "Climate Change, Sustainability, and Nephrology" by myself and John Agar.
The UK Medical Schools Council has endorsed the Education for Sustainable Healthcare Curriculum authored by SanYuMay Tun and Theresa Martin.
This 10-minute video was developed by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare QI Education Project.
Here’s the new Education for Sustainable Development Guidance from QAA/Advanced HE to encourage universities i
The purpose of this Consensus Statement is to provide a global, collaborative, representative and inclusive vision for educating an interprofessional healthcare workforce that can deliver sustainab
This 7-week teaching program at Brighton and Sussex Medical School allows students to explore the impact of the healthcare industry on the environment.
I was invited to teach Year 2 students (Nov 2020) as part of the Global Health Student Selected Component, run by Professor Alison Fiander at Cardiff Medical School.
Please see the new and improved Green Impact for Healthcare (GIFH) Toolkit.
Excellent and very specific article on curriculum re-design at Emory University in the US. Climate and health learning objectives mapped across the pre-clinical medical curriculum.
University of Dundee Medical School offers a 4 week SSC (Student Selected Component) entitled 'The Natural Health Service: biodiversity, ecosystems and human health'.
Asthma is very common. Almost 10% of people living in the European Union have a diagnosis of asthma. Among children, asthma is the most common chronic medical condition.
The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare in partnership with Health Education England is hosting a webinar series to launch our how-to g
The University of Brighton School of Health Sciences hosts a sustainability conference every year. Videos and slides from previous events are available here:
We describe a clinical-skills based approach to teaching medical and public health students the health effects of climate change. This resource presents eleven simulation exercises used with
Background: Global environmental change is associated with significant health threats.
These slides were used to facilitate an evening talk and discussion with medical students at UNESP University in Brazil.
This video outlines the process of developing a health professions curriculum on environmental sustainability and health in the United States.
A useful resource about how to teach on social (including environmental) determinants of health.
See case study 6 in particular!
This half hour video looks at the health effects of climate change in six countries around the world. It is intended to help students in medicine, nursing and public health understand the con
This clearly laid out, first level, detailing of the health effects of climate change makes an excellent learning resource or handout.
