Climate change is not a future risk but a present crisis. Our changing climate is the greatest threat to health globally. Our College is connecting health professionals and leaders across the world to take actions which will not only reduce the environmental harms but improve health for all.
In the wake of COP26, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh have been running a series of short evening webinars on climate change and health. These webinars have considered both the direct and indirect impact of the climate crisis on health as well as looking at the impact our health systems have on the climate and what adaptations we all need to consider and prepare for in our daily practice.
Over the series we have heard from colleagues and renowned experts from around the world on the impact of climate change within their own local area and beyond, health service and specialty, and the actions they, and we, need to be urgently taking. These evening webinars which are open to all, including members of the public, and free to attend will be held on Thursday evenings at 18.00hrs – 19.30hrs (GMT time)
This final webinar will examine what needs to happen so that clinical practice is delivered in a climate sensitive and adaptive manner and the power of international and local partnerships to bring about change and we are delighted to have an excellent faculty for the evening being chaired by The Honourable Kirsty Duncan PC MP, Chair, Standing Committee on Science and Research, Government of Canada.
The presenting faculty will include:
- Professor Sir Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland
- Dr Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Head, Climate Change and Health, Department of Environment, Climate and Health, World Health Organisation
- Dr Sarah Bartlett, Specialist Registrar in Geriatric Medicine, NHS Lothian
- Professor Andrew Elder, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- Liz Willetts MEM-MMSc, Senior Policy Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development
We do hope you register and join in the discussions following the presentations.
Regards
Education, Assessment and Training Department
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Please ensure that you do register so that we know to issue you with the relevant access information prior to the event.
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All talks will be available online for 28 days after the event, allowing all pre-registered delegates to catch-up in their own time.
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During the event we will be taking questions via Slido, and you can submit your questions by going to slido.com using the access code #rcpeCOP26
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CPD certificates will be issued to all those who have completed the online feedback survey
