Description
Early this year, news outlets announced that the world experienced a full year with an average temperature increase above 1.5 degrees, a scientifically significant number indicating warnings of ecosystem disruptions and implications to human health and wellbeing. Although there are numerous global commitments to stave off this increase, there is a clear need for more systemic interventions.
This panel will discuss impactful policies, commitments and engagement campaigns from leading associations such as the Canadian Nurses for the Environment, Canadian Physicians for the Environment, Canadian Medical Association and Doctors for Planetary Health that support an equitable and sustainable future for all.
Moderated by Dr. Ingrid Tyler, Chief Medical Health Officer for Fraser Health, panelists will also speak to opportunities for health care workers to learn and get involved from wherever you may be on this learning journey.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
– Assess the current state of our planet and the impacts on the wider determinants of health.
– Describe examples of the transformations required in society to address the climate and ecological crisis.
– Identify opportunities for health care workers to learn more and get involved to support an equitable and sustainable future for all
PANELISTS:
– Agnes Black, RN MPH Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment
– Melissa Lem, MD Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
– Kathleen Ross, MD MSc MCFP Canadian Medical Association
– Kevin Liang, MD Fraser Health Authority
– Linda Thyer, MD Doctors for Planetary Health – West Coast
PANEL FACILITATOR:
Ingrid Tyler, MD, CMHO, VP Fraser Health Authority
