Article: The Unique Role of Medical Students in Catalyzing Climate Change Education

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.

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development

October, 2020

XR Planetary Health Hub

Submitted 2 years 7 months ago by Frances Mortimer.

Monday 8th July 2019

St James Park, Birdcage Walk (south of the lake), London, London, SW1A 2BJ, United Kingdom

The World's Biggest Ever Symposium on the Health and Climate Crisis

Two weeks of talks, debates and workshops by surgeons, medics, midwives, GPs, psychiatrists and public health physicians.

Health professionals concerned about the climate crisis are this October hosting the ‘Planetary Health Hub’ to bring together health professionals and concerned individuals who want to inform and act specifically around the health impacts of climate change.

Royal Australasian College of Physicians Position Papers on Climate Change and Health

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) has released three new Climate Change and Health Position Statements, promoting policies to deliver the health benefits of climate action.

November, 2016

Climate change and health teaching pack

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 conditions they will face in their professional lives over the coming few decades.

November, 2016

Healthy Planet Better World

Submitted 5 years 6 months ago by Louis Pilard.

Friday 9th December 2016

Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ, United Kingdom

Two day conference organised by Medact ("Health Professionals for a Better, Safer, Fairer World") - this year themed on sustainabilty and health.

The health community has both a mandate and an interest in calling for the social, political and economic actions required to mitigate and adapt to environmental change. This forum will examine:

Helping healthcare professionals think through health and climate change impacts

This clearly laid out, first level, detailing of the health effects of climate change makes an excellent learning resource or handout. Living with Environmental Change can be contacted for hard copies while stocks last.

September, 2016

Teaching about climate change in medical education: an opportunity

New publication by Jane Maxwell and Grant Blashki!

May, 2016

Climate Change and the Emergent Epidemic of CKD from Heat Stress in Rural Communities: The Case for Heat Stress Nephropathy

Article published last week in CJASN: "Heat stress nephropathy may represent one of the first epidemics due to global warming."

ABSTRACT:

Glaser, J. et al, CJASN

May, 2016

Lancet Commission video on climate change and health (3 mins)

The 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change maps out the impacts of climate change, and the necessary policy responses, to ensure the highest attainable standards of health for populations worldwide.

The Lancet

May, 2015

Unhealthy Investments Panel Event and Report Launch

Submitted 7 years 4 months ago by Isobel Braithwaite.

Tuesday 3rd February 2015

To mark the launch of the report which makes the health case for divestment from fossil fuel, Healthy Planet and Medact are hosting an evening of discussion and debate on climate, health and fossil fuel finance at LSTHM on February 3rd. Speakers will include Rachel Stancliffe, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Jon Hoare, Director of Investor Networks at ShareAction, and UCL energy researcher Christophe McGlade. We hope you can join us for what promises to be a lively and informative evening!

CSH Networks

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