HRH, Prince of Wales
His Royal Highness, Prince of Wales
About this event
- Date and time Tue 16 Mar 2021 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
- Location Online
Discover the role of health professionals in the climate change emergency.
View our climate change resources page to learn more and to watch this episode.
The world is currently in the grip of the worst health crisis in living memory, but the growing climate change emergency poses a far greater threat to the health of humanity.
In this new 10-part series, presented by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals, experts from across the health community will unite to address the impact that climate change is having on human health. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will be recording a message to introduce this important series.
By positioning health and wellbeing at the centre of the climate change discussion, the Royal Society of Medicine will give healthcare professionals the opportunity to understand the links between climate change and health and recognise how they can help combat climate change and its effects.
To open the 10-part series, following an introductory message by The Prince of Wales, Professor Linda Luxon will be joined by four leading authorities in the field of climate change and health. They will introduce the overarching themes of the series, presenting an overview of the scale of the climate change emergency, an insight into the health conditions impacted by climate change, and an understanding of how sustainable practices can mitigate healthcare’s own impact on the climate.
Professor Linda Luxon will be joined by Professor Howard Frumkin, Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Professor Hugh Montgomery, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at UCL and Director of the Centre for Human Health & Performance, Dr Tolullah Oni, Urban Epidemiologist at the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge, and Dr David Pencheon, founding Director of the NHS Sustainable Development Unit.
During this webinar you will:
- Gain an overview of the global climate change emergency
- Understand how climate change is affecting human health and different health conditions
- Gain insight into urban health and the benefits of global sustainable development
- Learn how sustainable practices can reduce healthcare’s impact on the climate
Do you have a question for our panelists? If so, please submit your questions here and they will be answered during the webinar.
We would like to thank Michael Rapp for his generous support enabling free access to this webinar series. This webinar has free CPD accreditation.
This is a pre-recorded webinar that will be made available to delegates on the day of this event.
A CPD certificate with 1 CPD credit will be issued to those joining the webinar live as well as those who watch the recording afterwards on-demand through Zoom. Certificates will be issued 7 days after the webinar to those who watch it live and after 30 days for those that watch the recording on-demand through Zoom. No CPD points will be issued to those who watch the recording on YouTube.
Registration for this webinar will close 2 hours prior to the start time. Late registrations will not be accepted.
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Key speakers
Professor Howard Frumkin
Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington
Professor Hugh Montgomery
Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, UCL, Director, UCL Institute for Human Health and Performance
Dr Tolullah Oni
Urban Epidemiologist, Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
Dr David Pencheon
Founding Director of the NHS Sustainable Development Unit
Location
Online
More from this series:
The dangerous air we breathe - Episode 2
This second episode of the Health emergency of climate change series will look at the devastating impact of climate change on respiratory health, and outline actions that can be taken to mitigate this. A prestigious line-up of speakers will address the alarming effects of climate change which directly affect air quality and respiratory health.
This will be followed by a discussion led by the RSM Respiratory Medicine section who will explore what health professionals can do to help combat the effects of climate change.
Skin in a warming world - Episode 3
This third episode of the Health emergency of climate change series will explore the impact of climate change on dermatological health. International experts will cover how warming temperatures impact skin health, looking at topics including inflammatory skin disease, infectious diseases, cancer, and UV radiation. The panel will also discuss issues of sustainability within dermatology and cosmetics, offering advice for healthcare professionals looking to mitigate healthcare’s own impact on the climate.
Disclaimer: All views expressed in this webinar are of the speakers themselves and not of the RSM nor the speaker's organisations.
The Royal Society of Medicine needs your support
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