Climate, Health & Sustainable Care Inaugural Symposium

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A promotional flyer for the "Climate, Health & Sustainable Care Inaugural Symposium" taking place on October 22, 2024, at the University of Toronto. The flyer features keynote speakers James Orbinski from the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research at York University, and Mahmood Butta from Brighton and Sussex Medical School at the University of Sussex. Sessions will cover topics such as mental health and the climate crisis, sustainable prescribing, reducing low-value care, and more. The event is organized by the Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health + Sustainable Care, with registration details and a QR code for more information.

This full-day event will strengthen our collective capacity to understand and address the health and health system challenges of climate change and the demands of sustainability. This event will feature keynote speakers, panel sessions, workshops, and poster presentations on a variety of topics, including:

  • Mental health & the climate crisis
  • Life, death & urban health
  • Sustainable prescribing
  • Reducing low-value care
  • Quality improvement & sustainability
  • Climate adapted, low-carbon care
  • Planetary health professions education & more!

Early bird registration ends September 13th. We are accepting late-breaking and student abstracts until August 31st with a strong preference for poster submissions (an extended deadline of September 9th is available for posters only). Learn more about how to submit.

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