Event Details

Healthcare in a Changing Climate

Date:
13 Feb 2025 at 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Location:
Online or in person at the RACP Sydney Office, Level 27, 1 O'Connell Street, Sydney
Host:
RACP

The NSW/ACT Committee, with Doctors for the Environment Australia, invites you to Healthcare in a Changing Climate, a hybrid event exploring healthcare and climate change.

The event will feature guest speakers and a panel discussion on climate change's impact on healthcare and strategies to address these challenges.

Program

  • Raise awareness and understanding of why climate change is described as "the biggest health threat of the 21st century" (Costello et al., The Lancet, 2009).
  • Highlight the health impacts of burning fossil fuels and plastics.
  • Explore the idea that "tackling climate change could be the greatest health opportunity of the 21st century" (Watts et al., The Lancet, 2015).
  • Discuss what can be done at a 'top-down' organisational level.
  • Examine what actions physicians can take to address the changing climate.

Speakers

Introduction
  • Professor Jennifer Martin, RACP President
Chairs
  • Dr Shaun Watson
  • Dr Anthony Hull
Panel
  • Professor Nick Talley
  • Dr Mitch Hickson
  • Dr Fiona Foo
  • Dr Emma Skowronski
  • Dr Kim Loo
  • Dr Lai Heng
  • Dr Cybele Day
  • Dr Helen Redmond
  • Dr John Van Der Kellen
  • Dr Alison Blazey

Learning Outcomes

  • The health effects of climate change, focusing on the health issues associated with burning fossil fuels and the problems with plastics.
  • How measures to mitigate climate change can also lead to beneficial health outcomes.
  • Practical healthcare sustainability tips that doctors can incorporate into everyday practice.
  • The physical and mental health challenges posed by extreme heat, along with possible solutions and adaptation strategies.

Register

Location

Online or in person at the RACP Sydney Office, Level 27, 1 O'Connell Street, Sydney.

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