About Us
The gravity of climate change has called attention to the range of environmental challenges facing the human community, and highlighted the potential for alternative futures that are environmentally and socially sustainable. The Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation has a role in addressing these challenges and realizing these opportunities, due to the profound implications of climate change for population health and health systems, and the out-sized environmental impact of the health care sector.
The health implications of climate change are serious and growing. The health care community has a particular role and responsibility in addressing the challenge of climate change. This responsibility arises, first, from the environmental impact of delivering health care services, which consume quantities of energy, water and other material resources. Beginning with an initial discussion at an Institute faculty meeting in September 2016, members of the Institute community have worked to identify ways to tangibly address these issues through a implementation strategy, with a clearly outlined time frame for specific deliverables.
Members of the IHPME Committee on the Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability
Co-Chairs:
Fiona A. Miller, Professor, Chair in Health Management Strategies, IHPME
Christine Shea, Lecturer & Program Director, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS), IHPME
Members:
Ahmed Bayoumi, Professor, IHPME; Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital
Rebecca Biason, Communications Coordinator, IHPME
James Byrne, Student, Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research, IHPME
Isser Dubinsky, Associate Professor and Senior Fellow, IHPME
Anne-Marie Malek, President and Chief Executive Officer of West Park Healthcare Centre; Adjunct Faculty, IHPME
Anne Louise Pontigon Montgomery, Academic Appointments & HR Coordinator, IHPME
Arleen Morrin, Administrative and Financial Manager, IHPME
Vineeth Sekharan, Student, MHI Health Informatics, IHPME
Valerie Rackow, Adjunct Faculty, IHPME
Alex Titeu, Research Officer, IHPME
Walter Wodchis, Associate Professor, IHPME
Saerom Youn, Student, Health Services Research, IHPME