Climate-Smart Health Care Series

PART 1 - Climate, Health Care and the Race to Zero: A Call to Action(link is external and opens in a new window)
Jan. 27 at 11 a.m. EST

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During our inaugural session, Health Care Without Harm's founder Gary Cohen will issue a call for the health care sector to decarbonize, and will be joined by two clinical leaders who will discuss how their institutions are taking action to achieve net-zero emissions. Read the summary.(link is external and opens in a new window)

PART 2 - Clinical Leaders as Drivers of Sustainability: A Physician-Researcher Perspective(link is external and opens in a new window)
Mar. 16 at 11 a.m. EST

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In a session presented with the Massachusetts General Center for the Environment and Health(link is external and opens in a new window), Dr. Jonathan Slutzman will explore the climate impact of clinical care, and why clinician leadership and research are critical in reducing health care emissions.

PART 3 - Sustainable radiology: Bringing climate-smart medical imaging into focus(link is external and opens in a new window)
Jun. 16 at 11 a.m. EST

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Our third session featured panelists discussing how radiologists are successfully creating a sustainable radiology movement through interdisciplinary collaboration, educating colleagues, and engaging radiologists and professional societies.

PART 4 - Sustainable ophthalmology: Eye care with a vision for climate-smart surgery(link is external and opens in a new window)

Sept. 22 at 11 a.m. EST

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In this session, ophthalmologists discussed the environmental impact of ophthalmic practice and shared how ophthalmologists are leading the climate-smart surgery movement, reducing pharmaceutical waste and advocating for policy change.

PART 5 - Plant-forward diets in health care: A prescription for patients and the planet(link is external and opens in a new window)

Dec. 1 at 11 a.m. EST

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In this session, two physicians and the head of the Cool Food Pledge at the World Resources Institute, shared how shifting to a plant-forward diet benefits both patients and the planet, and can help decrease food-related health care emissions.

PART 1 - Climate-Smart Pharmacy: A Prescription for a Healthier Planet(link is external and opens in a new window)
Feb. 16 at 11 a.m. EST

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Two pharmacists and a pulmonologist discuss the climate impact of pharmaceuticals, including metered dose inhalers, along with opportunities for health professionals to promote climate-smart pharmacy practice through education, advocacy, and clinical practice. Please share widely with your networks.

PART 2 - Creating a movement for climate-smart OBGYN care

May. 9, 2023 12 p.m. EDT

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In this physician-led session, you will learn how three OBGYNs are engaging and educating their colleagues and creating an OBGYN climate-smart health care movement. Women and girls are uniquely vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change. Prenatal exposure to air pollution from fossil fuels and extreme weather is associated with adverse maternal-fetal health. Impacts include stillbirth, low birth weight, and preterm delivery. Recognizing these unique threats, obstetricians and gynecologists are increasingly advocating for climate-smart health care strategies to protect their patients and the planet.