Reducing pharmaceutical pollution along the lifecycle: from drug design to use to waste

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Flyer for the Climate & Health Seminar Series event titled 'Reducing pharmaceutical pollution along the lifecycle: from drug design to use to waste,' scheduled for Thursday, November 7, 2024, from 12–1 pm EST. Speakers include Dr. Karen Kidd, Professor in the Department of Biology at McMaster University, and Dr. Mathilde Gaudreau-Simard, General Internist at Ottawa Hospital and Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Logos of the University of Toronto, Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, and Centre for Practice Excellence are displayed at the bottom.

The Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care, in partnership with the Centre for Practice Excellence , presents “Reducing pharmaceutical pollution along the lifecycle: from drug design to use to waste”. This seminar will focus on the impact of pharmaceuticals on the environment along the product lifecycle. The speakers will discuss actions to reduce pharmaceutical pollution, from designing greener drugs to reducing GHG emissions through prescribing, dispensing and use.

Speakers:

  • Dr. Karen Kidd, Professor, Department of Biology, McMaster University
  • Dr. Mathilde Gaudreau-Simard, General Internist, Ottawa Hopsital, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa

This is a free webinar hosted by the Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care via Zoom.

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