Wednesday 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Nov 13 - Health / Peace, Relief and Recovery

Canadian Medical Association

This panel discussion focuses on the urgent need to decarbonize the healthcare sector. While other industries have been working on decarbonization for decades, healthcare is relatively new to the process. This event aims to raise awareness of the sector’s ambitions to eliminate emissions and to bring international perspectives that will encourage Canada to accelerate its efforts. Climate change is widely recognized as the greatest health threat of the 21st century, and its impacts will further strain the healthcare sector exacerbating health inequalities and intensifying the demands on already overburdened systems. Decarbonizing healthcare is not only a necessary step to mitigate these effects but also presents an opportunity to improve healthcare delivery, reduce costs, and engage healthcare workers who are increasingly burnt out.

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Moderator

William Gagnon Head of Implementation, Center for Sustainable Medicine, Singapore

Speakers

Jess Beagley Policy Lead, Global Climate and Health Alliance
Dr. Joss Reimer, MD President, Canadian Medical Association
Myles Sergeant, MD PEACH Health Ontario Co-Lead, Associate Clinical Professor, Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME), Sustainability Lead Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University
Amanda Zain, MD Pediatrician, Deputy Director, Centre for Sustainable Medicine, Singapore