Link to meeting

Speaker:
Mark McShane, M.D.
Chief Resident, Clinical Instructor
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children's Hospital

Amanda Osta, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics
Interim Associate Dean of Medical Education
University of Illinois College of Medicine

Objectives:

1. Define “climate change” and review how the health care industry impacts our planet.
2. Identify the ways in which climate change adversely impacts human health, especially among children.
3. Describe how climate change exacerbates social injustices and health inequities.
4. Explore the roles of pediatric clinicians in combating the climate crisis.