Climate-Smart Health Care Series
About
Join us for The Path to Climate-Smart Net-Zero Emissions Health Care grand webinar series hosted by Health Care Without Harm US and the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education at Columbia University.
This virtual grand round series brings together expert global clinical leaders and researchers to educate and engage the global climate and health community around opportunities to promote climate-smart health care, and to explore opportunities to achieve net-zero healthcare emissions. Sessions will occur on a quarterly basis with presentations from both domestic and international experts.
During the sessions participants will learn about:
- Strategies to achieve net-zero health care emissions
- Opportunities to bring climate-smart health care to the bedside
- Emerging research that supports health care decarbonization
Target Audience:
- Clinicians
- Health professionals
- Policymakers
- Regulators
- Sustainability professionals
- Educators
- Health system leaders
Please direct any questions to hec2141@columbia.edu.
Past Session Recordings
2022 PART 1 - Climate, Health Care and the Race to Zero: A Call to Action
PART 1 - Climate, Health Care and the Race to Zero: A Call to Action
Jan. 27 at 11 a.m. EST
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.
2022 PART 2 - Clinical Leaders as Drivers of Sustainability: A Physician-Researcher Perspective
PART 2 - Clinical Leaders as Drivers of Sustainability: A Physician-Researcher Perspective
Mar. 16 at 11 a.m. EST
In a session presented with the Massachusetts General Center for the Environment and Health, Dr. Jonathan Slutzman will explore the climate impact of clinical care, and why clinician leadership and research are critical in reducing health care emissions.
2022 PART 3 - Sustainable radiology: Bringing climate-smart medical imaging into focus
PART 3 - Sustainable radiology: Bringing climate-smart medical imaging into focus
Jun. 16 at 11 a.m. EST
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.
2022 PART 4 - Sustainable ophthalmology: Eye care with a vision for climate-smart surgery
PART 4 - Sustainable ophthalmology: Eye care with a vision for climate-smart surgery
Sept. 22 at 11 a.m. EST
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.
2022 PART 5 - Plant-forward diets in health care: A prescription for patients and the planet
PART 5 - Plant-forward diets in health care: A prescription for patients and the planet
Dec. 1 at 11 a.m. EST
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.
2023 PART 1 - Climate-Smart Pharmacy: A Prescription for a Healthier Planet
PART 1 - Climate-Smart Pharmacy: A Prescription for a Healthier Planet
Feb. 16 at 11 a.m. EST
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.
2023 PART 2 - Creating a movement for climate-smart OBGYN care
PART 2 - Creating a movement for climate-smart OBGYN care
May. 9, 2023 12 p.m. EDT
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.